Middle Market Relationship Manager Fort Lauderdale, FL

Middle Market Commercial Relationship Manager

Fort Lauderdale FL

FinTrust Connect has partnered with a well capitalized regional financial institution to identify a Middle Market Commercial Relationship Manager for the Fort Lauderdale and Broward County market.

This is a strong opportunity for a proven commercial banker who understands Browards business community and can build trusted relationships with privately held companies family owned businesses operating companies entrepreneurs and middle market clients.

The ideal candidate is a real relationship builder. Someone who knows how to source business structure credit work with internal partners and build a high quality commercial portfolio over time. This is not a seat for someone who only wants to inherit a book. It is for someone who wants to grow one.

Why this opportunity

• Broward market growth: Fort Lauderdale and the broader Broward market continue to offer strong opportunity across professional services logistics healthcare distribution real estate related operating companies manufacturing marine construction and privately owned businesses.
• Strong banking platform: You will have the support of an established regional bank with the leadership credit partnership treasury support and product depth needed to compete for quality relationships.
• Culture that matters: The bank is known for being relationship focused collaborative commercially minded and intentional about hiring bankers who strengthen the team.
• Visible impact: This is a growth hire in a key Florida market. The right banker will not be hidden inside a large machine. You will have the opportunity to help shape market growth.
• Incentive alignment: Competitive base salary with performance based incentive opportunity tied to real production and relationship growth.

What you will do

• Originate build and manage middle market commercial banking relationships throughout Fort Lauderdale Broward County and surrounding South Florida communities.
• Develop new loan deposit treasury and full relationship opportunities.
• Build an active pipeline through direct outreach COI relationships client referrals market intelligence and consistent calling activity.
• Serve as a trusted financial advisor to business owners executives and privately held companies.
• Analyze financial information cash flow credit risk collateral guarantor strength and business performance.
• Structure commercial credit solutions in partnership with credit and portfolio management teams.
• Identify cross sell opportunities across treasury management deposits lending capital markets and broader banking services.
• Partner closely with credit underwriting treasury portfolio management and local leadership to deliver a high quality client experience.
• Maintain market visibility and represent the bank with credibility and professionalism.

What we are looking for

• 7 plus years of commercial banking middle market banking C&I banking corporate banking or senior business banking experience.
• Established business development track record in Broward County or the broader South Florida market.
• Strong credit and cash flow analysis skills.
• Experience managing commercial relationships with privately held businesses and operating companies.
• Strong understanding of C&I lending working capital lines term debt treasury management deposits and full relationship banking.
• Ability to build business through COIs referrals direct calling and market presence.
• Strong client advisory skills and ability to communicate with business owners and executives.
• Comfort working cross functionally with credit treasury underwriting portfolio management and leadership.
• Strong reputation high integrity collaborative style and low ego approach.
• Bachelors degree preferred or equivalent relevant experience.

Ideal candidate profile

This role is ideal for a Fort Lauderdale banker who has built real relationships in the market and wants to align with a bank that values culture execution client service and performance.

You may be a strong fit if you are producing today but feel capped by credit appetite internal friction limited leadership support or a compensation model that does not fully reward your impact.

Apply today

If you are a commercial banker in Fort Lauderdale or Broward County and are curious about a confidential Middle Market opportunity with a strong regional banking platform we would welcome a conversation.