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First Financial Bank · 5 hours ago

Business Development Leader (Cleveland Downtown)

Cleveland, OH

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

First Financial Bank is committed to doing the right things for their clients and is seeking a Business Development Leader. This role involves deepening client relationships by booking business directly within the Retail Line of Business and collaborating with internal business partners to achieve sales goals and manage client interactions.

BankingCreditDebit CardsFinanceFinancial ServicesLending

Responsibilities

Create organic growth through prospecting within designated geography and across existing clients

Consistent joint calling efforts with other lines of business partners

Work with appropriate internal constituencies to bring appropriate level of expertise to the client/prospect

Partner with Marketing to develop region-specific calling efforts

Schedules and executes sales calls and appropriate follow-up meetings and activities

Develops professional business appropriate relationships in the community which provide a positive impact on the business results of the region. Actively participate in the civic activities in the region

Achieves sales goals and manages pipeline activities

Tracks, reports and communicates business results and activities to internal FFB management

Develops and sustains 'Clients for Life'

Responsible for handling all transactions within the Retail environment: running a teller drawer, opening checking accounts and inputting both consumer and small business loan applications

Qualification

Sales goal achievementConsultative sellingProduct knowledgeBusiness calling skillsOralWritten communicationCommunity engagementTeam collaborationMentorship

Required

5 years demonstrated experience in exceeding sales goals

Demonstrated success with consultative, needs-based selling

Strong product knowledge related to consumer and commercial deposits, investments, consumer loans, business loans and treasury management

Demonstrated ability to work both independently and collaboratively across other lines of business

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Strong outside business calling skills

Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to speak in front of larger audiences

Familiarity with consumer and small business credit

Benefits

Incentive Eligibility

Company

First Financial Bank

First Financial Bank has been in the business of client service and success for more than 150 years.

Founded in 1863

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.bankatfirst.com

Funding

Current Stage

Public Company

Total Funding

$300M

2025-11-06Post Ipo Debt· $300M

1983-12-30IPO

Leadership Team

Rick Dennen

Chief Corporate Banking Officer

Recent News

legacy.thefly.com

First Financial reports Q4 EPS 51c, consensus 48c

2026-01-23

PR Newswire

First Financial Bancorp to Announce Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results on Wednesday, January 28, 2026

2026-01-07

Retail Banker International

First Financial finalises all-stock acquisition of BankFinancial

2026-01-05

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