Retail Branch Manager

Take the next step toward your new career today! Become a part of the diverse and inclusive team within our nationally recognized award-winning Bank that is one of the strongest in the nation. Woodforest National Bank is privately owned, and our Employee Stock Ownership Plan is the largest shareholder. We focus on building relationships and discovering opportunities to better serve our communities and understand the financial needs of every customer we serve. At Woodforest we care and prove it by volunteering with local charities and foodbanks to give back to the communities we serve. By joining Woodforest you will become a part of one of the largest employee-owned banks in the country.

Responsibilities

• Achieve branch sales and revenue goals by proactively identifying, marketing, and recommending banking products and services beneficial to the customer.
• Act as a “Keeper of the Woodforest Culture” and create energy around Retail objectives and initiatives.
• Recruit, train, retain, and motivate staff to ensure profitability, sales, customer experience, compliance, and growth objectives for assigned branches within the region.
• Develop and lead innovative strategies to grow, retain, and deepen consumer and business relationships.
• Proactively grow business deposits and loans through inside and outside business calling.
• Enhance customer experience and the reputation of the Bank by warmly and sincerely greeting, engaging, and developing relationships with retail partners and customers.
• Embrace and lead a technology-driven customer experience.
• Lead, partner, and execute a community engagement strategy with a Community Development Relationship Manager to be an engaged and intrinsic community partner.
• Inspire and lead team members to reach their full potential.
• Demonstrate flexibility to perform every other duty as assigned.

Requirements

• Must be proactive when seeking business outside of the branch.
• Inspired, goal-oriented, disciplined team leader with strong interpersonal skills, sales aptitude, and comfortable with outside sales.
• Must be open to direct coaching and feedback.
• Ability to work flexible or extended working hours to meet business needs; demonstrated reliability.
• Demonstrate a passion for taking care of people by exhibiting effective problem-solving abilities, maintaining composure, and conveying a positive attitude while interacting with customers and internal team members.
• Knowledge of or ability to quickly learn products, services, policies, procedures, regulatory guidelines, as well as engaging in sales and service processes.
• Ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality, follow directions, and apply proper policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize workload and multi-task in a fast-paced environment while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to understand instructions, forms, applications, and be familiar with financial statements and credit reports.

Qualifications

• 5 years of relevant and transferrable sales and/or customer service experience, OR a Bachelor’s degree and 3 years of relevant and transferrable sales and/or customer service experience.
• 1 year of experience leading and directing the activities of a sales team is required.
• Previous instore banking experience is preferred, but not required.
• Must be positive and engaging.
• High School Diploma or equivalent required.

Schedule

Full-time.

Supervisory Responsibility

Responsible and accountable for all personnel and employment decisions at assigned branch/location.

Travel

Up to 50% or more outside of branch or as needed by customer.

Working Conditions

Conditions include standing most of the time, may involve walking, moving, bending, stooping or sitting for brief periods, and occasionally lifting and carrying items up to 30 lbs.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee.