VP, Funding and Liquidity Manager - Military veterans preferred

Tradition Capital Bank

Edina, MN

Description:

Who We Are & Why You Will LOVE Us!

You are more than just a number; we are more than just a bank. At Tradition Capital Bank, we are partners in business and in life; building dreams and futures on one simple idea: strong one-on-one relationships.

We place our people in the right seats and position our employees to do what they love. Every person and every role matters: when we function together as One Team, we achieve extraordinary results. As each other’s raving fans, we reach across titles and organizational structure to encourage one another.

Here at Tradition, we believe that when people work together with shared values and an open mind, anything is possible.

Tradition is always in the making; join us in celebrating our roots and being a part of what’s next.

What You Will Be Doing

Join our dynamic team as the Vice President, Funding and Liquidity Manager, where you will play a pivotal role in overseeing Tradition Capital Bank’s financial strategies. This role is central to the company's balance sheet strategy and responsible for actively managing day-to-day liquidity and forecasting funding needs. Additionally, this role executes strategies across the bank's investment portfolio, wholesale funding, and deposit base. The position offers an opportunity to operate at the intersection of capital markets and community banking; it provides both tactical execution and strategic insight that directly influence the bank’s financial performance and risk profile. 

You’ll have direct visibility with executive leadership and the opportunity to shape the bank’s funding and investment decisions. If you are motivated by both precision execution and big-picture strategy—and want your work to matter in a bank that values purpose, collaboration, integrity, and innovation—this position is for you. 

How You Will Get the Job Done

• Liquidity & Cash Management: Oversee daily cash position, short and long-term liquidity planning, and intraday funding needs to ensure optimal use of resources. 
• Investment Portfolio Management: Execute buy/sell transactions in the securities portfolio; monitor market opportunities, interest rate risk, and liquidity positioning to optimize portfolio returns within policy limits. 
• Wholesale Funding: Source and execute wholesale funding transactions (e.g., FHLB advances, brokered deposits, debt securities, fed funds lines) to support balance sheet needs. Establish and maintain relationships with banks and financial institutions to ensure access to diverse funding sources and minimize cost of capital. 
• Deposit Strategy Collaboration: Partner with retail and commercial banking teams on deposit pricing strategies, ensuring alignment with funding costs and competitive positioning. 
• Asset-Liability Management (ALM): Prepare materials, analysis, and recommendations for the bank's Asset Liability Committee (ALCO); contribute to balance sheet strategy, interest rate risk management, and stress testing, ensuring preparedness for market disruptions. 
• Reporting & Analysis: Develop clear, insightful reporting and presentations for senior management and the Board; communicate funding, liquidity, and investment insights and recommendations in both written and verbal formats.
• Liquidity Forecasting & Policy: Develop and maintain forward-looking liquidity forecasts; develop, implement, and manage compliance with liquidity policies, procedures, and regulatory expectations. 
• Team Leadership: Develop and mentor a high-performing team, fostering professional growth and development.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time without notice.

What Sets You Apart

• A role model for our core values: Do the Right Thing, G.S.D. (Get Stuff Done), One Team, and Give Generously
• Demonstrated commitment to defect free, timely, and caring client service
• Able to perform at a high level in a fast-paced environment
• A professional who builds solid relationships based on integrity and trust
• Flexible to change in a growing organization
• Detail oriented and highly analytical
• Strong understanding of financial markets, instruments, fixed-income securities, and regulatory requirements 
• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills, with the ability to translate data into actionable strategies. 
• Expertise in liquidity risk management and balance sheet optimization 
• Experience with financial modeling, forecasting, and scenario analysis 
• Proficient in using financial software and tools such as Bloomberg or similar platforms 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience preparing materials for executive or Board-level audiences. 
• Collaborative and leadership-oriented mindset, able to partner across functions including lending, retail, risk, and executive management. 
• Comfort working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with a balance of day-to-day execution and longer-term strategy. 

Educational & Professional Experience You Bring:

A Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Accounting, or related field (MBA, CFA, or related certification a plus) with 5+ years of experience in banking, treasury, capital markets, or asset-liability management; or equivalent combination of education and experience. 

Benefits & Compensation

Tradition Capital Bank recognizes and values everyone’s unique needs for their careers, families, and individual health. That’s why we offer competitive benefits to promote wellness in our employees and their loved ones, including:

• Healthcare (medical with HSA, dental, and voluntary vision) 
• Short-term and long-term disability 
• Basic and voluntary life & AD&D insurance
• EAP – Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible spending accounts
• 401(k) with employer match; ability to purchase Bank stock through 401k
• Paid time off & paid holidays
• Family Care Reimbursement (up to $500 annually for 2025)
• Wellness Time (up to 2 hours/week)
• Keystone employee directed giving opportunities (annual Insight Trip opportunities, up to $500 for grants and double match dollars)

For this position, we anticipate a pay range between $108,000 and $160,000 annually. Final offers will vary based on individual job-related knowledge, skills, and abilities. This position is eligible for a discretionary annual bonus based on individual and Bank performance. 

Work Environment*:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to type, carry, handle and feel objects, reach with hands and arms, talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and more with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception in the window environment and the ability to adjust focus. 
• This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
• Local travel is expected for this position

*The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Tradition Capital Bank is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; sex; pregnancy, childbirth, and related disabilities; marital status; status with regard to public assistance; disability; genetic information; sexual orientation, off duty usage of lawful products; familial status; status as a patient enrolled in the marijuana registry program; membership or activity in a local commission; citizenship status; uniform servicemember status; and age; or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law.

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