COMPANY DESCRIPTION: Forbright is a nationwide full-service bank and commercial lender focused on helping to build a brighter future for our clients and the communities we serve. Forbright is committed to exceptional client service by providing seamless, innovative personal banking services to depositors and creative financing solutions to visionary middle market businesses and investors in healthcare, technology, financial services, real estate, and other industries.

COMPANY CULTURE: We are a dynamic, high energy, fun, and fast-paced organization that has an exciting growth trajectory, meaningful mission, and embedded responsible practices into our daily interactions. We offer our team members a culture of collaboration, inclusion, flexibility, recognition, and giving back. We look to hire individuals that are passionate about our mission, and who are motivated, customer and results-oriented, innovative, adaptable, and thoughtful.

COMPANY MISSION: We are a mission-driven institution. We operate a sound dynamic institution that is well capitalized, liquid, profitable and uses best practices to manage risk and assure compliance with laws and regulations. We use Forbright’s capital, capabilities, innovation, and expertise to help our clients succeed and contribute broadly to building a brighter future.

JOB SUMMARY: The Relationship Banker I is responsible for providing great service to new and existing clients, while maintaining conformance with established Bank policies, procedures, and objectives. This individual performs any function, within scope of authority and expertise, to provide the highest level of service and responsiveness to customers and co-workers. Service is the highest priority of the Bank—All employees must strive to provide excellent service and adhere to Bank Standards.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Cash handling/counting, selling monetary instruments, redeeming savings bonds, and processing loan payments

Knowledgeable and skilled in the areas of teller, vault, night depository, and ATM

Ability to settle/balance cash drawer accurately and efficiently at the end of each day

Perform intermediate duties and support related to branch operational activities and internal audits

Assist customers in their selection of various accounts and financial services

Cross-selling the Bank's products and services and completing maintenance on accounts and relationships in the core processing system

Performing branch clerical duties as assigned

Promoting business for the Bank by maintaining good customer relations and referring customers to appropriate staff for new services

Ensuring compliance with all banking regulations, internal controls, established policies, and procedures

Report all large currency transactions and suspicious activity/transactions to BSA department

Provide account research as requested by customer

Provide superior customer service to the Bank’s clientele

Perform other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

High School Diploma required; Associate's Degree preferred

Minimum of 1 year of banking experience required

Cash-handling experience required

Experience with Teller Cash Recycler Machine required

Passion for providing professional and courteous service to bank’s clientele

Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

Outstanding problem-solving and time management skills

Self-motivated, self-directed, and results-oriented

Adaptable and able to multitask in a fast-paced environment

Can work independently and within a team; solution-oriented with a collaborative approach

The pay range for this position is above. The specific rate will depend on the successful candidate’s qualifications and prior experience $45,000 (entry level qualifications) to $50,000 (highly experienced).

POSITION REQUIREMENTS: We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where all employees are capable of performing their job position. Work is primarily conducted in an office setting while certain positions may allow for remote work through the use of technology at management discretion. The functions described below are representative of those to successfully perform duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable employees to perform the essential functions. While performing duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required for extended periods of time to:

Remain in a stationary position
Use hands and fingers
Utilize a computer monitor with visual acuity
Operate technology or other office machinery such as printers, scanners, etc.
Communicate clearly verbally and/or in writing with others

ADDITIONAL DUTIES: For Forbright Bank to remain efficient and nimble as a growing organization, team members are expected to exhibit a high level of flexibility regarding any duties that may be situationally assigned outside of this job description.

PERKS/BENEFITS:

Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans
4 weeks PTO
401k + company match
Metro SmartTrip benefits ($50/mo)
Remote or hybrid work schedules for most positions
Incentives for purchasing solar panels, electric vehicles, biking to work, etc.
Paid subscriptions to Veterans Compost, Capital Bikeshare, Imperfect Foods reimbursement, and more!
Best Workplaces for Commuters 2023 & 2024 winner
The Washington Post Top Workplaces 2023, 2024, and 2025 winner
American Banker Best Banks to Work For 2023 winner

CORE PRINCIPLES:

Excellence: Excellence is not a goal, but a standard, reflected in the precision of our work and the quality of our decisions. Excellence is a discipline that compounds over time and creates lasting value; it must be measured and managed.
People: Our people are our greatest strength. We foster a culture of respect, inclusion, and ambition - where everyone matters. We celebrate collaboration and teamwork and prize loyalty - to one another, the company, our mission, and values.
Innovation: We invest boldly in technology, harnessing innovation not for its own sake but to make banking and lending better, faster, and smarter for our clients, more efficient for our team, and more profitable for our shareholders. By combining human insight with technological excellence, we strengthen our ability to serve, to adapt, and to succeed in a changing world. Innovation is a continuous investment in new ideas.
Sound Practices: Our foundation rests on prudence, care, integrity, and discipline. We manage credit and business risk with rigor and fundamentals-based judgment, act with transparency, and uphold the highest standards of corporate governance and regulatory compliance to ensure sustainable growth and enduring financial strength.
Distinct Value: We focus our energy where we add value. We avoid the commoditized and the ordinary, choosing to compete through insight, specialization, technology and service. By concentrating on areas where expertise matters and relationships endure, we create differentiation that is defensible and lasting.
Clients: We exist to advance our clients’ success and to help them grow. We listen deeply, think creatively, and deliver solutions that solve problems, drive impact and add value. Every client relationship is built on partnership, performance, and purpose.
Shareholders: We are committed to creating exceptional value for our shareholders. We invest for the long term and view our shareholders as partners – not observers - in value creation. We allocate capital wisely, execute with precision, and continuously adapt our business model to pursue the most attractive, risk-adjusted returns. We work to make rational decisions, avoid unnecessary complexity, maintain strong liquidity and capital, and communicate with clarity and honesty. We measure success both by current performance and by the durability and quality of the long-term value we build.
Communities and the Environment: We believe prosperity and responsibility go hand in hand. We invest in inclusive opportunity and environmental stewardship. Our goal is simple - to do our part build a brighter, more sustainable future for the communities we serve and the world we share.

It is the policy of Forbright Bank to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals and to administer all aspects and conditions of pre-employment and employment without regard to protected characteristics.

Employment with Forbright Bank is at-will, which means that either you or the Company may terminate the relationship at any time.

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We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, assessing responses, and interview recording, transcription, and summarization. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

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