As a VP - Rural Process Manager I (Financial Analyst) within the Rural Strategy & Change team, you will be involved in changes and strategic decisions that have a direct impact on underwriting processes and systems. The Process Manager is uniquely positioned to be involved change that directly impacts the Financial Analyst employee experience within Rural North America.

Our Shared Future:

“As a Rural Process Manager, you are uniquely positioned to be highly involved in changes affecting the Rural business, as well as be an advocate for supported roles that are impacted by process and system changes." - VP Rural Process Manager

You and Your Job

As a VP - Rural Process Manager, you will be successful by using your subject matter expertise to effectively facilitate changes that impact processes and supporting systems for the Rural North America business.

The Rural Process Manager is responsible for the development, management, and ongoing changes to processes and supporting systems for the Rural North America. As a member of the rural process team the Process Manager will be responsible for providing the subject matter expertise and management oversight needed to ensure proposed changes to processes are efficient for our employees, provide a positive customer experience, are designed effectively from an operational and risk perspective, and add value to the overall lending process. By doing so, this role is critical in the improvement of the customer experience, the Rural Brand and employee engagement.

Job Responsibilities

• Accountable for the design and effectiveness of the lending processes resulting in decrease turnaround time, an improved customer experience, enhanced controls and increased employee satisfaction.
• Owns the portfolio of change within the lending processes and systems working cross functionally to ensure change is implemented in a controlled manner.
• Builds strong relationships with Customer Relationship Teams and Business Risk functions, working collaboratively to solve complex problems identified through the course of day-to-day business, operational risk findings and audit results.
• Responsible for providing the business ownership of key CRT systems including prioritizing functionality requests and ensuring technology roadmaps meet the needs of the business.
• Provides subject matter expertise for respective domain (sales, underwriting or closing) on cross functional regional and global initiatives as assigned and performs testing to ensure desired outcomes are achieved.
• Proactively works to identify training needs and partners with Learning & Development teams to provide content and expertise to strengthen training programs.
• Works closely with Change Management teams to imbed process and domain change within business units.
• Takes inventory of process to ensure compliance with regulation and policy ensuring process and procedure documentation is up to date and accurately reflects the realities across the business function.
• Is accessible to end users for key process support to assist with execution of process to ensure the highest level of client service.

Your Promise to Us:

To be considered for the VP - Rural Process Manager I (Financial Analyst) role, you must have:

• Bachelor's Degree
• 7 years of related experience
• Knowledge of financial products and concepts
• Knowledge of financial business operations and reporting
• Knowledge of financial technology applications
• Knowledge of agricultural fundamentals
• Microsoft Office suite software proficiency
• Skilled in critical thinking and ability to solve complex problems
• Skilled in written, and oral communications & comprehension
• Skilled in time management
• Service orientation skills
• Comfortable working as both a member and leader of a team
• Project Management/Change Management Experience
• Ability to travel regionally, up to 15%

Our Commitment to you – cultivating your way beyond pay:

Rabobank embraces diversity and welcomes employees and applicants of all backgrounds. Our goal is to always create an environment that is inclusive, drawing upon the strengths of the diversity of our workforce to exceed the expectation so four clients and customers.

We view your well-being as much more than a paycheck. We continually evaluate and evolve our benefit offerings to be comprehensive, competitive and to give you the options and the flexibility you need. We focus our employee benefits on three main components:

• Physical Well-Being includes our commitment to your Health and Wellness. Medical, Dental and Vision plan coverages are effective on your date of hire. Rabo offers multiple plan options and a full network of providers to best meet your needs.
• Financial Well-Being provides for your Retirement Savings Security. We love seeing your retirement plan balance grow just as much as you do! That’s why you can start participating in the 401(k) plan on your date of hire. Plus we match 50% of the first 6% you contribute to your 401(k) plan for US Employees. Rabo also contributes an additional 3% of your eligible pay in Safe Harbor contribution and up to 3% in annual Discretionary Profit Sharing contributions.
• Emotional Well-Being ensures your Work Life balance. We offer a generous paid time off program to full time employees: up to 20 days of vacation time, 5 days of additional time off plus 7 sick days and 11 US holidays annually (based on hire date during the calendar year). In addition, Growing a Better World Together requires wanting the best for our employees and their families and our communities. To do that, we offer both the time and financial support to give back to the community through our Dollars for Doers, Helping Hands and Gift Matching programs. (All paid time off is subject to company accrual and carryover policies.)

Our Organization:

As a financial services provider for leading U.S. farmers and ranchers, Rabo AgriFinance adds value through industry expertise, client-focused solutions, and long-term business relationships. Rabo AgriFinance offers a comprehensive portfolio of services to prepare producers to take advantage of market opportunities and mitigate risk. Our suite of services includes loans, lines of credit, insurance, input financing, equipment leasing and risk management products. Rabo AgriFinance is a subsidiary of Rabobank, one of the world’s largest and most secure banks, and the premier lender in the food and global agriculture industry. See, https://www.raboag.com/.

Salary Expectations:

Target Hiring Range: $100,000.00 - $130,000.00

This position is subject to the terms of [RAF/Rabobank/RDS]’s compensation plans and policies. It is anticipated that the position will pay within the target hiring range. The range is reflective of the desired primary physical work location and may be adjusted outside of the projected range based on geographical differentiation if the actual work location of the hired candidate differs from the desired primary location, or for other lawful reasons. Further, all full-time regular positions include all other benefits provided to [RAF/Rabobank/RDS] employees, including healthcare benefits, 401k matching, vacation, sick leave, parental leave, possible discretionary bonuses and all other benefits that are all governed by and subject to ERISA plan documents and eligibility.

Rabo provides equal opportunity in employment to all employees and applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity gender expression, marital status, genetic information, medical condition, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, military service or veteran status, victims of domestic violence, or any other basis protected by applicable law. Rabo also prohibits harassment of any individuals on any of the bases listed above.

At Rabobank, we strive to grow a better world together. In order to achieve that, we have to have the right people in the right jobs. Are you ready to join our team?

This job posting has no fixed application deadline. We will accept resumes until a qualified applicant pool is identified.

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