About The Job: Sandy Spring Bank is currently recruiting Branch Manager. If you are the chosen candidate, you will manage and lead the overall performance of a retail branch office. You will be responsible for developing new retail and commercial client relationships and expanding existing relationships utilizing professional sales techniques to prospect, identify, and meet client needs. You will work in cooperation and coordination with branch staff to achieve referral goals, production goals, ... more details
About Us Are you someone who seeks opportunity and has a true desire to grow your career with an organization that has enriched the lives of its clients and communities in the Greater Washington region for more than 150 years? If so, Sandy Spring Bank may be the perfect fit for you! Sandy Spring Bank is a growing financial services company focused on creating real experiences for our employees, clients, shareholders and communities. We are proud to have been certified as A Great Place To Work®, recognized by The Washington Post and the Baltimore Sun as a Top Workplace, by Forbes magazine as the #1 Bank in Maryland. It is our employees who play an integral role in shaping who we are as a company and upholding what matters most to us: people and relationships. To help us attract the highest quality individuals, we offer a comprehensive benefits package to those who qualify. We offer competitive market salaries, paid time off, multiple retirement savings options, full health care options, life insurance, health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts, career development opportunities, tuition assistance and volunteer opportunities. We are proud to offer those, and so much more, making Sandy Spring Bank a remarkable place to work and build a career. About the Job About The Job: Sandy Spring Bank is currently recruiting Branch Manager. If you are the chosen candidate, you will manage and lead the overall performance of a retail branch office. You will be responsible for developing new retail and commercial client relationships and expanding existing relationships utilizing professional sales techniques to prospect, identify, and meet client needs. You will work in cooperation and coordination with branch staff to achieve referral goals, production goals, and support a positive team atmosphere and be responsible for generating deposit, loan, and investment fee income growth to meet branch profit plan and participate in business events and networking opportunities. Areas of Focus: Take ownership of production goals for deposits, loans, fee income, and other goals as assigned. Coordinate with branch staff and other business lines to achieve growth objectives, utilizing standard sales techniques. Have complete understanding of all products sold in the retail branch office and familiarity with products sold by other business lines. Maintains knowledge of credit standards and loan processing procedures. Assists clients promptly and efficiently, ensuring service quality, and following established procedures, sells, services, and maintains all types of accounts. Resolves escalated client concerns by responding responsibly and provides support to staff in dealing with difficult situations. Be responsible for daily operations of retail branch office. Supervises and coaches assigned branch staff to develop knowledge, skills and abilities to maximize performance potential. Follows established audit, security and compliance guidelines to protect the staff, company assets, and clients from harm or loss. Represents Sandy Spring Bank to the client and community in a professional, courteous manner at all times. Required Skills Required Skills: Minimum of 3 years retail sales banking experience to include at least 2 years of successful management/supervisory experience. Strong knowledge of banking products and related laws and regulations is required. Knowledge of standard audit and security procedures required. Ability to effectively lead, coach and motivate others is desired. Intermediate computer skills required using standard windows-based software; Metavante Banking System is also required through experience or on-the-job training. Ability to make productive business development calls is needed. Possess English language skills to effectively and professionally express ideas, both in written and oral forms. Advanced problem solving skills is required. SPECIFIC PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Work requires reasonable mobility in and around the work area. Ability to use standard computer and phone systems is required WORKING CONDITIONS: Normal office environment where there is almost no discomfort due to temperature, dust, noise, or other disagreeable elements. Work includes little or no potential exposure to hazardous conditions. Must be able to travel to remote company and/or client locations. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Additional Information Sandy Spring Bank provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. If you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a position, please call our job line at 1-800-399-5919 and select option 5. Requests are considered on a case-by-case basis. 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