**If you are a current FIB employee, please apply through the Career Worklet in the Employee Portal. This position is located at our Ketchum branch. SUMMARY Manages a branch with assets totaling $50MM – $100MM with a dedicated commercial lending position in the branch. Leads employees in the achieving the bank’s goals, mission, vision and values through effectively executing the Service Commitments. Accountable for managing the bank’s resources in a manner that will enhance its visibility, positively contribute to the revenue growth and maximize profitability. ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES include the following; other duties may be assigned. Professionally represent and promote First Interstate Bank in the communities in your market. Active involvement with client relationships and assistance with officer call program and other business development programs. Participate in community activities and events. Monitor credit portfolios. Contribute to branch profitability through loan interest spreads, fee income and cost control. Make credit decisions within lending authority. Keep CBO and CCO informed of credit trends, share outlook of performance of individual loans. Provide leadership and supervise/manage staff. Counsel and train staff to insure consistent results and proper administration of controls. Serve as a resource to personnel to resolve questions or issues beyond their scope or capabilities. Establish goals and objectives for assigned personnel and monitor productivity and performance on a continual basis. Provide quality feedback and performance evaluations in order to develop and retain talent. Contributes to strategic level discussions with Executive Leadership team. Provides practical, relevant ideas and perspectives on processes or process improvement. Actively engages, demonstrates and fosters the First Interstate Bank Mission, Vision and Values by executing the Service Commitments. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES Manages branch staff. QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university and 5 years of bank management experience or equivalent combination of education and experience; proven leadership experience and experience with budgets and achieving financial results; extensive knowledge of credit principles and practices, lending laws and regulations OTHER SKILLS & ABILITIES Ability to work effectively with individuals and groups across the company to manage customer relationships; excellent communication skills including the ability to present in small and large groups, including the ability to communicate with affluent clients, prospects and branch employees; excellent verbal and written communication skills; valid Driver’s license; proficiency with personal computers and related software packages such as Word and Excel. LANGUAGE SKILLS Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries of complaints of customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors. MATHEMATICAL SKILLS Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. REASONING ABILITY Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. PHYSICAL DEMANDS While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, stand, walk & use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee frequently is required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. **If you are a current FIB employee, please apply through the Career Worklet in the Employee Portal.