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Position Summary
The Director, Retail Experience District role makes a difference in our members’ lives through enhancing their overall retail experience with Wellby. The Director, Retail Experience District is responsible for leading the performance and environment of the member experience in our branches in a district. Charged with leading the retail banking operations to hire, train, and motivate teams to achieve outlined goals, the ideal candidate has strong experience with member experience, service and sales culture, and compliance. The Director, Retail Experience District will have a track record of developing talent, utilizing data to inform operations and coaching, a deep knowledge of consumer need for products that enable financial stability and growth, and demonstrated ability to deliver results.
The leader in this role will partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders and leaders to ensure best-in-class member experiences when switching channels.
Principle Duties and Responsibilities
Leadership:
- Willingness and ability to exhibit Wellby Core Values every day.
- Works with purpose and is driven to provide the best team member experience.
- Attract, hire, and develop a high-performing team responsible for retail channel management, including providing expertise and recommendations to deliver exceptional member and team member experiences.
- Provide coaching and insights that lead to an enduring organization, providing exceptional experiences and meeting operational goals by district, branch, and team member.
- Conduct quarterly professional development conversations with team members, discussing next quarter’s development goals.
- Champion change with the team and around the organization.
- Remove barriers between business units and collaborate cross-functionally.
Member Experience:
- Conduct branch visits to each district location at least bi-weekly to ensure consistent execution on member experience framework and to build relationships with all team members.
- Partner with Product Management and Digital to recommend best-in-class experiences for solutions.
- Collaborate with Talent & Development to propose training materials to executive leadership that will assist the Solution Center team members in successfully delivering on business goals.
- Identify opportunities to improve operational effectiveness. Deliver recommendations to executive leadership.
Team Member Experience:
- Ensure team members understand both how they contribute to the end-to-end member experience / financial success and how to provide exceptional member experiences.
- Create a work environment that supports innovation, creativity, teamwork, and diversity to enhance the organization’s ability to recruit and retain high caliber team members.
- Lead cross-functional manager teams that work on process improvements, recognition, leadership and other related topics.
- Benchmark team member performance with experience level and collaborate to support them in their professional development.
Branch Strategy Development:
- Follow trends in the market, industry, and technology to make recommendations to branch vision and roadmap that supports the organization’s strategic vision.
- Implement new technologies to further our ability to serve our members.
- Contribute to the success of organizational initiatives that impact the branch.
- Act as a branch Subject Matter Expert (SME) in initiatives.
Branch Metrics, Tracking & Reporting:
- Accountable for the performance of your district’s branch performance against Key Performance Indicators.
- Drive team efficiencies through use of new tools and resources.
- Partner with internal stakeholders and business analysts to develop reporting dashboards for leadership.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA)
- Knowledge of Wellby’s organizational functions and general operating policies and procedures.
- Knowledge of secretarial practices and procedures, business English, spelling, and punctuation.
- Knowledge of personal computer, utilizing Microsoft Office Suite and other software’s.
- Skilled in operating computer equipment and general office machines such as personal computers, copiers, projection equipment, audio/video, Microsoft Teams, Zoom Video Communications, and adding machines.
- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, orally and in writing.
- Ability to efficiently understand and follow oral and written instructions, perform routine duties without close supervision, and establish and maintain effective working relationships with other team members.
- Ability to coordinate several concurrent activities simultaneously.
- Ability to exercise independent judgment.
Supervisory Responsibilities
The team member has supervisory responsibilities.
Complexity & Scope of Work
- The team member will ensure policies, procedures, and programs are consistently administered, aligned with organizational goals, and compliant with professional standards.
- The team member performs routine and generally related tasks without supervisory direction.
- Tasks may occasionally have to be coordinated, integrated, and/or prioritized.
- Courses of action are determined by established procedures and/or the Vice President of Branches
- The team member’s work is reviewed periodically for accuracy, completion, and compliance with the policies and procedures.
- The team member uses independent judgment in making decisions.
Physical Demands & Work Environment
- The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here represent those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
- To perform this job successfully, the team member is frequently required to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time. Daily movements include sitting, standing, reaching, and grasping; operating computers and other office equipment; moving about the office; and attending possible onsite and offsite meetings.
- The team member must be able to exchange information, in person, in writing, and via telephone. Some degree of stress results from contact with management and other team members.
- The ability to observe details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
- Must be able to occasionally lift items weighing up to 25 pounds across the office and load them onto shelves for various needs.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
- Work involves the typical risks and discomforts associated with an office environment but is usually in an adequately cooled, heated, lighted, and ventilated area.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field required.
- A minimum of five (4) years of leadership experience required.
- Master’s degree in business administration or related field preferred.
- Minimum six (6) years of leadership experience preferred.
- Demonstrated knowledge of coaching best practices.
- Proven track record with operational excellence.
- Experience in a technically advanced branch/financial services environment (use of CRM, modern core banking system, ITMs, video telephony, etc.) preferred.
- Bondable
For All Candidates
This is a Full-Time, Salary (exempt) role.Wellby is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic. If you'd like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please contact Human Resources.Wellby provides equal opportunity to qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans.
If you need a reasonable accommodation, please email careers@wellbyfinancial.com or call 281-226-1696 for assistance.
Disclaimer
The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by team members and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the Company.