Chief Of Staff Jobs

Israel Discount Bank of New York, also known by its registered service mark, “IDB Bank”, is a full service commercial bank chartered by the State of New York and a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Our liquidity and capital ratios are strong, and we are ranked by Crain’s New York Business as the 14th largest commercial bank in the New York area. the Bank provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic status, citizenship status, marital status, military or veteran status, current unemployment or any other legally protected category in accordance with applicable federal, state and local law.

Job Summary

The Chief of Staff will report and serve as an advisor and trusted partner to the Chief Lending Officer “CLO” and help manage organizational priorities and support multiple efforts across the division. The Chief of Staff will work across multiple levels of the bank to drive key organization-wide priorities and keep the CLO up-to-date with key updates. IDB is looking for a dynamic individual capable of driving the processes, liaison with line and senior management, and ensuring all deliverables meet deadlines. The Chief of Staff will assist in developing sales and business development processes in support of the Commercial Bank's products and services, collaborating with the Sales and Marketing teams to ensure implementation and execution. Must have a high level of autonomy, creative thinking, and discretion to advance priorities and effectively leverage the CLO's time. We are seeking an individual with Commercial Bank Lending Chief of Staff experience (Middle Market, Commercial Real Estate) with a knowledge of complimentary cross sell products.

Directs and oversees the Project Management Life Cycle (PMLC), which encompasses the planning, organizing, and managing of resources to bring about the successful completion of specific projects goals and objectives. This includes defining project scope of work, developing detailed project plans, establishing milestones and defining the resources/funding required. This position will maintain a strong alignment with the Commercial Banking and USPB leadership team to enhance internal cross sales capabilities and efforts.

• Develops and monitors schedules to ensure that projects are completed within established deadlines.
• Be a liaison for inter and intra departmental relationships and be a delegate for CLO in meetings as necessary
• Interfaces with all levels of business, technical management staff, and project teams to facilitate problem and competing priorities resolution.
• Assist in developing sales and business development processes in support of the Commercial Bank's products and services, collaborating with the Sales and Marketing teams to ensure implementation and execution.
• Conducts scoping sessions and assists in the creation of work and proposal statements. This may include providing technical approaches, tasks, deliverables, work estimates, assumptions, dependencies, etc.
• Lead and/or coordinate drafting of the CLO's internal communications and responding on behalf of the CLO to issues that arise internally.
• Evaluates the scope and complexity of projects and programs and implements the necessary resources to ensure adherence to policies and procedures. This includes preparing detailed project plans, allocating staff and establishing budget requirements.
• Assists Project Management Office with project methodology deployment, process reengineering and evaluation procedures
• Leads status meetings, tracks and maintains detailed issues and risks lists, prepares appropriate project meeting minutes and status reports. Meets regularly with other related application support areas to ensure that integration issues are identified and addressed.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with MS Office, particularly PowerPoint; ability to quickly create presentations for senior management.
• Experience with Salesforce (CRM), tracking projects, organizing processes and reporting is essential
• A degree in a field relevant to Finance is desirable
• Strong leadership skills.
• 5 -10 years of relevant work experience in Commercial Banking required
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills, with the ability to establish credibility and strong partnership with senior management and clients.
• Experience with project management tools such as Monday.com and other CRM tools (HubSpot) are a plus.

• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage, prioritize, work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Excellent business judgment and strategic thinking, self-directed, proactive and creative.
• Experience working with Customer Service Representatives and/or Cash Management/Wire processes and training a plus.
• Exemplary in communication, presentation and time-management skills
• Strong creative solution and problem-solving skills, flexible to changing business priorities and ability to multitask.
• Experience and comfort interacting across levels of an organization, including board members and senior executives.

Compensation

The expected annual salary for this position is between $110,000 and $160,000 at the start of employment. A salary offer is determined on an individualized basis, taking into consideration factors such as an individual’s skills and experience. In addition to base salary, our total rewards package also includes eligibility for an annual bonus, medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision plans, life and disability insurance, employee wellness program, retirement and savings plans with employer contributions, generous holiday and paid time off schedules, parental leave, and tuition reimbursement.

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Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

The Bank will make reasonable accommodations to the following employees to allow them to perform the essential functions of their position, except where doing so would result in undue hardship to the Bank:

• Those with a known mental or physical disability.
• Employees with religious observance and practice obligations.
• Pregnant individuals and/or individuals with pregnancy or childbirth-related medical conditions.
• Victims of domestic violence, sex offenses or stalking.

Any employee who believes he or she needs an accommodation for any of the above reasons should contact their supervisor or a member of Human Resources to request such an accommodation. In each case, the Bank will engage in a good faith written or oral dialogue concerning the individual’s accommodation needs; potential accommodations that may address the individual’s accommodation needs, including alternatives to a requested accommodation; and the difficulties that such potential accommodations may pose for the employer.

The Bank retains the ultimate discretion to choose the appropriate reasonable accommodation. Upon reaching a final determination at the conclusion of the cooperative dialogue, the Bank will provide the requesting individual with a written final determination identifying any accommodation granted or denied. In addition, the Bank will maintain any information regarding the employee’s request and status in the strictest confidence, except as requested by the employee, as required on a need-to-know basis or as otherwise required by law.

IDB BANK, INCLUDING ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND DIVISIONS, PROVIDES EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO ALL EMPLOYEES AND APPLICANTS FOR EMPLOYMENT WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, AGE, DISABILITY, GENETIC STATUS, CITIZENSHIP STATUS, MARITAL STATUS, MILITARY OR VETERAN STATUS, CURRENT UNEMPLOYMENT OR ANY OTHER LEGALLY PROTECTED CATEGORY IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAW. NOTHING IN THIS SITE CONSTITUTES A PROMISE OR OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT.

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IDB BANK, INCLUDING ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND DIVISIONS, PROVIDES EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO ALL EMPLOYEES AND APPLICANTS FOR EMPLOYMENT WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, AGE, DISABILITY, GENETIC STATUS, CITIZENSHIP STATUS, MARITAL STATUS, MILITARY OR VETERAN STATUS, CURRENT UNEMPLOYMENT OR ANY OTHER LEGALLY PROTECTED CATEGORY IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAW. NOTHING IN THIS SITE CONSTITUTES A PROMISE OR OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT.