SE Alabama Area Executive

Job Summary: SE Alabama Area Executive
Executes the Community Banking strategy to deliver products and services to commercial and private wealth customers in a geographic market, or multiple markets, with assets up to $500MM, or that are high growth. Serves as primary lead of the bank division. Accountable for Community Banking group sales targets and financial performance. Drives overall business development in partnership with Retail, Corporate, and FMS to grow customers, revenues and profit.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Executes the Community Banking strategy in the market(s) to deliver products and services to commercial and private wealth customers. Collaborates and coordinates with the retail leaders and manages business priorities to achieve the strategy goals and objectives. Builds a cohesive Synovus team approach while maximizing the local brand. Responsible for P - L results and exercises decision-making authority over products, pricing, strategy and staffing. Pursues initiatives, investments, and opportunities that fit with and support the company and market strategies. Leads and maximizes the use of the Region's Advisory Board and any related committees.
• Responsible for the growth in revenue and customer relationships across all bank groups. Builds strong pipelines for all business groups by identifying market opportunities that are consistent with the strategy and takes appropriate action to capitalize on those opportunities. Establishes revenue and profit targets and develops the best portfolio of solutions, products, and services to counter competition and respond to the region and local community needs. Provides feedback on matters impacting the achievement of the desired results; identifies and recommends solutions.
• Develops and recommends annual business plans and budgets. Responsible for optimizing execution and results; continuously assesses actual performance results against goals and objectives, adjusting tactical and operational plans accordingly. Uses the advantage of company size, internal and external resources, and talent to achieve success. Creates an environment where everyone is held accountable for achieving goals and results. Ensures desired change initiatives and priorities are implemented in a manner that builds buy-in and commitment.
• Accurately forecasts growth, costs, and business challenges. Monitors the execution of expenditures against the operating plan and makes corrections when necessary. Develops, implements, and monitors action plans to ensure the attainment of financial goals. Uses objective financial and business analyses to evaluate the returns and risks of lending, credit and investment activities; evaluates short- and long-term implications of decisions and identifies solutions to mitigate risk. Responsible for the effective and efficient operation of multiple facilities.
• Effectively communicates with all stakeholders to inspire internal and external commitment to the organization. Develops and delivers communication that is clear, logical and builds support for the desired perspectives and outcomes. Ensures strategies, change initiatives, and competitive information are communicated in clear and compelling ways. Listens to, leverages, and promotes the diverse ideas, perspectives, and contributions of others across the business. Serves as an advocate for proactive planning and continuous improvement; sets and communicates clear and aligned goals, monitors progress, and accepts accountability; ensures leaders in own organization do the same.
• Owns the customer relationships; creates and maintains an environment that provides customers with desired products, services, and experiences. Combines experience, insight, and data to determine how to best exceed customer needs. Develops and implements initiatives, practices, and plans to capitalize on customer-focused growth and improvement opportunities. Ensures the removal of barriers to delivering exceptional customer value, service, and support. Builds and sustains trusting, collaborative relationships and alliances across functional, organizational, and geographical boundaries to achieve goals.
• Promotes ethics and compliance; builds and sustains an environment where adherence to and reinforcement of the highest standards of integrity and ethics are the norm. Identifies opportunities and takes action to enhance compliance within own organization. Ensures market leaders receive the communication and instruction needed to act in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Promotes reputation and social responsibility; proactively leads volunteer activities, programs, and initiatives in order to improve the community. Seeks and maintains external relationships and alliances, strengthening the company's impact on and reputation in the community. Serves as a credible spokesperson, representative,