Full-Time

KPB Sr Trust Officer

Posted on 11/6/2025

Deadline 12/31/25
KeyBank

KeyBank

1,001-5,000 employees

Provides banking, loans, and financial services

Compensation Overview

$71k - $122k/yr

+ Incentive compensation + Short-term incentive + Deferred incentive compensation

Rochester, NY, USA + 3 more

More locations: Albany, NY, USA | Syracuse, NY, USA | Buffalo, NY, USA

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Category
Finance & Banking (1)
Required Skills
Sales
Risk Management
Requirements
  • Minimum of 5 years of personal trust administration experience or equivalent work experience.
  • Undergraduate degree in business related field or equivalent experience.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communications skills (both written and verbal).
  • Strong customer focus.
  • Ability to work as part of sales and client servicing team
  • Working knowledge of investments/securities
  • Progress towards completion of Cannon Trust Schools I, II and III or equivalent knowledge from other industry training or equivalent experience
Responsibilities
  • Knowledge of and demonstrates capability to meet with clients of high net worth
  • Administers complex trust (ex: Special/Supplemental Needs Trust, Private Foundations, Scholarship Trusts, Trust Under Agreement, Trust Under Will, etc) accounts with a proactive, disciplined, consistent and comprehensive approach
  • Maintains deep expertise in fiduciary, investment, tax, and other related wealth issues and employs sound fiduciary judgement
  • Proactively analyzes and interprets legal instruments including identification of power holders and dispositive provisions, and account activities to determine duties and responsibilities of Bank as Trustee
  • Performs discretionary distribution analysis and documentation of decision making
  • Interprets investment decisions made by portfolio manager
  • Displays above-average understanding of income taxation of grantor, simple, and complex trusts, who is taxed on income and/or principal transactions, final year tax distributive items; Annual gift planning for non-charitable gifts
  • Provides estate planning ideas appropriate to situation
  • Understands estate taxation of assets held in trust, estate valuation rules, Generation skipping planning, including distinction between direct skip, taxable termination and taxable distribution
  • Understands Uniform Principal and Income Act, including analysis of total return distributions
  • Executes prioritized pro-active client contacts and/or participates in pre/post call activities as a SME for assigned trust accounts
  • Builds and maintains effective working relationships with other team members/partners to ensure high quality and timely administration of assigned accounts
  • Retains and deepens the relationship with a client and/or outside counsel, including the next generation, and identifies new opportunities to expand/right channel the relationship (ex: Future Fees, Referrals)
  • Engages appropriate centralized support teams for administration or expertise in the delivery of client advice
  • Works closely with the Relationship Management Team to identify and prioritize opportunities to deepen relationships
  • Identifies Investment Management and Trust Opportunities as well as any other banking, lending or insurance needs
  • Fosters close business relationships to develop client loyalty and new business opportunities
  • Assesses client revenue opportunity based on complexity and service required. Actively participates in pricing conversations for new KPB opportunities and proactively seeks opportunities to reduce discounts on existing client pricing to move revenue closer to the national schedule.
  • Leads the relationship development and engagement for beneficiaries
  • Participates in the onboarding process for new clients in partnership with the Relationship Team
  • Demonstrates community leadership through active participation on boards and professional organizations
  • Seeks new opportunities and engages proper sales partners
  • Participates in relationship reviews as fiduciary expert upon request of field teams
  • Provides backup and support to other Officers
  • Leads by example and demonstrates client focus and teamwork towards both clients and KeyBank employees; provides back-up to other team members
  • Mitigates risk by servicing accounts in compliance with KeyBank policies and procedures, as well as with regulatory and legal requirements.
  • Serves as mentor by disseminating information and coordinating team activities such as training programs, process training, etc.
  • Fulfills Key’s fiduciary responsibilities with utmost adherence to all internal fiduciary policies and procedures, regulatory and legal requirements
  • Anticipates and mitigates risk on assigned accounts
  • Assumes accountability for all delegated fiduciary administrative work on assigned accounts
  • Teamwork, Respect, Accountability, Integrity and Leadership.
  • Supports business objectives through active advocacy and behavioral adoption
  • Develops and maintains knowledge of Key’s investment process and results
  • Participates in KeyCorp’s commitment to community

KeyBank provides a full range of banking services for individuals, small businesses, and commercial clients across the United States. It offers checking and savings accounts, credit cards, mortgages, loans, and other financial products. Customers use these products by making deposits, borrowing money, or using credit in everyday life; the bank earns interest on loans, fees for services, and commissions on products. KeyBank differs from many rivals by offering a wide geographic footprint and a focus on tailored financial solutions plus tools to improve financial wellness, such as budgeting resources and planning guidance. Its goal is to help clients reach financial milestones—like buying a home, paying down debt, or saving for the future—through a comprehensive set of services.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Massachusetts

Founded

1824

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Commercial-banking hiring supports deeper coverage and faster middle-market origination.
  • Southeast Michigan expansion targets $10M-$1B revenue companies with veteran local bankers.
  • Recent fee businesses grew 12%, showing traction beyond traditional lending.

What critics are saying

  • Commercial revenue concentration makes any middle-market slowdown immediately visible in earnings.
  • Rapid hiring can lift expenses faster than loans if new bankers underperform.
  • Credit deterioration in commercial borrowers raises charge-offs and constrains new lending.

What makes KeyBank unique

  • Cleveland-based regional bank with 15-state consumer footprint and national commercial reach.
  • KeyBanc Capital Markets combines lending with underwriting, M&A, FX, and derivatives.
  • Middle-market focus spans borrowing, cash management, and capital markets for larger clients.

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Benefits

Medical, dental, & vision

Wellness Programs

Fitness Reimbursement

Alternative Work Schedules

PTO

Parental Leave

401(k) Savings Plan

Discounted Stock Purchase Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

3%

1 year growth

3%

2 year growth

3%
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