Commercial Banking & Wealth Management Leadership Development Program

Busey Bank; Champaign (IL); On-site; USD 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

profit sharing

employee stock purchase plan

paid time off

medical

dental

vision

company-paid life insurance

long-term disability

supplemental voluntary life insurance

short-term disability

wellness incentives

employee assistance program

pre-tax health savings accounts

flexible spending accounts

Job summary

Busey Bank invites high-potential individuals to participate in a 24-month Leadership Development Institute focused on Commercial Banking and Wealth Management. Participants rotate through senior leadership, learn credit analysis, financial planning, and client strategy.

Based at the Champaign headquarters, the program offers exposure to executive leadership, cross-market rotations, and potential future roles in Commercial Banking or Private Wealth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Financial Planning & Services or other business-related graduate
• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher is preferred
• Participation in community or school-based organizations or equivalent work experience
• Flexibility to travel within Busey’s markets including but not limited to: Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Florida

Responsibilities

• Engage in structured credit training with commercial loan requests across Busey’s footprint
• Gain wealth management exposure and pursue the Wealth Management Specialist designation
• Rotate through departments including relationship and treasury management, service support, and compliance

Skills

Financial analysis

Credit analysis

Verbal communication

Written communication

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Outlook

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Financial Planning & Services or other business-related graduate

GPA 3.0 or higher preferred

Willingness to travel across markets (IL, IN, MO, FL)

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Outlook

Job description

Position Summary

Busey's Leadership Development Institute provides a unique and comprehensive learning experience focused on Commercial Banking and Wealth Management by engaging participants in an intensive 24‑month rotational training track through our highest revenue producing business lines, learning how to drive value and create meaningful impact. The innovative curriculum and experiences provide candidates foundational skills and specialized insight into Commercial Banking and Wealth Management at Busey while immersing participants into our relationship‑focused culture‑ultimately developing a strong associate who understands customer needs and can deliver compelling strategies and solutions through a personalized, holistic review of the client.

Program Objective

Busey's Leadership Development Institute provides a unique and comprehensive learning experience focused on Commercial Banking and Wealth Management by engaging participants in an intensive 24‑month rotational training track through our highest revenue producing business lines, learning how to drive value and create meaningful impact. The innovative curriculum and experiences provide candidates foundational skills and specialized insight into Commercial Banking and Wealth Management at Busey while immersing participants into our relationship‑focused culture‑ultimately developing a strong associate who understands customer needs and can deliver compelling strategies and solutions through a personalized, holistic review of the client.

Program Expectations

During the program, you will be based in our corporate headquarters in Champaign, Illinois, the foundation of Busey’s 150+ year history, and an intentional arrangement that offers exposure to Busey’s executive and senior leadership. You will also have opportunities to travel to other markets across the Busey footprint and interact with associates amongst all business lines through formal rotations and day‑to‑day responsibilities performing the Credit Analyst and Financial Planning functions. The newest cohort of Busey’s Leadership Development Institute will begin in early June 2025. "Bridge" employment opportunities are available leading up to the program start for those who are eligible. Career paths following program graduation are in either Commercial Banking or Wealth Management, with roles such as a Commercial Portfolio Manager or a Wealth Advisor Associate, leading to future opportunities as a Commercial Relationship Manager, Private Wealth Advisor or Fiduciary Advisor. These roles are based across Busey’s various markets and individual placement will be subject to business need at that time.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Commercial/Credit experience offers a structured credit training program, where participants develop an understanding of credit products, lending practices, and financial analysis. Participants will work on live commercial loan requests alongside commercial lenders across Busey’s footprint, serving customers in a variety of different industries.
• Wealth Management experience offers a structured training program where participants will earn their Wealth Management Specialist (TM) (WMS (TM)) designation and gain a deep understanding of the financial planning process, including data gathering, analyzing and writing summary statements, and presenting to both clients and prospects. Participants will receive substantial exposure to talented teams leading specialized functions.
• Curriculum Rotations:
  • Participants will be introduced to the company’s products, services and processes that will foster the skills and knowledge needed to make valuable contributions to our company.
    • Commercial rotations include departments like relationship and treasury management, service support and compliance, loan review and special assets
    • Wealth Management rotations include wealth and fiduciary advisors, portfolio management, investment and retirement plan services, private client managers and compliance teams
    • Other department rotations include personal banking and various back‑office functions like operations, IT, risk and finance

Education & Experience

• Knowledge of:
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • An interest in working in the Commercial Lending and Wealth Management industries
  • Self‑motivated and competitive with a high degree of attention to detail and accuracy, strong organization, and time management skills
  • Basic/intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook and ability to learn Busey’s core systems
• Ability to:
  • Grow a balanced network and build relationships across the organization - allowing for deeper enrichment and understanding of all bank functions
• Education and Training:
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Financial Planning & Services or other business‑related graduate
  • Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher is preferred
  • Participation in community or school‑based organizations or equivalent work experience
  • Flexibility to travel within Busey’s markets including but not limited to: Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Florida

Compensation And Benefits

Salary offered is based on factors, including but not limited to, the job duties, required qualifications and relevant experience, and local market trends. The role may be eligible for bonus or incentives based on company and individual performance.

(Program Base Salary - Year 1: $65,000.00)

Your personal and professional well‑being-now and in the years to come-are important to us.

• 401(k) match
• profit sharing
• employee stock purchase plan
• paid time off
• medical
• dental
• vision
• company‑paid life insurance
• long‑term disability
• supplemental voluntary life insurance
• short‑term disability
• wellness incentives
• employee assistance program
• pre‑tax health savings accounts
• flexible spending accounts

Equal Opportunity

Busey values a diverse and inclusive workplace and strives to recruit, develop and retain individuals with exceptional talent. A team with diverse talent, working together, is essential to Busey’s commitment of delivering service excellence. Busey is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets. Visit Busey.com/Careers to learn more about Busey’s Equal Opportunity Employment.

Unsolicited Resumes

Busey Bank, and its subsidiaries, does not accept any liability for fees for resumes from recruiters or employment agencies ("Agency"), without a binding, written recruitment agreement between Busey and Agency describing the services and specific job openings ("Agreement"). Busey may consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume and explicitly reserves the right to hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the Agency, unless an Agreement is in place. Any email or verbal contact with any Busey associate is inadequate to create a binding agreement. Agencies without an Agreement are requested not to contact any associates of Busey with recruiting inquiries or resumes. Busey respectfully requests no phone calls or emails.