Branch Manager

4 days ago


Westport, Connecticut, United States Wells Fargo Full time
About this role:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Branch Manager to join our team at Wells Fargo. As a Branch Manager, you will be responsible for leading and managing a diverse team of direct and indirect reports, creating a culture that fosters engagement and generates commitment and accountability to business outcomes.

Our ideal candidate will have a strong background in banking, financial services, or branch network management, with a minimum of 4 years of experience. They will also have a proven track record of leadership, with a minimum of 2 years of experience in a leadership role.

The successful candidate will be able to lead a highly defined customer engagement process, coaching to specific behaviors that lead to an enhanced customer experience and drive growth in the business. They will also be able to execute policies and procedures in alignment with applicable regulations, as well as audit and escalation procedures, and manage the allocation of people and financial resources for the branch.

Key responsibilities:
  • Coach, develop and build a high performing team to execute on business strategies, achieve results, and drive growth of the business.
  • Resolve low to moderately complex issues regarding the customer and employee experience, risk, and growth of the team and the business to meet Branch Network business objectives.
  • Identify opportunities for making banking easier for customers through education and demonstration of available digital options to support adoption and customer convenience.
  • Lead the branch while engaging stakeholders, peers, and internal partners in collaborating and building strong partnerships to deliver a customer-centric experience.
  • Mentor and guide talent development of direct reports and assist in hiring talent.
Requirements:
  • 4+ years of banking, financial services, or branch network experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.
  • 2+ years of leadership experience.
Desired qualifications:
  • Management experience including hiring, coaching, and developing direct reports.
  • Ability to build and inspire a team where adaptability, collaboration, and accountability to performance are critical to success.
  • Ability to analyze performance, understand strengths and opportunities, and execute a plan that empowers employees to achieve business objectives.
  • Exercise independent judgement and critical thinking skills to manage time, prioritize, and delegate tasks in a complex, fast-paced environment.
  • Experience and knowledge in coaching across customer segments, including affluent, high net worth, and small business.
  • Experience building and maintaining effective relationships with customers, internal partners and within the community.
  • Extensive experience in asking questions and identifying complex financial needs in order to provide relevant options to customers.
  • Ability to lead a team to influence, educate, and connect customers to technology and share the value of digital banking.
  • Knowledge and understanding of banking industry laws and regulations, compliance controls, risk management and loss prevention.
  • Ability to interact with integrity and professionalism with customers and employees.
  • Relevant military experience including working with military protocol and instructions, enlisted evaluations, officer/leadership reporting, or military experience working in personnel benefits management, processing military personnel orders or transitions, wartime readiness operations, human resources or military recruiting.
Job expectations:
  • Ability to work a schedule that may include most Saturdays.
  • Ability to travel in assigned geography up to 50% of the time during the first 6 months, depending on location.
  • This position requires SAFE registration at the time of employment. Wells Fargo will initiate the SAFE registration process immediately after your employment start date.
  • This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship.


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