Northwest Customer Service Team Leader, Ag & Rural Lending

Northwest Customer Service Team Leader - Ag & Rural Lending Lead People. Elevate Service. Shape the Future.Are you a proven leader who thrives on developing people, improving processes, and delivering exceptional customer experiences? FCS Financial is seeking a Customer Service Team Leader, on our Ag & Rural Lending Team for our northwestern Missouri territory, to lead a high-performing team that supports our agricultural and rural lending customers. This is a rare leadership opportunity for someone who is passionate about coaching employees, driving operational excellence, and making a meaningful impact on both team success and customer outcomes. In this role, you'll lead a team of Customer Service Representatives and Financial Services Specialists while helping shape the future of customer service delivery across the organization. You'll influence training strategies, strengthen operational effectiveness, and ensure our customers receive timely, accurate, and compliant service every step of the way. The OpportunityAs the Customer Service Team Leader, you will:Lead, coach, and develop a team of customer service professionals across our Maryville, St. Joseph, Cameron and Higginsville, MO locations.Play a key role in employee growth through training, mentoring, onboarding, and career development initiatives.Partner with lending teams to ensure efficient, compliant, and customer-focused loan processing and servicing.Drive process improvements that enhance the customer experience and operational effectiveness.Influence policies, procedures, and training strategies that support the future of customer service delivery.Build a positive, high-performing culture focused on collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.Make a direct impact on serving Missouri agriculture and rural communities. Why Join FCS Financial?Purpose Driven Work: Help support Missouri agriculture and rural communities.Career Growth: We invest in professional development, encourage leadership growth, and provide opportunities to influence the future of our organization.Relationship Focused Environment: Our people make the difference. Work alongside talented professionals who are passionate about serving our member owners.Competitive Total Rewards: Enjoy a comprehensive salary, incentive opportunities and a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your overall well-being. Based on experience the base pay for this position is $65,000 – $107,000.Option of office locations include: This Team Leader covers the northwestern portion of Missouri. Possible office locations include: St. Joseph or Higginsville, MO. What We're Looking ForWe're seeking a leader who:Has experience leading or mentoring employees and enjoys helping others grow and succeed.Understands loan processing, loan servicing, or lending operations.Brings strong customer service skills and the ability to communicate effectively in both routine and challenging situations.Demonstrates sound judgment, organization, and the ability to manage multiple priorities.Understands the importance of maintaining confidentiality, security, and regulatory compliance.Has a passion for agriculture, rural communities, and building strong customer relationships. What You Need:Bachelor's degree in Business, Agriculture, Accounting, or a related fieldFive or more years of loan processing and/or closing experienceValid Missouri driver's licenseEquivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered Ready to Lead the Team Behind the Customer Experience?If you're looking for a leadership role where you can develop others, improve processes, and help serve Missouri agriculture, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and help shape the future of Ag & Rural Lending customer service at FCS Financial. LocationPossible office locations include: St. Joseph or Higginsville, MO. Position DetailsThis position is open until filled.This position is classified as Exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act.Department: MarketplaceReports To: Senior Vice President, Customer ServicesSupervises: Customer Service Staff Job Functions40%Training and Employee DevelopmentProvides coaching, direction, and subject matter expertise to Customer Service Representatives and Financial Services SpecialistsIdentifies topics, develops curriculum and coordinates delivery of formal operational and product delivery training for Customer Service staff through the Customer Service Training AcademyIdentifies and develops on-going training materials to support non-Academy training strategies (i.e., small group training) that support Association Customer Product deliverySchedules and presents non- Academy training sessionsIdentifies individual training needs and timing of training for staff development outside FCS45%Staff ManagementDevelops, motivates, and evaluates a team of Customer Services Representatives and Financial Services SpecialistsMakes hiring and promotional recommendationsDetermines division of responsibilities and provides work guidance and directionMonitors and manages staff workload and coordinates assistance as neededRecommends and implements performance standardsMonitors leaves of absenceApproves, denies, submits staff expense reportsDesign, implement and administer onboarding of new employeesMonitors operational reports for Traditional Part Time portfolio and directs correction activity.10%Process and Procedure DevelopmentIdentifies and recommends process changes that improve customer service and product deliveryCollaborates as a member of various workgroups involved in the development and recommendation of updates to policies, procedures, and processesStays abreast of policy, procedure, and process changes and communicates updates and revisions to staff5%Loan Origination and ProcessingCollects personal and financial data and complete data entry for loan submissionPrepares data for underwriting by organizing and reviewing data for completeness and accuracyPerforms UCC, flood, business entity and related searchesOrders title work and appraisalsRequests and verifies local, state, and third party required documentationDetermines third party loan program eligibility per government requirementsPrepares closing documentation and performs post-closing loan responsibilitiesn/aOther duties as assigned to meet the needs of the organization.Essential Functions for this position consist of all items listed under any category that make up 5% or more of the job duties. This job description is subject to change without notice. Minimum QualificationsBachelor’s degree in business, agriculture, accounting, or a related field5 years of experience in loan processing and/or closingValid Missouri driver’s licenseOr an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the essential functions of the jobRequired Knowledge and SkillsSkill in using Microsoft technologies including e‐mail, word and spreadsheet processingSkill in performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different natureWorking knowledge of Farm Credit SystemWorking knowledge of agricultural industryOral and written communication skills, sufficient to exchange information effectively with peers, subordinates, supervisor and customersSkill in setting priorities to reflect the importance of job responsibilitiesSkill in managing, coaching, motivating and developing a teamExpert customer service skills, including the ability to communicate complicated information, deliver bad news effectively, and exceed customer expectationsResponsible to appropriately protect the confidentiality, security, and integrity of the Association’s systems and data and clients’ data