Branch Manager

About the role

The Branch Manager is vital in driving the branch towards achieving success across key areas including sales initiatives, consumer and commercial banking management, customer service, operational management, and community involvement.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements sales strategies to meet sales goals, providing ongoing training, coaching and performance feedback.
• Achieves targets for commercial and consumer banking products and services.
• Counsels and coaches the branch team towards achieving sales goals, providing ongoing training, coaching and performance feedback.
• Manages and deepens commercial and consumer banking relationships, ensuring high levels of satisfaction and loyalty.
• Partners with commercial lenders and treasury sales teams in a collaborative environment to deliver the best product and services solutions.
• Offers tailored financial advice by thoroughly understanding client needs and available banking solutions.
• Continuously assesses portfolio performance, initiating strategies for growth and improvement.
• Ensures compliance with banking regulations and policies, overseeing smooth daily branch operations.
• Develops and implements a strategic branch plan that considers market potential and aligns with budget and profitability goals.
• Enhances operational efficiency to improve productivity and minimize costs.
• May process transactions and account maintenance activities including processing daily transactions, opening a cash drawer, balancing the ATM, Wire Transfers, and/or acting as a back-up for the vault banker.
• Serves as a resource for complex account servicing needs.
• Works with staff to generate ways to pleasantly surprise customers, differentiating the bank from competitors.
• Proactively educates customers on utilizing available access channels.
• Serves as the face of the bank in community and business events, actively sponsoring and participating to strengthen the bank’s community ties.
• Builds and maintains strong community relationships, leading initiatives that contribute to local development and underscore the bank’s commitment to the community.

Requirements

• 5 years Banking Experience with an emphasis in Sales required.
• 3-4 years minimum Management Experience required.
• Notary License preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; successful experience managing and leading people.
• Thorough knowledge and skills related to standard banking services and products and banking internal operating policies and procedures.
• Thorough knowledge of small business and consumer credit principles and practices.
• Ability to motivate employees to provide excellent customer service, demonstrate initiative, and achieve results.
• Sound working knowledge of small business and consumer credit principles and practices.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; successful experience managing and leading people.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of current applicable federal and state banking regulations.

Skills

• Customer Service
• Leadership
• Teamwork
• Financial Analysis
• Strategic Planning
• Community Engagement

Benefits

Our comprehensive employee benefits program is designed for you to live your best life at work, home, and everywhere in between. Employees working 25 hours or more per week are eligible for health benefits effective the first day of the month following or coinciding with their date of hire. Benefits package includes:

• Medical, prescription, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their eligible family members.
• Employer paid Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance, AD&D, and Disability benefits.
• Health Savings Account with employer contribution.
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts and Commuter/Parking Benefit.
• 401(k) and Roth 401(k) with company contribution.
• 529 Education Savings plan, Tuition Reimbursement Program and Student Loan Assistance Program.
• Supplemental Health plans, Voluntary Legal and Identity Theft Services.
• 11 paid holidays, paid Sick days (accrual of one hour for every 30 hours worked), up to 25 paid vacation days, and 16 hours of paid volunteer time throughout the calendar year.
• Free personal checking and savings account; Discounted rates on primary residence loan with $0 origination fees (restrictions apply).

Final compensation package will be determined by the work experience, education, and/or skill level of the applicant along with internal equity and alignment with geographic market data.

Mechanics Bank is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran status, or on the basis of disability, gender identity, sexual orientation or other bases prohibited by applicable law.

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