About the Role
Wells Fargo is seeking experienced managers for a Branch Manager career within the National Branch Network. This role is designed for individuals with a strong foundation in branch leadership who want to apply their expertise within Wells Fargo. As a Branch Manager, you will lead sales efforts, drive customer relationship growth, and manage a team to achieve business objectives while balancing operational risk.
Responsibilities
- Provide strong, inclusive leadership to build and retain a high-performing team, establishing clear expectations, and managing performance through targeted coaching to deliver sales, service, and operational excellence.
- Lead a branch team to proactively identify customer financial needs and deliver tailored consumer and business solutions that drive both customer value and business outcomes.
- Use branch manager routines to build individual capability, confidence, and productivity, delivering consistent, high-impact coaching through observation, feedback, and follow-up while holding the team accountable to behaviors and outcomes aligned to Wells Fargo priorities.
- Partner closely with internal sales partners to provide customers a comprehensive, coordinated Wells Fargo experience across Wealth & Investment Management, Business Banking, and Home Lending to maximize relationship depth, customer value, and branch performance.
- Identify opportunities for making banking easier for customers through education and demonstration of available digital options.
- Leverage reporting and employee observations to gain insight into strengths and opportunities, taking decisive action to improve team performance and expand primary bank relationships and wallet share.
- Demonstrate ownership by balancing growth, operational soundness, and talent decisions while proactively managing risk, resolving issues, and modeling behaviors that protect customers, employees, and the company.
Requirements
- 5+ years of banking, financial services, or Branch Network experience, or equivalent demonstrated through work experience, training, military experience, or education.
- 2+ years of leadership experience.
- Ability to work a schedule that includes Saturdays.
- Ability to travel in assigned geography up to 50% of the time during the first 6 months (and prior to or up until placement in a specific branch), depending on location.
- SAFE registration is required at the time of employment.
- Loan Originators must meet LO/CFPB requirements and comply with Wells Fargo policies, including standards related to financial responsibility, character, fitness, and criminal background.
- A credit report may be reviewed and additional ongoing screening may apply.
- This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship.
Skills
- Proven ability to hire, coach, and develop sales professionals and direct reports, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, adaptability, and high performance.
- Demonstrated ability to lead a customer-focused sales culture, driving measurable growth through coaching, accountability, disciplined execution, and taking ownership of performance outcomes, talent decisions, and risk management.
- Ability to analyze performance, identify strengths and opportunities, and execute action plans that enable the team to achieve business objectives.
- Exercise independent judgement and critical thinking skills to manage time, prioritize, and delegate tasks in a complex, fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrated success managing and coaching across affluent, high net worth, and business customer segments by identifying complex financial needs and building strong relationships with customers, internal partners, and community stakeholders.
- Ability to lead teams in influencing, educating, and connecting customers to technology, articulating the value of digital banking solutions to enhance customer experience.
- Knowledge of banking laws and regulations, including compliance controls, operational risk management, and loss prevention, with the ability to model and reinforce behaviors that protect customers, employees, and the company.
Location
- Austin Downtown: 111 Congress Ave AUSTIN, TX 78701
- East 11th: 1000 E 11th St AUSTIN, TX 78702
- Scofield Farms: 1601 W Parmer Ln AUSTIN, TX 78727
- North Lamar: 9800 N Lamar Blvd Ste 100 AUSTIN, TX 78753
- Austin Highland: 6501 Airport Blvd AUSTIN, TX 78752
- Pleasant Valley: 1825 S Pleasant Valley Rd AUSTIN, TX 78741
- Guadalupe UT: 2402 Guadalupe St Ste C AUSTIN, TX 78705
- Riverside: 501 S Congress Ave AUSTIN, TX 78704
- West 15th: 605 W 15th St AUSTIN, TX 78701
- Domain: 3216 W Braker Ln AUSTIN, TX 78758
- Parmer I35: 13000 N. IH-35, Bldg 3 AUSTIN, TX 78754
- Congress & Oltorf: 2326 S Congress Ave AUSTIN, TX 78704
- Airport & Oak Springs: 1145 Airport Blvd AUSTIN, TX 78702
Work Type
- Onsite
Experience Level
- 5+ years of banking, financial services, or Branch Network experience
- 2+ years of leadership experience
Benefits
- Robust benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Programs designed to help you find work-life balance and well-being
- Rewarded for investing in your community
- Celebrated for being your authentic self
- Empowered to grow
About the Company
- Wells Fargo is a financial services leader and a global trailblazer committed to driving innovation, empowering communities, and helping customers succeed.
- Recognized in the 2026 LinkedIn Top Companies list of best workplaces “to grow your career” in the U.S.
Equal Opportunity
- Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.
- Candidates applying to job openings posted in Canada: Applications for employment are encouraged from all qualified candidates, including women, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples and visible minorities. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process.
