Great with the right mindset, okay otherwise. - Financial Wellness Consultant KeyBank Employee Review

3.0
Jul 9, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Good work/life balance. Branch culture is usually tight. Good people to meet and work with. Benefits are solid, full service bank which is great for giving you an inside look at managing your finances.

Cons

Raises are a hit or miss, and largely will be determined by your commission earnings instead. "Your commission is your raise." Mentor program is not on the ball, and does not follow up well. Career pathing is not clear, and you could spend upwards of 5+ years in the same position before moving up unless you excel regularly. Semi-unrealistic expectations for sales roles.

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5.0
Jul 21, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great job and benefits, remote flexibility was once a major draw

Cons

Technology group is somewhat lacking, leadership could be better

3.0
Jul 20, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Generous PTO allowance; Get to build relationships with local customers. Can be a great company to work for so long as you are not in the Eastern PA region. Key Bank's acquisition of First Niagara Bank (FNB) in Eastern PA left a void in regards to lack of consistency in executing Key Bank company culture and leadership in the acquired Eastern PA region, which functioned as a hybrid of Key Bank's culture & processes, as well as old FNB culture & processes.

Cons

Forced to spend too much time focusing on checking account openings, credit card applications, and work on the teller line. Management expects you to focus more on getting a client to a certain wellness score as a metric versus being given the time to perform an in-depth financial planing analysis for each client. Getting clients to discuss their investment portfolio outside the bank takes time and relationship building. Management expects you to push products and advice in such a way that you are performing immediately to the role's metrics versus being given the time to build relationships, which not only takes time, but typically has very large rewards by way of significant investment & insurance business. Management exprects an SLRM to put way more focus on the branch's banking needs and doesn't probvide the time and proper resources needed to acquire & properly service investment clients. Branch management encourages predatory behavior among the floor sales team instead of working with a team approach. Referrals from tellers and Personal Bankers are highly depended on how competitive the branch environment is versus a "There's no 'I' in team" approach.

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