Lead Teller - KeyBank

• Embodies a strong client experience culture, being present with every client and teammate and realizing the impact we can have on their day, personally, professionally, and financially.
• Assumes responsibility for the efficient, effective, and accurate performance of teller functions while coaching other tellers to do so as well.
• Act as a resource to identify and resolve more complex client servicing issues.
• Listen for clues for financial wellness opportunities during client conversations, and then appropriately transition the clients to a Banker.
• Assist clients in achieving their financial goals and objectives through the use of financial wellness tools.
• Participate in morning huddles and end-of-day debriefs.
• Follows compliance, audit, and security procedures, and balances cash drawer within balancing guidelines.
• Manage day-to-day duties for the branch teller line, including scheduling of tellers, observing, and providing coaching to tellers to enhance effectiveness, and overseeing branch operational standards; Provide direction and guidance for branch staff on operational/regulatory procedures.
• Review and maintain knowledge of product guides, fees, and policies to stay current on offerings.
• Support the Branch Manager in onboarding and training new Tellers to the team.
• Performs other duties as assigned; duties, responsibilities, and/or activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.
• Complies with all KeyBank policies and procedures, including without limitation, acting professionally at all times, conducting business ethically, avoiding conflicts of interest, and acting in the best interests of Key’s clients and Key.

• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent business experience (required).

• 3+ years demonstrated superior client relationship skills (required).
• 3+ years experience in cash handling (required).
• Working knowledge of PC with Windows-based applications and calculator (required).
• Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate, and foster teamwork (required).
• Demonstrated organizational skills while managing multiple tasks (required).

• Notary License (preferred)

• Is knowledgeable about the client’s accounts and business with the bank and uses sound judgment with customers and transactions.
• Exhibits strong sales and service skills, presenting products and services while proactively educating clients on utilizing available access channels (ex: ATM, Online, and Telephone Banking).
• Strong work ethic and high level of integrity; ability to exercise sound judgment to make reasonable decisions in the absence of direction.
• Excellent Time management skills.

• Adaptability: Demonstrates a willingness to listen to other opinions and adjust to new or changing assignments, processes, and people while avoiding snap reactions.
• Collaboration: Demonstrates experience in participating in productive collaborative processes that help solve business problems and meet business goals.
• Critical Thinking: The ability to identify, obtain, and organize relevant data and ideas and prioritize concerns in the decision-making process.
• Decision Making: The ability to select the right activities to work on from a range of competing priorities and stand-by decisions in the face of conflict or unexpected outcomes.
• Emotional Intelligence: Identifies relevant EI components, practices, benefits, and development venues and discusses issues and considerations needed to advance one’s own EI maturity.

• Business Acumen: Participates in business tasks to get things done in own business unit and communicates key considerations for business decision-making processes.
• Oral & Written Communication: Possesses the ability to adapt listening and facilitation styles to others’ communication styles and uses various approaches appropriately and effectively.
• Risk Management: Implements or manages risk management for own business unit and documents key steps of the risk management process and associated procedures.
• Storytelling: Demonstrates basic storytelling principles to create compelling stories that will positively influence clients and potential clients.
• Change Navigation: Articulates the rationale for, and positive and negative consequences of change so as to help others adapt; encourages exploration of non-traditional ideas by team members leveraging the concept of continuous improvement.

•  Consumer Retail - Prolonged Standing (5-8 hours per day), frequent use of hands to manipulate/grasp objects, ability to communicate face to face and on the phone with clients, occasional bending and lifting from floor height, frequent forward reach, frequent lifting of 1 – 10 lbs., occasional lifting of up to 30 lbs.

• Ability to occasionally operate a motor vehicle with a valid driver's license.

Working at Key is an opportunity to join a company committed to your success and the success of the clients and communities we serve. We offer our teammates the skills, mentoring and training needed to meet their career goals and better serve our clients.