Skills for Chicagoland's Future

Is a Chicago-based nonprofit that removes barriers to employment by eliminating biases that disqualify candidates unnecessarily. Working with local and global companies, Skills brings opportunities to neighborhoods and municipalities throughout the Chicagoland area.

To be eligible for Skills for Chicagoland’s Future’s services, candidates must reside in Chicagoland (Cook, Lake, McHenry, Kane, Kendall, DuPage, or Will County in Illinois), and be either unemployed or underemployed, defined as working fewer than 32 hours per week or outside their field.

BMO

BMO pride themselves on their integrity, and they've been recognized as one of Ethisphere's "World's Most Ethical Companies" each of the past four years. BMO has 66 locations across Chicagoland, and opportunities in the banking and finance industry are growing steadily as the economy recovers.

Job Highlights

  • Improves team performance, recognizes and rewards performance, coaches employees, supports their development, and manages poor performance.
  • Creates innovative business development strategies, including collaborating with BMO partners to grow the business and maximize branch revenues, sales, and customer satisfaction, and minimize operating losses.
  • Develops and executes a branch business plan to maximize business growth and wallet share and achieve customer retention and acquisition objectives.
  • Probes to understand customer personal banking and credit card needs and integrates marketing promotions and programs into customer conversations to provide strategic advice in the best interests of the customer.
  • Conducts cold calls to prospective customers to develop new customer relationships.
  • Develops and maintains a network in the community to enhance the Bank’s visibility and builds a strong referral source for new potential business.
  • Supports the Bank’s community involvement and participates in community activities.
  • Monitors sales and service performance against plan to identify gaps, issues, and best practices, and develop and implement action plans that close performance gaps and resolve issues.
  • Communicates goals, plans, and assignments to achieve financial and customer service goals.



Location

Chicago

Benefits

Childcare Assistance;Dental;Employee Assistance;Life Insurance;Long Term Disability;Maternity Leave;Medical;Paid Training/Personal Development;Parent Leave;Personal;Retirement/401K;Rx/Pharmacy Benefits;Short Term Disability;Sick

Pay Rate

$72,500.00 - $134,500.00 per year

Candidate Profile

  • Typically between 5 - 7 years of relevant experience and post-secondary degree in related field of study or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Previous supervisory or management experience.
  • In-depth knowledge of retail banking products and services.
  • In-depth knowledge of applicable regulations, audit standards, and related policies, procedures, and directives.
  • Collaboration & team skills - In-depth.


Schedule

1st Shift;Weekends

Education Profile

High School Diploma/GED