Vice President, Banking Operations

Job Details

Job Location:

Bank
19 - Colorado Springs Campus - Colorado Springs, CO 80920

Position Type:
Full Time Education Level: 4 Year Degree Salary Range: $ - $ Salary

Travel Percentage :
Negligible

Job Shift: Day Job Category:
Banking Position:

Vice President, Banking Operations

Department:

Executive / Senior Level Officials and Managers

Reports To:

Executive Leadership

Location:

7450 Campus Drive, Suite 210, Colorado Springs, CO 80920

Onsite:
Yes

Exempt:
Yes

Compensation:$100,000 to $130,000+ per year, depending on experience

Bank
19, a division of First Bank and Trust of Memphis, offers a comprehensive benefit package and PTO (paid time off) for eligible employees. The benefit package includes Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, options to participate in a Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, Life and AD&D coverage, voluntary Supplemental Life, voluntary Short-Term, Long-Term Disability and Supplemental insurance. In addition, eligible employees have the option to participate in a company retirement plan.

The Vice President, Banking Operations is a hands-on leadership position responsible for strengthening and supporting the operational infrastructure of Bank
19, an approximately $120 million community bank. The position provides leadership and subject-matter expertise across key operational functions, including Deposit Operations, Commercial and Retail Loan Operations, Payment Operations, core banking systems, and related operational processes and controls.

Bank
19 is undergoing a period of meaningful organizational and technological change, including enhancements to its operating model, systems, products, processes, and core banking environment. Accordingly, this role is particularly well suited for an experienced community banker who is comfortable navigating change and who enjoys building and improving systems rather than simply administering established processes. The successful candidate will help design, document, implement, and refine policies, procedures, workflows, controls, and technology solutions that support the Bank's current operations and future needs.

Working closely with executive leadership and existing operations personnel, this individual will serve as a collaborative operational resource across the organization. The position requires someone who can move comfortably between strategic initiatives and hands-on execution—helping solve immediate operational issues while also developing scalable processes and infrastructure for the future. The ideal candidate will bring sound judgment, practical community banking experience, strong change-management capabilities, and a demonstrated ability to translate ideas into effective operational solutions.

Although the position is primarily focused on bank-wide operations, the successful candidate should understand community bank branch operations and be willing and able to support branch personnel and customer-facing activities when circumstances require.

• Provide leadership and operational expertise across Deposit Operations, Commercial and Retail Loan Operations, Payment Operations, and related banking functions.
• Support the effective execution of daily operational activities while identifying opportunities to strengthen processes, controls, accuracy, efficiency, and customer service.
• Serve as a key operational leader during Bank
  19's planned core banking conversion and other significant technology implementations, helping define requirements, evaluate processes, coordinate testing, manage implementation activities, and support employee adoption.
• Lead and support change-management initiatives associated with new systems, products, processes, organizational changes, and operating procedures.
• Evalu…