{"id":707,"date":"2026-05-09T17:10:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T17:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cornerstonefinancialrecruiting.com\/?p=707"},"modified":"2026-05-09T17:13:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T17:13:05","slug":"chief-banking-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cornerstonefinancialrecruiting.com\/?p=707","title":{"rendered":"Chief Banking Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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WI\/IL Stateline or NW IL<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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$135-180k<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Founded over 25 years ago, my client is a leader as a Community Bank based in Illinois. Current Bank asset size exceeds $750mm and GROWING!<\/p>

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\u00b7 Nine branches, four counties and growing<\/p>

\u00b7 Founded by Bankers, Farmers and Business people to truly serve their communities<\/p>

\u00b7 State Chartered Commercial Bank<\/p>

\u00b7 Strong financial numbers year after year and very low non-performing loans<\/p>

WHY SHOULD YOU BE INTERESTED!!<\/p>

\u00b7 Great opportunity to oversee and impact this Bank\u2019s Retail Department<\/p>

\u00b7 This Bank is a top Community Bank in Illinois and Wisconsin!<\/p>

\u00b7 Voted \u201cBest Bank\u201d and \u201cBest Places to Work\u201d<\/p>

\u00b7 Great benefits including generous 401k match<\/p>

\u00b7 Incredible culture<\/p>

\u00b7 Be part of the Executive and Leadership Team<\/p>

\u00b7 Ability to be Hybrid\/Remote<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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SUMMARY:<\/p>

The Chief Banking Officer (CBO) serves as a key strategic leader, providing the vision, direction, and enterprise-wide growth strategy needed to advance the Bank\u2019s mission of delivering an exceptional, high-touch customer experience. This role ensures the bank maintains strong operational controls, effective reporting, and a disciplined approach to growth. The CBO builds and empowers high-performing teams, ensures the right talent and systems are in place to support expansion, and balances hands-on leadership with strategic foresight. This leader is also responsible for championing a culture of compliance, ensuring adherence to all Bank policies as well as state and federal regulations. Through innovative thinking, strong execution, and a deep commitment to customer delight, the CBO plays a critical role in shaping the bank\u2019s success.<\/p>

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RESPONSIBILITIES:<\/p>

\u00b7 Develop and execute strategic plans to drive deposit growth across all customer segments<\/p>

\u00b7 Collaborate with senior leadership to set annual business objectives, branch and department performance targets, and market expansion strategies<\/p>

\u00b7 Evaluate market trends, customer needs, and competitive positioning to identify new opportunities for growth<\/p>

\u00b7 Foster a relationship-driven culture rooted in delighting the customer, trust, and long-term customer partnerships<\/p>

\u00b7 Promote collaboration across business lines to deliver a seamless, unified experience for customers at every touchpoint<\/p>

\u00b7 Drive training, coaching, and recognition that reinforce a culture of exceptional service and accountability<\/p>

\u00b7 Lead and inspire a high-performing team, fostering a culture of creativity, accountability, and purpose-driven execution, while developing future leaders and succession plans<\/p>

\u00b7 Assure the marketing team\u2019s support of all communities and product channels of the bank.<\/p>

\u00b7 Assist with the initiatives to enhance the bank\u2019s reputation as a trusted, community-focused financial partner<\/p>

\u00b7 Partner with the commercial lending team and market leadership to grow treasury relationships and deepen existing customer engagement<\/p>

\u00b7 Lead and enhance the private banking\/wealth service model focused on high-net-worth individuals, centers of influence and business owners<\/p>

\u00b7 Oversee all aspects of consumer banking, including branch operations, customer experience, sales performance, staffing, training, and electronic banking adoption<\/p>

\u00b7 Build and strengthen partnerships with community organizations, local business leaders, and advocacy groups to support and empower the bilingual community<\/p>

SCOPE:<\/p>

This position will report to the CEO\/President and oversee Retail Banking, Private Banking, Electronic Banking, Customer Experience and Marketing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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EDUCATION \/ EXPERIENCE:<\/p>

\u00b7 Bachelor\u2019s degree in Business, Finance or a related field<\/p>

\u00b7 Master\u2019s degree in Business Administration, Finance or related field a plus but not required<\/p>

\u00b7 10+ years of experience in the banking or financial services industry, including proven leadership in strategic planning business development.<\/p>

\u00b7 Exceptional communication, relationship-building, and decision-making skills; ability to manage change and execute long-term strategies.<\/p>

\u00b7 Demonstrated ability to develop teams, manage complexity, foster collaboration, and drive organizational culture<\/p>

\u00b7 Proven track record of success in leadership as a senior executive<\/p>

\u00b7 Thorough understating of banking regulations, risk management and compliance requirements<\/p>

\u00b7 Proven ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Location: WI\/IL Stateline or NW IL Compensation: $135-180k Company Description Founded over 25 years ago, my client is a leader as a Community Bank based in Illinois. Current Bank asset size exceeds $750mm and GROWING! \u00a0 \u00b7 Nine branches, four counties and growing \u00b7 Founded by Bankers, Farmers and Business people to truly serve their […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonefinancialrecruiting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonefinancialrecruiting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonefinancialrecruiting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonefinancialrecruiting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonefinancialrecruiting.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=707"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonefinancialrecruiting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/707\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":711,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonefinancialrecruiting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/707\/revisions\/711"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonefinancialrecruiting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/19"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonefinancialrecruiting.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonefinancialrecruiting.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonefinancialrecruiting.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}