Retail Market Manager Western Carolinas

First-Horizon-Bank; Asheville (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical with wellness incentives

HSA with company match

Maternity and parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Mentor program

401(k) with 6% match

Job summary

First Horizon Bank in Asheville, NC is seeking a strategic Retail Banking leader to coach Banking Center Managers, drive growth, and deliver exceptional client experiences. You will provide visionary leadership to align with the market strategy and promote a customer-focused culture across centers.

The role emphasizes team development, coaching, and collaboration with executive leadership to meet growth and profitability goals, while maintaining regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor (4-year college) degree and 4-6 of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience and 3+ years of high sales performance.

Responsibilities

• Coaches, leads and manages Banking Center Managers and teams to execute strategic initiatives.
• Drive growth by retail banking strategy within the Market.
• Provide visionary leadership to enhance customer-focused culture.
• Recruit, train, develop and retain a high-performing Retail Banking team.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Sales management

Team coaching

Education

Bachelor degree

Job description

Specific responsibilities to include:

Strategic leadership

• Coaches, leads and manages Banking Center Managers and teams to ensure all strategic initiatives are executed effectively.
• Implement the vision for driving growth and profitability by executing on Retail Banking strategy within the Market.
• Provide visionary leadership to the Retail Banking team, fostering a culture of customer focus.
• Collaborate with peers and Retail Banking Executive to align goals with the overall organizational strategy.
• Models and demonstrates First Horizon Bank (Firstpower) culture. Promotes a positive work culture by increasing and supporting associate engagement and develops plans to improve associate experience scores. Creates a winning culture through consistent recognition.
• Involved in the community and actively serves in a leadership capacity in support of bank programs.

Sales and business development

• Implement and coach advice driven sales process.
• Drive business growth by establishing and achieving goals and priorities.
• Use sales management tools and data to proactively identify performance gaps and puts action plans in place for improvement.
• Consistently visits banking centers to provide one-on-one coaching, inspect, and recognize sales activities and behaviors.
• Establish and nurture relationships with key clients and partners to expand the client base.
• Identify cross-selling opportunities and collaborate with partner lines of business to maximize revenue generation.
• Deliver expected balance sheet and income statement results for the Market.

Client experience

• Ensure exceptional client experiences across all banking centers.
• Implement strategies to enhance client engagement, satisfaction, and loyalty.
• Resolve escalated client issues and ensure prompt resolution to maintain a positive reputation.

Team management

• Recruit, train, develop, and retain a high-performing Retail Banking team.
• Provide regular coaching, feedback, and performance evaluations to team members.
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment that promotes teamwork and professional growth.
• Create and support a healthy climate and culture, including inspiring trust, motivating associates, influencing behaviors, and fostering associate engagement.
• Communicate and explain critical changes in the business environment and assist banking center associates in understanding and embracing change.
• Create and support a healthy climate and culture, including inspiring trust, motivating associates, influencing behaviors, and fostering associate engagement

Compliance and risk management

• Ensures the operational integrity of the banking centers and ensures team compliance with bank regulations, policies, and procedures. Partners with Retail Operations team to address operational concerns.
• Manage loan pricing exceptions and credit exception requests.
• Implement effective risk management practices to minimize potential financial and operational risks.
• Lead internal audits and assessments to ensure adherence to policies and procedures.

Operational efficiency

• Manage processes and workflows within Retail Banking for efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
• Monitor operational metrics and implement improvements as needed.

1. Supervisory Responsibilities - Directly responsible for directing, coordinating, and evaluating designated units or certain personnel in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities may include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; providing pay change recommendations; disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Additionally, the qualifications listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required in this position:

• Bachelor (4-year college) degree and 4-6 of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience and 3+ years of high sales performance.

About Us

First Horizon is a leading regional financial services company, dedicated to helping our clients, communities and associates unlock their full potential with capital and counsel. With $81.7 billion in assets as of December 31, 2023, we serve clients through a team of approximately ~7,300 associates and ~418 banking centers throughout the southeastern United States. Headquartered in Memphis, TN, the banking subsidiary First Horizon Bank operates in 12 states across the southern U.S. First Horizon has been recognized as one of the nation’s best employers by Fortune and Forbes magazines and a Top 10 Most Reputable U.S. Bank.

Benefit Highlights

• Medical with wellness incentives, dental, and vision
• HSA with company match
• Maternity and parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Mentor program
• 401(k) with 6% match
• More -- FirstHorizon.com/First-Horizon-National-Corporation/Careers/Our-Benefits

About Us

First Horizon Corporation is a leading regional financial services company, dedicated to helping our clients, communities and associates unlock their full potential with capital and counsel. Headquartered in Memphis, TN, the banking subsidiary First Horizon Bank operates in 12 states across the southern U.S. The Company and its subsidiaries offer commercial, private banking, consumer, small business, wealth and trust management, retail brokerage, capital markets, fixed income, and mortgage banking services. First Horizon has been recognized as one of the nation's best employers by Fortune and Forbes magazines and a Top 10 Most Reputable U.S. Bank. More information is available at www.FirstHorizon.com

Benefit Highlights

• Medical with wellness incentives, dental, and vision
• HSA with company match
• Maternity and parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Mentor program
• 401(k) with 6% match
• More -- FirstHorizon.com/First-Horizon-National-Corporation/Careers/Our-Benefits

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