Commercial Client Success Team Lead

Key Open · verified Sep 21, 2026

2 Locations Full-time Senior Customer Success

At a glance

Senior Customer Success role at Key. 2 Locations · full-time · $80,000–$150,000 base.

SalaryStated by Key

$80,000 – $150,000

Base salary for this role, in USD per year, as published in the posting.

RoleCustomer Success

SenioritySenior

Location2 Locations

EmploymentFull-time

Base pay$80,000–$150,000

PostedSep 8, 2026 · 13d ago

Role brief

Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

Lead relationship officers and client managers, setting direction and accountability across the regional service organization
Drive timely resolution of commercial client issues across treasury, deposits, loans, documentation, and exceptions
Coach servicing teams while tracking OKRs, scorecards, KPIs, and service-quality outcomes
Work with sales leaders and partners to resolve escalations, support client relationships, and identify cross-sell opportunities
Manage resources and risk controls across Cleveland and Columbus commercial banking teams

What you bring

A bachelor’s degree or comparable experience, with accounting, finance, or economics preferred
At least five years supporting commercial banking functions and understanding commercial lending
Three or more years developing employees through coaching, guidance, and advancement opportunities
Strong knowledge of commercial loan and deposit documentation, plus federal, state, and compliance rules
Experience with BSA/AML requirements and effective collaboration across team members and product partners

Who this fits

This role suits a senior commercial banking operations leader who can coach teams, influence sales and product partners, and resolve complex client-service issues. You’ll cover the Cleveland and Columbus portfolio, work from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern, and travel periodically for team, client, bank, and educational meetings. If you live near a KeyBank non-branch office, you’ll work on-site two days each week.

From the employer

Location:

127 Public Square, Cleveland Ohio

Position Location Policy

General Location: Open on location, Central markets preferred. Covering the Cleveland and Columbus portfolio.
Hybrid Requirement (if within specific cities): If the selected candidate resides near KeyBank office (non-branch location), they are expected to work on-site 2 days per week.
Hours: 8-5pm EST

Job Summary
Commercial Client Success Team Lead (CSTL) oversees a designated servicing team inside of Commercial Onboarding and Servicing (COS) to include Servicing Professionals across segments, products and within the markets. The CSTL will serve as a coach within the Middle Market Segment and drive servicing execution. The CSTL will serve as a primary contact for Sales Leaders as it pertains to servicing strategy and execution within the designated market. The primary objective of the role is to lead the delivery of a premium client experience and value through timely, quality resolution of client service requests and proactive client outreach and support, while managing and mitigating Bank and Client risk.

Responsibilities

Lead a relationship officer and client manager team.
Gives direction and drives accountability within the regional service organization, by influencing strategies, processes, activities, and use of systems to ensure identification and resolution of client service issues (internal and external), requiring leadership and interaction with clients (internal and external), all levels of staff and senior management, business development, product and support partners.
Achieve OKR, scorecard and KPI targets
Participate in cross-functional or cross-segment teams and/ project teams to achieve common goals for service delivery and asset quality/risk management
Provides leadership and directs resources to support initiatives and service quality processes within the designated team.
Effectively direct the treasury servicing, deposit opening, maintenance, and loan and other credit facility research or maintenance for the designated market relationship teams, document, and exception management, combined with a consistently high level of client satisfaction.
Ensures the client facing team members are meeting performance expectations, fully engaged in client relationships and effectively utilized by team. Actively involved with Commercial Sales Leaders in resolving escalated client services issues.
Travels on a periodic basis to meet with Relationship Teams, attend bank, client, and educational meetings and events.
Performs other duties as assigned; duties, responsibilities and/or activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice
Complies with all KeyBank policies and procedures, including without limitation, acting professionally at all times, conducting business ethically, avoiding conflicts of interest, and acting in the best interests of Key’s clients and Key.

Education Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or related experience (required)
Bachelor's Degree in accounting, finance, economics, or related field (preferred)

Experience Qualifications

5+ years Strong understanding of commercial lending concepts or equivalent experience (required)
5+ years Previous experience with commercial banking support functions. Possess expertise in the overall servicing of commercial banking clients, including resolution of client issues and the ability to identify cross-sell opportunities. (required)
3+ years of Coaching & Development: Invests in employee growth, provides guidance, and creates opportunities for advancement. (required) Supervisory experience (preferred)
Excellent knowledge of commercial loan and deposit documentation (required)
Treasury management experience (preferred)
Ability to establish and strengthen effective working relationships among team members and product and support partners. (required)
Understanding and adherence to bank’s BSA/AML program. Strong grasp of applicable federal, state and compliance regulations. (required)

Core Competencies

All KeyBank employees are expected to demonstrate Key’s Values and sustain proficiency in identified Leadership Competencies.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

This position is eligible to earn a base salary in the range of $80,000.00 - $150,000.00 annually. Placement within the pay range may differ based upon various factors, including but not limited to skills, experience and geographic location. Compensation for this role also includes eligibility for incentive compensation which may include production, commission, and/or discretionary incentives.

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Key has implemented an approach to employee workspaces which prioritizes in-office presence, while providing flexible options in circumstances where roles can be performed effectively in a mobile environment.

Job Posting Expiration Date: 09/29/2026

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