Branch Sales & Service Lead- Bethel, VT

Branch Sales & Service Lead – Bethel, VT

Bar Harbor Bank & Trust offers: competitive pay, referral incentives, an employee stock purchase plan, medical/dental/vision/life insurance plans, paid holidays, 401(k) plan, paid time off, a wellness program, continuing education benefits, and more!

Bar Harbor Bank & Trust is seeking an experienced retail banking professional to join our team as a Branch Sales & Service Lead. The Branch Sales and Service Lead represents the bank with professionalism and courtesy, delivering a customer experience aligned with BHBT’s sales and service standards. This role stands out for its ability to provide leadership through influence, stepping in as a leader when management is unavailable.

Additionally, the Lead handles a wide range of transactions and customer service tasks, focusing on deepening customer relationships by identifying and maximizing sales opportunities.

• Demonstrates leadership through influence and by coaching colleagues in the absence of management. May facilitate team meetings and morning huddles.
• Processes a wide variety of transactions and customer service requests with emphasis on maximizing and deepening customer relationships.
• Builds and maintains personal banking relationships with consumer and business customers.
• Responsible for customer outreach activities to customers and prospects.
• Serves as a mentor and role model to new retail hires.
• Takes ownership of problem resolution, ensuring timely and effective solutions while maintaining a positive customer experience.
• Takes leadership responsibility for complex branch operational functions such as audit tasks, cash ordering, scheduling.
• Ensures compliance with branch security, audit and compliance procedures.
• Effectively handles escalated customer situations and involves appropriate parties as needed.
• Demonstrated ability to build network and produce sales results by attending external networking & community events.
• Demonstrates a deep understanding of cross-departmental functions with a proven ability to consistently produce a high number of qualified referrals and effectively offer warm hand-off to business partners in all business lines.
• May discuss, sell, and close consumer loan products.
• A consistent contributor towards meeting branch goals in deposits, loans, referrals, and other categories.
• Takes on additional development opportunities and/or assignments that support regional or organization wide business objectives.
• Enthusiastically supports the Bank’s Guiding Principles and Brand Behaviors.
• Actively participates in individual rock goal setting; works toward achieving individual, branch and department rocks as established.
• Comprehends and adheres to federal banking regulations in accordance with Bar Harbor Bank & Trust’s policies and procedures.

• Minimum of a high school degree or the equivalent.
• Banking, retail and/or customer service experience is required.
• Thorough knowledge of Bank products and services.
• Understanding of cross-departmental functions.
• Self-motivated with a demonstrated aptitude and desire for customer service and sales achievement.
• Decision-maker with well-developed interpersonal skills.
• A role model of the Brand Behaviors and Guiding Principles.
• Active listening and communication skills, verbal and written; proven ability to adapt tone and techniques to best suit the audience.
• Demonstrated ability to solve problems and acclimate quickly to changing priorities, multitasking.
• Team orientation; working collaboratively with teammates to achieve greater results.
• Honesty and integrity.

The compensation for this position is based on a variety of factors including experience, skills, and geographic location. We offer a competitive pay range and opportunities for growth and advancement within the organization. Pay Range: $20.00–$24.00.

Bar Harbor Bank & Trust is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability and Protected Veteran. These are the requirements for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential responsibilities.