Team Leader Client Services

• →Hires, trains, develops and rewards a high performing team.
• →Empowers team members to be decision makers within their role and use critical thinking skills to support the organization and clients.
• →Aids in establishing and developing guidelines to ensure the team provides a consistent quality level of service that is timely, thorough and responsive to all clients.
• →Assists leadership in defining the team’s goals, providing clear expectations and feedback to all team members and monitoring the team's progress toward defined goals and objectives.
• →Creates a positive work environment that leverages the talents and abilities of team members in achieving organizational and team goals. Collaborates, partners and works closely with others to develop, nurture and service all aspects of the team relationship model within assigned area of expertise.
• →Determines the impact of proposed operational and organizational changes and develops plans for optimizing efficiency and coordination of activity with other departments within Compeer.
• →Advocates and initiates change to department policies and procedures to improve productivity and client satisfaction.
• →Manages change with direct reports and may also influence change with others outside the team.
• →Works on various projects as needed.
• →Maintains strong knowledge of compliance and regulatory expectations for business unit and ensures team members execute appropriately. 
• →Provides direction to the team on various related services to serve internal and external clients and third parties.
• →Coordinates and designates tasks to ensure reconciliation, reporting, corrections/adjustments are Monitors team specific reports.
• →Executes changes and compliance with organizational policies and procedures.
• →Manages resources and performance management functions for team members. Determines and effectively communicates performance standards and development plans and assesses performance against standards.
• →Identifies the need for conflict resolution and escalation of operational issues.
• →Provides guidance and determines effective solutions for non-standard situations.
• →Coordinates office operations with other departments and functions. 
• →Organizes and conducts regular team meetings (virtual and in-person). Regularly travels to direct team member office locations in order to remain up to date on team work.
• →Promotes Compeer products and services.

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting, marketing or related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the essential functions of the job.
• Advanced level experience in lending, compliance and underwriting in a financial institution.
• 2+ years of supervisory experience.
• Knowledge of federal and state (Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin) laws, regulations and compliance requirements specific to the financial industry and Farm Credit.
• Knowledge of farming operations and agriculture, along with basic accounting principles and procedures.
• Advanced knowledge of credit, loan processing, loan servicing or loan closing in a financial lending environment.
• Leadership skills to select, evaluate, engage, motivate, mentor, train, delegate, reward and lead remote team members.
• Strong listening, written and verbal communication skills with ability to communicate at all levels of the organization.
• Skill in developing and maintaining interpersonal relationships.
• Strong problem solving, decision making and organizational skills.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Flexible and adaptable to changing situations in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with other teams to achieve goals, grow business and service all aspects of client needs.
• Strong computer skills, including MS Office applications, customer relationship management (CRM) programs and client databases.

Our job titles may span more than one career level (associate, senior, principal, etc.). The actual title and base pay offered is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role is eligible for variable compensation and other benefits.