Branch Manager

Min

USD $60,000.00/Yr.

USD $79,400.00/Yr.

Want to help strengthen your community's financial health? Looking for an employer that will inspire you and support your career in finance? Your search is over... WaFd Bank is hiring a Branch Manager.

WaFd Bank has been a financial leader for over a century, and now serves consumers and business clients across nine Western states.
Our company motto is:
Love What You Do...Make A Difference!

This is a results-driven, high profile bank officer position responsible for the management of all aspects of a retail branch’s success.

A successful Branch Manager must:

• Develop strategies to expand the consumer and small business client base.
• Create and execute strategies to develop branch staff collectively and individually.
• Meet production goals by coaching, motivating, mentoring, and providing feedback to staff.
• Proactively seek new business relationships, including a network of business owners, consumer prospects, finance professionals and community leaders.
• Make out-of-office calls to businesses, community organizations, and referral sources.
• Optimize operational effectiveness and profitability to enhance shareholder value.
• Communicate clearly with staff and clients verbally, over the phone, and via video chat.
• Ensure high level of customer satisfaction through the delivery of excellent service.
• Participate and support skill advancement in yourself and others.
• Adhere to bank policies and procedures designed to comply with Federal regulations, including but not limited to the Bank Secrecy Act, USA Patriot Act and OFAC regulations.
• Reflect the corporate values and ethics of WaFd Bank, including integrity, teamwork, ownership, simplicity, discipline, and service. In addition, they must be kind.

Education/Skills/Training:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a financial institution
• Strong math skills, 10-key and keyboarding.
• Proficient in standard Microsoft Office tools such as Excel, Word, Teams, Power
  
  BI, and Outlook.
• Well-developed smart phone and digital channel skills.
• Must have valid driver’s license, satisfactory transportation and adequate insurance coverage.
• Must have excellent organizational and analytical skills.
• Superior written and oral communication skills.

Experience:

• Prior experience in a supervisory/managerial position.
• Previous work in sales or client relations; or prior banking experience.

At WaFd Bank you get all of these great benefits!

• Paid time off for vacation, sick days and holidays
• Health insurance
• Stock options
• Bonus programs
• Generous 7% 401(k) employer matching*
• Paid Parental Leave
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Long-term disability
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee assistance programs
• Pre-tax health and dependent-care spending plans

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1/6/2026