Market Execution Leader

Huntington National Bank•Columbus, OH

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Market Execution Leader plays a critical role in enabling excellence across a large retail banking market. This leader drives consistent execution of strategic priorities, sales and service behaviors, operational routines, and performance outcomes across all branches in the market. By providing scale, structure, and insights, the Market Execution Leader enhances the effectiveness of the Market Retail Executive and ensures alignment across teams, tools, and initiatives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree
10+ years’ proven leadership experience in retail banking and sales management.
Experience successfully leading teams distributed across large geographies.

Nice To Haves

Exceptional communication skills with the ability to influence across levels and functions.
Demonstrated ability to lead through change and drive adoption.
Strong operational acumen and deep understanding of retail banking sales and service processes.
Ability to interact effectively with all levels across the organization and thrive in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.
Time management skills and ability to meet tight deadlines.
Ability to regularly travel within the Huntington footprint.

Responsibilities

Lead execution of sales strategies and key performance priorities across the market’s retail branches.
Monitor market‑level performance metrics, identify trends, and translate insights into targeted actions.
Drive productivity and help ensure consistent adoption of sales processes, client engagement practices, and growth initiatives.
Partner with branch and regional banking leaders to reinforce behaviors that strengthen customer relationships.
Provide structure and operational discipline through standard routines, leadership rhythms, and consistent communication mechanisms.
Support branch leadership teams by delivering market-level guidance, performance insights, and follow-through on enterprise priorities.
Influence and align OCR partners around execution expectations, capability building, and accountability for results.
Translate enterprise and market strategy into clear, actionable plans for branch teams.
Develop and deploy tools, playbooks, execution frameworks to support sales and service outcomes.
Lead implementation of new initiatives, ensuring teams are equipped, trained, and supported through change.
Collaborate closely with product partners in Digital, Marketing, Operations, Data & Analytics, IT, HR, and Risk to ensure alignment between enterprise priorities and market execution.
Surface branch-level insights to influence enterprise decision-making and prioritization.
Support communication and rollout of programs and initiatives across the market.
Reinforce adherence to sales practices, operational protocols, and regulatory standards.
Monitor risk indicators and partner with control functions to proactively address gaps.
Ensure branch teams maintain a customer-centric, ethical, and compliant culture.
Performs other duties as assigned.