Key Private Bank Senior Fiduciary Strategist

Location:

300 Madison Avenue - Toledo, Ohio 43604

Fulfills fiduciary responsibilities of KeyBank by providing expert trust administration and counsel to High-Net-Worth clients and their beneficiaries. Within the relationship management team, collaborates effectively and provides insights and solutions to attract, retain and grow clients who require complex strategies to protect, grow and transition personal and family wealth. Actively manages trust and agency accounts, in accordance with established policies and procedures, to a high professional standard. Retains and deepens profitable client relationships within assigned revenue base. Actively produces new revenue both as a team member and individually to meet production goals.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Fiduciary Expertise

• Maintains deep expertise in fiduciary, investment, tax, and other related wealth issues.
• Designs and delivers sophisticated fiduciary solutions, using relationship team model, to high-net-worth clients with complex financial needs.
• Fulfills Key's fiduciary responsibilities, ensuring retention of business and reputation
• Advises Relationship Managers (RMs) and other partners on internal fiduciary issues.

Trust Administration

• Administers complex fiduciary accounts and assigned agency accounts. Analyzes and interprets legal instruments to determine duties and responsibilities of bank.
• Identifies and resolves potential trust and estate tax- related issues.
• Applies sound fiduciary judgment to trust matters.

Client Management

• Works with Investment Sales Specialists (ISSs) and RMs to retain and expand existing client relationships.
• Reviews client estate planning and trust documents and advises RMs, attorneys, etc. on recommended changes.
• Anticipates and advises clients on evolving financial goals and objectives. Executes, through the Comprehensive Practice Management process, prioritized pro- active client contacts, per service standards.

Compliance

• Maintains compliance with all internal policies and procedures, as well as, with regulatory and legal requirements.
• Mitigates risk on individual book of business.
• Assumes accountabilities for all delegated work on assigned accounts.

Sales

• Meets or exceeds individual sales goals and contributes significantly to attaining team sales goals.
• Participates in relationship reviews as fiduciary expert on high-net-worth teams.
• Identifies and prioritizes trust and other opportunities to deepen relationships and enhance revenue.
• In collaboration with team members, presents ideas and solutions to clients and prospects.
• Participates with other team members or leads in the closing of new business.
• Participates in professional associations to demonstrate professional credibility and expand COI relationships.

Reputation

• Meets and engages with clients, prospective clients, attorneys, accountants, consultants, and co- fiduciaries.
• Fosters close business relationships to develop client loyalty and new business opportunities.
• Creates and executes on opportunities to showcase as subject- matter- expert presenter.
• Enhance Key's reputation with high-net-worth individuals and their influencers.

Leadership

• Serves as on- site business lead for urgent matters in cases where functional management is remote.
• Supports business objectives through active advocacy and behavioral adoption.
• Promotes professional team atmosphere that encourages open expression of ideas and opinions leading to successful sales environment.
• Develops and maintains knowledge of Key's investment process and results.
• Participates in KeyCorp's commitment to community.

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​​REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 10 years trust administration and fiduciary advisory services experience or equivalent work experience required.
• Strong preference for JD, active registration with State Bar Association and relevant practice experience.
• Undergraduate degree in business related field or equivalent experience.
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills (both written and verbal).
• Ability to advance business success of his/her sales and client servicing team through personal contribution.
• Expert management and relationship skills for high-net-worth business.
• Applied knowledge of investments/securities in support of sales and client servicing.
• Completion of Cannon Trust Schools I, II and III or equivalent knowledge from other industry training or equivalent experience.
• Prior experience as author of published industry articles, preferred.
• Prior experience as a professional subject- matter- expert presenter, preferred.

Job Posting Expiration Date: 09/05/2025 KeyCorp is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to sustaining an inclusive culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

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