Service Excellence Manager - Passaic, NJ

Job Overview

At Valley Bank, we believe in people’s growth potential. We invest in it. We protect it. We focus it. For nearly 100 years, we’ve been the Bank that clients from every industry turn to for our expertise, strategies, and advice—building the kind of trust that can fuel every goal. We are the leading relationship bank built for growth—with over $60 billion in assets, 3,800 experts, and more than 200 consumer branches and commercial banking offices in communities across the US.

At Valley, we’re all driven by an ambition that goes deeper than just having a job. That’s why when you work for us, we make it our goal to help you focus on what drives you—working to turn your passions and strengths into assets you can use to propel your ambitions and build the professional legacy you want. Because when we say we’re a relationship bank built for growth, that’s not just reserved for our clients—our associates are included as well.

40 hours to include Saturdays

• Achieve and maintain a high level of customer service and satisfaction, individually and collectively within the branch. Provide quality customer service through personal contact with customers and prospects in adherence to company policy, including handling customer issues in person or over the phone in researching and resolving issues.
• Build and promote branch identity, drive product sales and promote overall ownership and accountability for improving customer experience and branch success. Create a welcoming atmosphere that ensures continuous client engagement.
• Meet with customers to analyze financial needs and maximize sales opportunities. Offer all bank products and assist with other service needs (account opening – maintenance and processing transactions) for existing and prospective customers. Comprehensive knowledge of all Bank products and services and the ability to discuss and demonstrate with customers.
• Perform all transactions required by a customer and use appropriate technology to provide services most effectively and efficiently. Maintain and balance a cash box. Use technology such as teller scanning equipment, cash recycling and cash dispensing machines and support customers in the use of coin machines.
• Act as vault teller ensuring adequacy of Branch cash for daily transactions by assisting the branch staff in ordering and shipping currency – coin and controlling – distributing cash to tellers in prescribed limits.
• Participate and support CRA initiatives, activities and programs.
• Review and approve requests – to include approval to cash large checks, authorizing bank checks or general ledger tickets, and the approval of various reports, paperwork and cash counts.
• Work to meet existing branch performance standards in areas such as controllable operating losses through compliance with established Bank policies and procedures.
• Continue to build proficiency of banking principles and sales techniques by attending internal training, external training, and completing continuing education courses.
• Collaborate with the Market Manager by providing feedback regarding interviews, hiring, performance appraisals and disciplinary actions for the staff.
• Assist in community events (i.e. Habitat for Humanity) etc. Participate in and support CRA initiatives, activities and programs.
• Maintain knowledge and compliance with the Bank’s Code of Conduct and all policies and procedures.

• Under the direction of the Market Manager, supervise all operational aspects of the branch functions to ensure satisfactory audit ratings and adherence to compliance requirements.
• Full knowledge of all branch operations, encompassing making sound business decisions and including evaluating, honoring and approving all exception items minimizing potential loss to the bank; supervise Operational Risk.
• Ensure the branch complies daily, meeting all Retail Banking Policy and Procedures.
  • Ensure Staff and Branch is in full proof daily.
  • Order and/or prepare currency shipments, ensuring cash vault in proof daily and maintained with assigned cash limits.
  • Maintain and prepare daily, weekly and/or monthly reports.
• Knowledge and…