Branch Manager - Downtown Lee's Summit, MO

FNBO; Lee's Summit (MO); Hybrid; USD 67,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay

401k Match

Paid Time Off

Healthcare Coverage

Wellness Program

Career Development

Tuition Assistance

Employee Banking Benefits

Recognition Culture

Job summary

FNBO is seeking a Branch Manager in Lee's Summit, MO to oversee daily branch operations, coach staff, and ensure a high quality customer experience.

You will manage budgets, drive community development activities, and align staffing and processes to meet regulatory and performance goals. This role requires confident leadership, strong communication, and a collaborative approach with partners to deliver results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated leadership ability and management skills.
• Experience in a retail sales environment.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Problem solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Coach branch staff to deliver high-quality customer experiences.
• Manage branch operations, budgets, and staffing.
• Direct community development activities.
• Ensure compliance and operational objectives.
• Lead weekly team huddles and floor management.

Skills

Leadership

Oral and written communication

Problem solving

Retail banking experience

Customer service mindset

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Summary of the Job:

The Branch Manager is accountable for the operational success of FNBO branch locations. Responsibilities include coaching and oversight of all branch staff, coordination of community development activities, budget planning, and change management related to assigned branch.

About this Role:

Seeking a team oriented, positive, and outgoing professional for a Branch Manager role at FNBO!

What’s in it for you?

FNBO has a focus on a superior employee experience that goes hand in hand with our superior customer experience!

All Full Time and Part Time Employees are eligible for benefits including:

• Competitive Pay
• 401k Match
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life/Disability/Flex Plans
• Employee Wellness Program
• Career development/Training/Career coaching/Job shadowing
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Employee banking benefits and other discounts
• Culture of recognition and rewards from executive leadership/managers/peers/business partners

Why should you choose FNBO?

FNBO has a history of doing what's right for our customers and the communities we serve. This sixth generation family-owned business has become the largest privately-owned bank in the United States and has been serving customers for 160 years. FNBO is proud to be committed to our core values of Integrity, Respect, and Passion. The spirit of teamwork has remained a key ingredient of FNBO’s formula for success throughout our 160+ year history. We have fun, celebrate our wins, and strive for success. We care about our employees’ well-being personally and professionally.

What will you be doing?

The Branch Manager is responsible for the overall success of the assigned branch location. Responsibilities of this role are to ensure that branch personnel provide a high quality customer experience while meeting the needs of the customer. Provide coaching to the staff around advice and guidance and overall performance to meet the goals of the branch. Manage controllable expense items and staffing efficiency to budget. Direct branch office operations in order to meet or exceed compliance and operational objectives. Coordinate business and community development activities.

Job Specific Responsibilities/Accountabilities:

Company and Business Unit Goals:

Accountable to work together to help meet the budgeted targets for the company and business unit.

Advice & Guidance:

• Ability to demonstrate to the team good one on one skills to help customers build their wealth, perform financial planning light at a high level, and partner exceptionally well with FNIP partners to complete the customers’ financial plan
• Ensure staff is utilizing needs-based selling techniques, executed in line with the First National Operating Philosophy and IMPAX, to identify customer needs and appropriately match them with products and services that we offer.
• Reinforce company expectations that the offering of products or services is done with clear explanation of the product or service, and its benefit to the customer consistent with product terms and conditions.

Weekly Huddles:

• Run weekly 30-minute partner huddles effectively and proficiently
• Look for ways to recognize and engage team by celebrating success through branch meetings and weekly team 10-minute standup huddles.
• Maintain the branch scorecard for leading and lagging metrics; coaching to and discussing Retail Update Video messaging sent out regularly.
• Exhibit effective leadership and change management.

Floor Management Observations:

• Complete observations of employees and coach to the effective use of the IMPAX model for customer conversations.
• Provide consistent oversights to ensure all employees are delivering on the intended Customer Experience through effective floor management.
• Maintain a presence on the floor to ensure customers are being greeted, minimize customer wait times and shift branch staffing resources as necessary to complete customer needs.
• Effectively perform banker and teller duties as needed.

Salesforce proficiency in coaching:

hold team accountable to making timely and effective customer outreach calls utilized through Salesforce proficiency and coaching.

Utilize training plan in Career development coaching with each person and demonstrate courage to address performance issues and guide employees to adopt a mutually beneficial plan of action.

Customer Satisfaction: Monitor In Moment survey results and respond to any issues. Coach to a customer satisfaction score of 90%.

Hiring Practices and Performance Accountability:

• Effectively utilize Banker and Teller Attributes in coaching and hiring.
• Ensure sales accountability: deliver the level of advice and guidance by the whole that will result in attaining sales goals for the team
• Conduct effective one-on-one employee conversations on a regular basis providing coaching, feedback and performance actions.
• Performance Plans applied if an individual is not delivering sales, advice, and guidance at an acceptable level for the team to reach their goals;

Operational Excellence:

• Manage controllable expense items to budget and minimize branch-initiated fee waivers
• Manage staffing efficiency to budgeted “Future State” FTE/Salary targets as set by Retail Director and Leadership given volumes in the Staffing Model.
• Ensure DocuSign adoption at 80% or greater for new accounts and 70% for maintenance (by October 2021).
• Minimize branch controllable fraud, DDA charge-offs and teller O/S losses as set by Leadership and Finance given run rates / budget targets;

Compliance:

• Ensure account opening criteria and transaction processing procedures are followed and appropriate risk decisions are made to protect our customers and the bank.
• Coach and manage team to provide digital signature cards at least 80% of the time. Ensure any hard-signed signature cards are scanned into FirstWork within 24 of opening/uploading new accounts.
• Monitor Deposit/Customer workflows, FIRE database and any other assigned error reports daily. Identify, coach, and address issues within 48 hours of notification and resolve outstanding issues within 30 days.
• Ensure branch cash and negotiable items are maintained per bank standards.
• Ensure all direct reports and teams meet these compliance requirements including adherence to Incentive Plan rules and take action to address employee performance issues.
• Branch to achieve a passing score for all On Site and Off-Site Assessments.
• Bring your Market Director into the loop via 2-3 sentence email when working with HR and employees on all Performance Plans and Terminations.

The Ideal Candidate for This Role:

Minimum Qualifications:
Required:
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated leadership ability and management skills
• Previous working experience in a retail sales environment
• Oral and written communication skills
• Desire to meet the financial needs of our customers and community
• Ability to problem solve
Desired:
• Previous Management Experience
• Previous Retail Banking experience
• Knowledge of bank products and services and branch functions

Compensation:

Compensation range (base pay): $66,659.00-$113,319.00 This role may have a specific starting pay within this range. Final compensation offer to candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon work experience, education, and/or skill level.

Work Environment:

It is anticipated that the incumbent in this role will work onsite at the posted location. Our onsite environment fosters innovation, mentorship, and a vibrant culture where ideas flow freely and relationships flourish. As part of our team, you'll experience the energy of our collaborative spaces designed to support your professional growth while working alongside talented colleagues who inspire excellence daily. Please note that work location is subject to change based on business needs.

Benefits Overview:

We offer a variety of benefits designed to keep you and your family physically and financially healthy. Not only do we offer a competitive salary and work-life balance, we offer benefits to match your needs: Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance 401k, With Matching Contributions Time Off Programs Health Savings Account (HSA)/Dependent Care Employee Banking Growth Opportunities Tuition Assistance Short-Term/Long-Term Disability Insurance Learn more about FNBO benefits here: https://www.fnbo.com/careers/benefits/. For additional information regarding compensation and benefits, e-mail FNBO at [e-mail]. To ensure you receive a response, include the number of this job (listed below) in the subject line of your message. Job number: R-20261473

Registration Requirement:

This position requires S.A.F.E. Act registration with the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System (NMLS). Qualification requirements include meeting applicable financial responsibility, character, credit fitness and criminal background standards. Successful candidates must meet ongoing regulatory requirements including acceptable background investigation and credit report results.

Equal Opportunity & Belonging:

FNBO believes that the quality of our employee experience is at the heart of our customer experience. One key pillar of our intended employee experience is Belonging. Belonging means we are committed to fostering a workplace culture where employees of all backgrounds feel valued, recognized, and empowered to be their authentic selves—no matter their role or where they are in their journey. Learn more here. FNBO is an equal opportunity employer for all employees and applicants and makes employment decisions without regard to status or identity.

FNBO is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer - Member FDIC. FNBO follows federal law regarding the use of marijuana (this applies to all non-California applicants)

Application Deadline: All our jobs will be posted for a minimum of 5 calendar days. Job postings may come down prior to 5 calendar days based on volume of applicants.

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FNBO believes that the quality of our employee experience is at the heart of our customer experience. One key pillar of our intended employee experience is Belonging. Belonging means we are committed to fostering a workplace culture where employees of all backgrounds feel valued, recognized, and empowered to be their authentic selves—no matter their role or where they are in their journey. FNBO is an equal opportunity employer for all employees and applicants and makes employment decisions without regard to status or identity. We strive to represent the communities in which we serve. Learn more here. FNBO endeavors to make our site accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact HR Solution One via either email or phone using the contact information below. Online (Primary Response Hours: M-F, 8a-5p Central) [e-mail] Phone (Available: M-F, 10a-2p; Central) [phone] [phone]