BMO

Retail Banking

BankManager

$58–107k Chicago, Illinois, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Manager candidates.

The Brief

“Bank Manager at BMO. Skills: Sales, Customer retention, Business growth. Guide employees to deliver exceptional service. Understand customer needs”

What You'll Achieve.

Meet strategic customer experience goals; Meet profitability goals

Industry & Context.

Retail Banking
Problems you'll solve

Problem diagnosis; Problem resolution; Strategic problem solving; Data analysis

Eligibility Requirements

Criminal background review, Credit history evaluation, Restrictions on real estate agent capacity

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Federal registration with Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry

What You'll Do.

Guide employees to deliver exceptional service

Understand customer needs

Advise customers on products and strategies

Identify and make referrals

Support sales and customer service activities

Foster a culture aligned to BMO purpose

Ensure alignment between values and behaviour

Connect work to BMO's purpose

Set inspirational goals

Define clear expected outcomes

Ensure clear accountability

Build interdependent teams

and enable career development

Improve team performance

Recognize and reward performance

Support employee development

Manage poor performance

Develop and execute branch business plan

Maximize business growth

Maximize wallet share

Achieve customer retention objectives

Achieve customer acquisition objectives

Establish personal referral network

Conduct business development activities

Integrate marketing promotions

Provide strategic advice

Develop new customer relationships

Develop and maintain community network

Enhance Bank's visibility

Build referral source

Support community involvement

Participate in community activities

Maintain high-touch relationship with key customers

Resolve customer related issues

Fulfill sales and service activities

Build business plan for branch

Influence and negotiate to achieve business objectives

Identify emerging issues and trends

Determine business priorities

Determine best sequence for execution

Conduct independent analysis

Conduct assessment to resolve strategic issues

Ensure alignment between stakeholders

Establish relationships with business partners

Maintain knowledge of interdependent systems

Monitor sales performance against plan

Monitor service performance against plan

Identify performance gaps

Identify performance issues

Identify best practices

Develop action plans to close performance gaps

Implement action plans to close performance gaps

Resolve performance issues

Break down strategic problems

Analyze data and information

Provide insights and recommendations

Lead implementation of new programs

Lead implementation of new products

Lead implementation of new processes

Coordinate implementation of sales initiatives

Coordinate implementation of service initiatives

Monitor service request processes

Monitor problem resolution processes

Provide technical training to employees

Provide support to branch employees

Recommend improvements

Plan unit operating expenses

Control unit operating expenses

Manage transactional outcomes

Resolve complex customer situations

Resolve unresolved customer situations

Escalate customer situations

Maintain current knowledge of personal banking

Maintain current knowledge of credit card industries

Integrate industry knowledge into customer conversations

Build effective relationships with internal stakeholders

Build effective relationships with external stakeholders

Maintain confidentiality of customer information

Maintain confidentiality of Bank information

Identify suspicious patterns of activity

Report suspicious patterns of activity

Comply with legal requirements

Comply with regulatory requirements

Exercise judgment to identify problems

Exercise judgment to diagnose problems

Exercise judgment to solve problems

Work independently on complex tasks

Work independently on unique situations

Apply Risk Management Framework

Make risk informed decisions

Adhere to applicable policy documents

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate across functional groups; Collaborate across operating groups

Full Job Description

Application Deadline: 07/30/2026 Address: 3601 N Halsted Street Job Family Group: Retail Banking Sales & Service Guides, directs, and coaches employees to deliver exceptional service to BMO customers and prospects. Understands the needs of BMO customers or prospects to provide sales and service in the best interests of the customer. Advises customers on products and strategies that meet their financial objectives. Identifies and makes referrals to other business groups. Supports sales and customer service activities to meet strategic customer experience and profitability goals in compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and the Bank’s policies and processes. U.S. Only: This position will act as an originator of consumer loans as defined by Regulation Z, Regulation G, and the Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act (the S.A.F.E. Act). This position will require a Federal registration with the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry. The Bank will instruct you on the registration requirements needed to comply with this requirement. A criminal background review and credit history evaluation will be required for this position as well as restrictions on performing in a real estate agent capacity. * Fosters a culture aligned to BMO purpose, values and strategy and role models BMO values and behaviours in all that they do. * Ensures alignment between values and behaviour that fosters diversity and inclusion. * Regularly connects work to BMO's purpose, sets inspirational goals, defines clear expected outcomes, and ensures clear accountability for follow through. * Builds interdependent teams that collaborate across functional and operating groups to create the highest value for all stakeholders. * Attracts, retains, and enables the career development of top talent. * Improves team performance, recognizes and rewards performance, coaches employees, supports their development, and manages poor performance. * Develops and executes a branch bus

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