Job Description

Are you seeking an opportunity to lead a successful independent financial institution?  Do you enjoy working in a relationship-driven and community-based culture?  If you’re someone who thrives in a tight-knit team environment with regular and open Board communication – this could be a great fit.

Guardian Credit Union is looking for a new President & CEO to lead all aspects of the organization and ensure financial stability commensurate with the best interests of our members, employees and the general public. In this role, you will work closely with a well-established and cohesive executive leadership team and Board of Directors to help sustain a strong and stable future for the credit union.

Our Core Values
The President and CEO will be expected to act in a manner which exemplifies Guardian Credit Union’s values:

• Relationships – We treat each other, our members, and our community with respect.
• Accountability – We hold ourselves to a higher standard.
• Teamwork – We work together to reach our goals.
• Honesty – We believe in conducting ourselves with honesty, integrity, trust, and fairness.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Plan and direct all credit union activities in accordance with credit union policies, including the recommendation and implementation of programs and policies, direction of staff, operations planning and assistance to the Board of Directors in long-range planning and policy development, to ensure that credit union goals and objectives are being met.
• Plan, direct, compensate, motivate, and develop a competent, high performing staff to assure maximum efficiency in the daily credit union operations and effective member relations.
• Maintain responsibility for ensuring complete financial, statistical, and accounting records of the credit union.
• Prepare the credit union's annual plan and operating budget and present both for Board approval. Make periodic progress reports concerning plan and budget status.
• Ensure that all assets and employees of the credit union are properly insured and bonded and are responsible for implementing adequate security safeguards for the credit union.
• Periodically review all credit union policies and make recommendations for change to the Board of Directors as necessary.
• Define appropriate limitation of authority for loan departments’ staff and ensure strong understanding of credit loan policies and procedures.
• Submit to appropriate regulatory and government officials all information required by law or requested from the Board of Directors.
• Maintain responsibility for all activities related to the investment function, including the development of policies and procedures necessary to ensure that safety, liquidity, and yield are considered in all credit union investment decisions.
• Ensure that marketing efforts adequately communicate to members the value of credit union membership and services.
• Implement safeguards for funds, fixed assets, and valuables in custody; and maintain the fiscal solvency of the credit union.
• Participate in community and sponsor affairs to contribute to the overall image of the credit union and are responsible for promoting the credit union to the general public.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree (preferably in Business Administration plus additional graduate level courses in finance, marketing, etc.) or equivalent.
• 10+ years of financial services experience, five of which should be in progressively responsible credit union management positions.
• Knowledge of credit union philosophy management techniques, general administration, accounting, financial and overall general operations.
• Ability to make decisions and to provide effective leadership.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills .
• Must be bondable.

Location
This is a full-time on-site position located at our headquarters in Oak Creek.  Minimal (local) travel between branches/office locations required, as well as to Board, committee, and other external meetings and events.

About Us
Established in 1934, Guardian Credit Union is a not-for-profit, member-owned, financial cooperative, dedicated to being the member's primary financial institution by providing superior, comprehensive, courteous, and prompt services.  Today, Guardian Credit Union is the largest credit union headquartered in Milwaukee County, serving over 35,000 members with assets of over $290 million.

 

We Make it Easy

Founded in 1901, MRA is a nonprofit employer association that serves more than 4,000 employers, covering more than one million employees.

As one of the largest employer associations in the nation, MRA helps its member organizations thrive by offering the most comprehensive assortment of HR services, information, education, and resources to help build successful workplaces and a powerful workforce.

We partner with these companies working directly with their HR department and leadership to hire their talent. We are a direct line to the company, not an agency recruiter.

Job Tags

Full time, Work at office, Local area,

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