Senior Vice President, Bank Payments & Deposit Operations Manager

Why Stifel

Stifel strives for a culture that puts its clients and associates first: a culture where everyone belongs, everyone is welcome, and everyone contributes to the success of our clients, their careers, and the firm as a whole.

Let's talk about how you can find your place here at Stifel, where success meets success.

What You'll Be Doing

The Bank Payments & Deposit Operations Manager is responsible for leading payment strategies and overseeing banking products and services to ensure alignment with Stifel Bank's strategic objectives. This role drives innovation in payment solutions, enhances service quality, ensures regulatory compliance, manages operational risk across payments and deposit platforms, and recruits, develops, and maintains top talent to support deposit growth and maintain regulatory compliance.

What We're Looking For

• Champion payment innovative initiatives by providing strategic guidance and subject matter expertise.
• Serve as a trusted resource for all levels of management on payments and deposit operations.
• Direct and optimize operations for payment networks and deposit systems to ensure efficiency and reliability.
• Lead and inspire teams to foster collaboration, accountability and exceptional customer service.
• Recruit, develop, and maintain top talent to support deposit growth and maintain regulatory compliance.
• Establish and enforce policies and procedures in accordance with banking regulations and industry best practices.
• Align team objectives with the bank's vision and strategic plan.

What You'll Bring

• Deep expertise in payment products and deposit operations.
• Expertise in ACH, Wire, SWIFT, and check processing.
• Strong knowledge of banking regulations including NACHA, Truth in Savings, Regulation E and D.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify issues and implement effective solutions.
• Ability to assess risk and liability and respond promptly with sound judgement.
• Proven leadership experience with a track record of building high-performing teams.

Education & Experience

• Minimum Required: Bachelor's degree in finance or equivalent experience.
• Minimum Required: 5+ years in a management position of payments and deposit operations.

Licenses & Credentials

• Minimum Required: Payment certifications (AAP, APRP and/or NCP).

Systems & Technology

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.

About Stifel

Stifel is more than 130 years old and still thinking like a start-up. We are a global wealth management and investment banking firm serious about innovation and fresh ideas. Built on a simple premise of safeguarding our clients' money as if it were our own, coined by our namesake, Herman Stifel, our success is intimately tied to our commitment to helping families, companies, and municipalities find their own success.

While our headquarters is in St. Louis, we have offices in New York, San Francisco, Baltimore, London, Frankfurt, Toronto, and more than 400 other locations. Stifel is home to approximately 9,000 individuals who are currently building their careers as financial advisors, research analysts, project managers, marketing specialists, developers, bankers, operations associates, among hundreds more. Let's talk about how you can find your place here at Stifel, where success meets success.

At Stifel we offer an entrepreneurial environment, comprehensive benefits package to include health, dental and vision care, 401k, wellness initiatives, life insurance, and paid time off.

Stifel's bank and trust companies are equal opportunity employers. All candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, genetic information or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. If you would like more information regarding Equal Employment Opportunity rights and protections, please review the following information: Know Your Rights.

Stifel is an Equal Opportunity Employer.