Director, Retail Branching

Sunward Federal Credit Union•Albuquerque, NM

just now•Hybrid

About The Position

A Regional Director of Branching’s objective is to provide outstanding member experience is accomplished and performance and growth goals are achieved by leading a team of branch managers in the retail banking network. This includes working and strategizing with branch managers to implement and foster business plans that focus on member experience and meeting the financial needs of our members, while also establishing and nurturing a culture of high employee engagement, committed to delivering on Sunward’s purpose of “Redefining the cooperative spirit in financial services”. With a strong oversight around soundness and efficiency in branch operations, implementation of branch performance objectives, diagnosing performance problems, addressing human resources and team management issues, and delivering exceptional member service. They also coach managers and partner with other Sunward lines of business to deepen member relationships. May lead up to 20 branch locations and will spend 80% or more of the week in-branch making observations and providing coaching.

Requirements

Outstanding member experience
Achieve performance and growth goals
Lead a team of branch managers
Implement and foster business plans
Focus on member experience
Meet financial needs of members
Establish and nurture a culture of high employee engagement
Deliver on Sunward’s purpose of “Redefining the cooperative spirit in financial services”
Strong oversight around soundness and efficiency in branch operations
Implementation of branch performance objectives
Diagnosing performance problems
Addressing human resources and team management issues
Deliver exceptional member service
Coach managers
Partner with other Sunward lines of business to deepen member relationships
Spend 80% or more of the week in-branch making observations and providing coaching
Recruit, onboard, and retain top talent
Provide constructive and timely performance evaluations
Effectively coach, mentor, motivate, and manage staff
Ensure delivery of communications to employees in a timely and accurate manner
Maintain the Credit Union’s high standard of quality
Maintain a cohesive, highly trained, and motivated staff
Provide world class service
Manage daily department demand
Foster a collaborative, results-driven environment
Adhere to established goals, metrics, and institutional values
Be a catalyst of change management
Actively observe and coach service and branch managers
Coach on key aspects such as member experience and consultative process
Support and observe to ensure team members and resources are being leveraged appropriately
Provide managers with opportunities to learn and contribute on projects
Develop skills for professional progress
Work through complex human resource issues
Teach managers how to develop innovative and creative ways to encourage, inspire, motivate, and support their teams
Drive performance to obtain targeted results in new accounts, deposit products and service, and lending product referrals
Drive and manage branch revenue and production goals
Assess capabilities and opportunities at each branch
Create and implement specific actionable plans to improve branch performance
Forge strong partnerships with branch teams
Offer holistic guidance to members
Emphasize consistent execution and responsible growth
Engage with the team to discuss ongoing performance
Identify opportunities
Address complex situations
Engage branch management in the development of initiatives that enhance the member experience
Serve as the primary point of contact for member experience enhancement and issue resolution.
Conduct branch assessments alongside management
Identify best practices and areas of opportunity
Partner closely with the Vice President of Retail Branching
Plan and contribute to the budget process
Recommend staff and department additions
Identify cost-saving solutions
Focus on maintaining branch expenses within approved budget limits
Develop strong relationships with all Sunward stakeholders
Exhibit the Credit Union’s core values
Enhance membership growth and loyalty
Collaborate with Retail partners and the VP of Retail Branching
Implement strategies and process improvements for their region
Cultivate diverse revenue generation
Ensure branch operational excellence
Implement strategies and tactics to increase member loyalty and market share
Clearly communicate how each initiative aligns with Sunward’s Vision 2035
Align with key performance indicators and objectives of the branch
Support and assist managers in prioritizing and creating a plan
Effectively respond to change
Support ongoing initiatives
Maintain focus on members and branch objectives

Responsibilities

Oversee the daily production and performance of up to 20 locations
Liaise with HR and OD to recruit, onboard, and retain top talent.
Provide constructive and timely performance evaluations.
Effectively coach, mentor, motivate, and manage the staff to ensure delivery of communications to employees in a timely and accurate manner while maintaining the Credit Union’s high standard of quality.
Maintain a cohesive, highly trained, and motivated staff to provide world class service, while managing the daily department demand.
Foster a collaborative, results-driven environment while adhering to established goals, metrics, and institutional values while being a catalyst of change management.
Spend time within individual branches to actively observe and coach service and branch managers on key aspects such as member experience and consultative process Empower
During branch visits, support and observe to ensure team members and resources are being leveraged appropriately (i.e. proper coverage by having the right staffing in the right place at the right time)
Provide managers with opportunities to learn and contribute on projects for development of skills that help them with their professional progress at Sunward
Work through complex human resource issues (such as terminations and other challenging employee relations issues) with managers to determine the appropriate next steps
Through role-modeling, teach managers how to develop innovative and creative ways (such as individual and team recognition, team building activities, and team spirit activities) to encourage, inspire, motivate, and support their teams
Drive performance to obtain targeted results in new accounts, deposit products and service, and lending product referrals
Drive and manage branch revenue and production goals
Assess the capabilities and opportunities at each branch to create and implement specific actionable plans to improve branch performance
Forge strong partnerships with branch teams to offer holistic guidance to members, emphasizing consistent execution and responsible growth.
Engage with the team to discuss ongoing performance, identify opportunities, and address complex situations
Engage branch management in the development of initiatives that enhance the member experience
Serves as the primary point of contact for member experience enhancement and issue resolution.
Conduct branch assessments alongside management to identify best practices and areas of opportunity
Fulfills additional responsibilities as delegated by higher management.
Partner closely with the Vice President of Retail Branching for the overall consistent performance of all the branches.
Plan and contribute to the budget process, recommend staff and department additions, identify cost- saving solutions and focus on maintaining branch expenses within the approved budget limits.
Develop strong relationships with all Sunward stakeholders, exhibiting the Credit Union’s core values to enhance membership growth and loyalty.
Collaborate with Retail partners and the VP of Retail Branching to implement strategies and process improvements for their region that cultivate diverse revenue generation and ensure branch operational excellence.
Implement strategies and tactics to increase member loyalty and market share within their business partners.
Clearly communicate how each initiative aligns with Sunward’s Vision 2035 as well as the key performance indicators and objectives of the branch
Support and assist managers in prioritizing and creating a plan to effectively respond to change and support ongoing initiatives while maintaining focus on members and branch objectives