Government Commercial Relationship Manager

Wells Fargo is seeking a Commercial Banking Relationship Manager for Government for South Florida as part of the Commercial Bank. Learn more about the career areas and lines of business at wellsfargojobs.com .

The selected candidate will lead and grow strategic relationships with government entities—including cities, counties, school districts, utilities, and transit authorities—by delivering tailored financial solutions and acting as a trusted advisor across the full suite of banking services. This role requires deep expertise in public sector operations, funding mechanisms, and regulatory environments.

In this role, you will:

Client Relationship Management:

Develop, retain, and grow complex relationships with public sector clients by understanding their strategic priorities, funding cycles, and operational challenges.

Act as a strategic advisor to financial decision-makers within government entities, proactively managing expectations and delivering insights that support long-term partnership.

Advisory & Structuring:

Advise senior leadership on structuring, modifying, and renewing complex credit facilities— tailored to the unique needs of government clients.

Analyze financial statements, budget documents, and funding sources to support credit decisions and present solutions to clients and internal stakeholders.

Solution Leadership:

Lead the delivery of highly customized banking solutions across treasury management, capital markets and bank credit.

Collaborate with product teams to design and implement solutions that align with public sector mandates, compliance requirements, and long-term capital planning.

Strategic Vision & Innovation:

Provide thought leadership and strategic direction to senior leadership on cross-functional initiatives that enhance public sector banking capabilities.

Influence enterprise-wide strategies to better serve government clients, including digital transformation, grant management, and intergovernmental partnerships.

Enterprise Engagement & Risk Management:

Engage across the enterprise to improve processes, enhance risk controls, and resolve complex client issues while maintaining compliance with municipal rules and procurement ethics.

Sales Discipline & Pipeline Management:

Drive relationship planning and maintain disciplined pipeline management through CRM systems and strategic account reviews.

Support business development efforts by leveraging existing networks and cultivating new relationships with government entities.

Product Partnership:

Partner with Commercial Lending Product Management to inform the design and delivery of credit solutions that meet the evolving needs of public sector clients.

Advocate for innovation in public finance products, including tax-exempt lending, sustainability-linked loans, and federal/state funding integration.

Required Qualifications:

5+ years of Commercial Banking Relationship Management experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

Demonstrated ability to build long term relationships with government clients and extensive experience with the RFP process

Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of core banking products and services, such as commercial lending and treasury management with focus on the public sector

Experience developing and maintaining external partnerships with Financial Advisors and key stakeholders

Completion of formal credit training program

Demonstrated experience working collaboratively to deliver the organization to clients and prospects

Demonstrated experience generating new client relationships, building and retaining long-term client relationships

Experience identifying and mitigating risk, ensuring compliance with processes and procedures

Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

Job Expectations:

This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship

This position offers a hybrid work schedule

Ability to travel up to 50 % of the time

Specific compliance policies may apply regarding outside activities or personal investing; affected employees will be expected to provide information to the Wells Fargo Personal Account Dealing Team and abide by applicable policy requirements if hired. Information will be shared about expectations during the recruitment process

Posting End Date:

19 Nov 2026 *Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

We Value Equal Opportunity

Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit’s risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

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