Are you a fully QFA-qualified professional with a strong track record in financial services leadership? We're seeking an experienced Branch Manager to lead our Sligo branch - someone who can balance strategic ambition with operational excellence. In this role, you'll be at the forefront of driving performance, enabling your team, and delivering best-in-class customer and commercial outcomes, all while ensuring full regulatory compliance.
As a key leader in the branch network, you'll help us realize our vision of becoming Ireland's leading personal and business bank.
Your Impact
As Branch Manager, you'll bring your QFA expertise and leadership experience to inspire a high-performing team. You'll lead from the front - cultivating strong customer relationships, delivering sales growth, and instilling a culture of compliance and collaboration. Your strategic thinking and operational know-how will play a critical role in meeting and exceeding branch objectives.
Your Responsibilities
- Leadership & Development: Lead, coach, and manage a team of CF3 and CF4-qualified professionals to consistently deliver high performance.
- Sales & Business Growth: Take ownership of business development, lead generation, and cross-selling to drive sustained revenue growth.
- Customer Excellence: Ensure every interaction reflects our commitment to outstanding personal and business banking service.
- Operational Oversight: Oversee day-to-day branch operations to ensure efficiency, optimal capacity planning, and regulatory alignment.
- Risk & Compliance: Maintain a strong risk and control culture within the branch, ensuring all processes are fully compliant.
- Strategic Collaboration: Build and nurture productive relationships with internal partners across the business to support local and national objectives.
- Performance & Succession: Foster a culture of continuous improvement, deliver regular feedback, address performance gaps, and identify talent for progression.
What You'll Bring
- Full QFA Qualification, with all CPD requirements up to date - a must-have for this leadership role.
- Established Branch Leadership Experience, ideally with several years at Branch Manager or Deputy Manager level within retail financial services.
- Strong Commercial Acumen, with a proven ability to deliver sales targets through both personal initiative and team leadership.
- People Leadership Skills, including coaching, performance management, and staff development.
- Customer-First Mindset, with excellent relationship-building and problem-solving capabilities.
- Commitment to Compliance, with a sound understanding of the regulatory landscape and strong risk management discipline.
