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Branch Manager roles qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship under the specialty occupation standard, typically requiring a bachelor's degree in business, finance, or management. Large regional banks, credit unions, and financial services firms are active H-1B filers for this title. The annual cap applies, so timing your job search around the April lottery window matters.
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Get Access To All JobsThank you for your interest in a career at Regions. At Regions, we believe associates deserve more than just a job. We believe in offering performance-driven individuals a place where they can build a career—a place to expect more opportunities. If you are focused on results, dedicated to quality, strength and integrity, and possess the drive to succeed, then we are your employer of choice. Regions is dedicated to taking appropriate steps to safeguard and protect private and personally identifiable information you submit. The information that you submit will be collected and reviewed by associates, consultants, and vendors of Regions in order to evaluate your qualifications and experience for job opportunities and will not be used for marketing purposes, sold, or shared outside of Regions unless required by law. Such information will be stored in accordance with regulatory requirements and in conjunction with Regions’ Retention Schedule for a minimum of three years. You may review, modify, or update your information by visiting and logging into the careers section of the system.
Job Description
At Regions, the Branch Manager is responsible for maintaining an engaged, operationally sound, and high performing team dedicated to improving the financial wellness of our customers. This position acts as a player and coach, oversees branch operations, directly manages associate performance, and provides guidance as needed to ensure associates are helping customers reach their financial goals by understanding and meeting customer needs. Branch Managers are expected to drive branch performance results through strong individual sales performance in addition to ensuring the team meets and exceeds branch sales, quality, and service goals while maintaining an operationally efficient and compliant branch. Regions' mission is to make life better for our customers and communities, and we are looking for candidates committed to fostering customer relationships, identifying needs and creating a path to achieving financial goals. The successful candidate should be individually driven and competitive, as well as motivated to work as a team to achieve a common goal. This requires a candidate that is motivated by a fast paced and energetic environment, with the ability to provide personalized customer service.
Primary Responsibilities
- Leads a small to moderate sized team of branch associates responsible for impacting new revenue generation through identifying customer needs and providing appropriate guidance and perspective about Regions solutions
- Conducts outside sales efforts commensurate with market opportunity to generate new business clients while also maintaining and expanding existing consumer and business banking relationships
- Educates associates, customers, and surrounding community about best practices to achieve and maintain financial wellness in addition to emerging bank technology and digital solutions such as mobile, online and ATM offerings, all designed to make banking easier
- Coaches and develops branch associates through execution of iConnect - the Region's Sales, Service and Coaching process, with some guidance from assigned mentor, senior level managers and internal support partners
- Provides consistent and timely coaching and guidance to associates to assist with strengthening their product knowledge and identifying customer needs
- Educates and advises customers on Regions Consumer and Business products and services, including all loan and deposit types in addition to assisting with annuities and life insurance
- Ensures a consistent optimal customer experience, including handling customer’s transactional needs as needed. This may include sharing responsibility for greeting customers and processing transactions to ensure customers bank when, where, and how they want
- Resolves escalated customer and associate issues and provides counseling to associates as needed with some guidance and direction from senior leadership and Human Resources
- Manages recruiting and selection process for assigned branch
- Maintains relationships with Line of Business partners and refers customers to an internal team of experts when additional complex financial goals and needs are recognized
- Follows all bank policies, processes, procedures, and internal audit requirements and adheres to applicable laws and regulations, including completing individual duties specific to the role of Branch Manager, and ensures all associates in the branch complete their delegated operational risk management duties as assigned; as a member of the branch team, ensures sound banking practices, including managing, identifying, and reporting operational risks
This position is exempt from timekeeping requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act and is not eligible for overtime pay. This position is incentive eligible. This position requires registration with the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry (NMLS). Please refer to https://fedregistry.nationwidelicensingsystem.org for more information.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED
- Three (3) years of Financial Services, sales, or sales management experience
- Expected to obtain an active Life Insurance License within first twelve (12) months and maintain continuing education for licensing requirements
- Ability to work on Saturday as needed
Preferences
- College degree
- Life Insurance License
- Supervisory experience within the Financial Services industry
- Six (6) years of banking and/or lending experience
- Six (6) years of relationship-based client consultation experience
Skills And Competencies
- Ability to exhibit mastery of key advice, guidance, and education concepts
- Ability to handle multiple priorities simultaneously
- Ability to provide effective feedback and guidance
- Excellent communication and customer service skills
- Excellent leadership and problem-solving skills
Bilingual Skills preferred: English/Spanish
This position may be filled at a higher level depending on the Candidate's qualifications and experience.
Position Type
Full time
Compensation Details
Pay ranges are job specific and are provided as a point-of-market reference for compensation decisions. Other factors which directly impact pay for individual associates include: experience, skills, knowledge, contribution, job location and, most importantly, performance in the job role. As these factors vary by individuals, pay will also vary among individual associates within the same job. The target information listed below is based on the Metropolitan Statistical Area Market Range for where the position is located and level of the position.
- Minimum Job Range Target: $68,359.25 USD
- Median: $89,302.50 USD
Incentive Pay Plans
This role is eligible to participate in a commission incentive plan. Employees have the potential to earn commission based on performance against defined metrics and goals. This role is eligible to participate in a formulaic incentive plan. Employees have the potential to earn incentives based on performance against defined metrics and goals.
Benefits Information
Regions offers a benefits package that is flexible, comprehensive and recognizes that "one size does not fit all" for benefits-eligible associates. Listed below is a synopsis of the benefits offered by Regions for informational purposes, which is not intended to be a complete summary of plan terms and conditions.
- Paid Vacation/Sick Time
- 401K with Company Match
- Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits
- Disability Benefits
- Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Account
- Life Insurance
- Parental Leave
- Employee Assistance Program
- Associate Volunteer Program
Please note, benefits and plans may be changed, amended, or terminated with respect to all or any class of associate at any time. To learn more about Regions’ benefits, please click or copy the link below to your browser. https://www.regions.com/about-regions/welcome-portal/benefits
Location Details
Location: Austin, Texas
Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans
Job applications at Regions are accepted electronically through our career site for a minimum of five business days from the date of posting. Job postings for higher-volume positions may remain active for longer than the minimum period due to business need and may be closed at any time thereafter at the discretion of the company.
Thank you for your interest in a career at Regions. At Regions, we believe associates deserve more than just a job. We believe in offering performance-driven individuals a place where they can build a career—a place to expect more opportunities. If you are focused on results, dedicated to quality, strength and integrity, and possess the drive to succeed, then we are your employer of choice. Regions is dedicated to taking appropriate steps to safeguard and protect private and personally identifiable information you submit. The information that you submit will be collected and reviewed by associates, consultants, and vendors of Regions in order to evaluate your qualifications and experience for job opportunities and will not be used for marketing purposes, sold, or shared outside of Regions unless required by law. Such information will be stored in accordance with regulatory requirements and in conjunction with Regions’ Retention Schedule for a minimum of three years. You may review, modify, or update your information by visiting and logging into the careers section of the system.
Job Description
At Regions, the Branch Manager is responsible for maintaining an engaged, operationally sound, and high performing team dedicated to improving the financial wellness of our customers. This position acts as a player and coach, oversees branch operations, directly manages associate performance, and provides guidance as needed to ensure associates are helping customers reach their financial goals by understanding and meeting customer needs. Branch Managers are expected to drive branch performance results through strong individual sales performance in addition to ensuring the team meets and exceeds branch sales, quality, and service goals while maintaining an operationally efficient and compliant branch. Regions' mission is to make life better for our customers and communities, and we are looking for candidates committed to fostering customer relationships, identifying needs and creating a path to achieving financial goals. The successful candidate should be individually driven and competitive, as well as motivated to work as a team to achieve a common goal. This requires a candidate that is motivated by a fast paced and energetic environment, with the ability to provide personalized customer service.
Primary Responsibilities
- Leads a small to moderate sized team of branch associates responsible for impacting new revenue generation through identifying customer needs and providing appropriate guidance and perspective about Regions solutions
- Conducts outside sales efforts commensurate with market opportunity to generate new business clients while also maintaining and expanding existing consumer and business banking relationships
- Educates associates, customers, and surrounding community about best practices to achieve and maintain financial wellness in addition to emerging bank technology and digital solutions such as mobile, online and ATM offerings, all designed to make banking easier
- Coaches and develops branch associates through execution of iConnect - the Region's Sales, Service and Coaching process, with some guidance from assigned mentor, senior level managers and internal support partners
- Provides consistent and timely coaching and guidance to associates to assist with strengthening their product knowledge and identifying customer needs
- Educates and advises customers on Regions Consumer and Business products and services, including all loan and deposit types in addition to assisting with annuities and life insurance
- Ensures a consistent optimal customer experience, including handling customer’s transactional needs as needed. This may include sharing responsibility for greeting customers and processing transactions to ensure customers bank when, where, and how they want
- Resolves escalated customer and associate issues and provides counseling to associates as needed with some guidance and direction from senior leadership and Human Resources
- Manages recruiting and selection process for assigned branch
- Maintains relationships with Line of Business partners and refers customers to an internal team of experts when additional complex financial goals and needs are recognized
- Follows all bank policies, processes, procedures, and internal audit requirements and adheres to applicable laws and regulations, including completing individual duties specific to the role of Branch Manager, and ensures all associates in the branch complete their delegated operational risk management duties as assigned; as a member of the branch team, ensures sound banking practices, including managing, identifying, and reporting operational risks
This position is exempt from timekeeping requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act and is not eligible for overtime pay. This position is incentive eligible. This position requires registration with the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry (NMLS). Please refer to https://fedregistry.nationwidelicensingsystem.org for more information.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED
- Three (3) years of Financial Services, sales, or sales management experience
- Expected to obtain an active Life Insurance License within first twelve (12) months and maintain continuing education for licensing requirements
- Ability to work on Saturday as needed
Preferences
- College degree
- Life Insurance License
- Supervisory experience within the Financial Services industry
- Six (6) years of banking and/or lending experience
- Six (6) years of relationship-based client consultation experience
Skills And Competencies
- Ability to exhibit mastery of key advice, guidance, and education concepts
- Ability to handle multiple priorities simultaneously
- Ability to provide effective feedback and guidance
- Excellent communication and customer service skills
- Excellent leadership and problem-solving skills
Bilingual Skills preferred: English/Spanish
This position may be filled at a higher level depending on the Candidate's qualifications and experience.
Position Type
Full time
Compensation Details
Pay ranges are job specific and are provided as a point-of-market reference for compensation decisions. Other factors which directly impact pay for individual associates include: experience, skills, knowledge, contribution, job location and, most importantly, performance in the job role. As these factors vary by individuals, pay will also vary among individual associates within the same job. The target information listed below is based on the Metropolitan Statistical Area Market Range for where the position is located and level of the position.
- Minimum Job Range Target: $68,359.25 USD
- Median: $89,302.50 USD
Incentive Pay Plans
This role is eligible to participate in a commission incentive plan. Employees have the potential to earn commission based on performance against defined metrics and goals. This role is eligible to participate in a formulaic incentive plan. Employees have the potential to earn incentives based on performance against defined metrics and goals.
Benefits Information
Regions offers a benefits package that is flexible, comprehensive and recognizes that "one size does not fit all" for benefits-eligible associates. Listed below is a synopsis of the benefits offered by Regions for informational purposes, which is not intended to be a complete summary of plan terms and conditions.
- Paid Vacation/Sick Time
- 401K with Company Match
- Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits
- Disability Benefits
- Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Account
- Life Insurance
- Parental Leave
- Employee Assistance Program
- Associate Volunteer Program
Please note, benefits and plans may be changed, amended, or terminated with respect to all or any class of associate at any time. To learn more about Regions’ benefits, please click or copy the link below to your browser. https://www.regions.com/about-regions/welcome-portal/benefits
Location Details
Location: Austin, Texas
Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans
Job applications at Regions are accepted electronically through our career site for a minimum of five business days from the date of posting. Job postings for higher-volume positions may remain active for longer than the minimum period due to business need and may be closed at any time thereafter at the discretion of the company.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Branch Manager
Verify your degree meets specialty occupation
Branch Manager petitions face RFE risk when the degree field doesn't align with the role. Pull the O*NET profile for this title and confirm your transcript shows a directly related major before targeting employers.
Target multi-branch employers with LCA history
Banks and credit unions operating across multiple states file H-1B LCAs regularly for branch leadership roles. Use Migrate Mate to filter employers by LCA filing history for Branch Manager titles so you're only applying where sponsorship is established.
Confirm prevailing wage tier before negotiating
The DOL assigns Branch Manager roles to a wage level based on supervisory scope and geography. Run the OFLC Wage Search for SOC code 11-3031 in your target metro before your offer conversation so the LCA wage won't undercut your expected compensation.
Ask employers about cap-exempt entity eligibility
Some financial institutions affiliated with nonprofits or government entities qualify as cap-exempt H-1B employers, letting you skip the April lottery entirely. Ask HR directly whether the entity has filed cap-exempt petitions before assuming you need a lottery slot.
File premium processing if your start date is fixed
Branch Manager hires often have firm onboarding timelines tied to departing employees. USCIS premium processing upgrades adjudication to 15 business days, protecting both you and the employer from a standard processing delay that could push your start date by months.
Document supervisory scope in your support letter
USCIS scrutinizes Branch Manager petitions where the role could be read as primarily operational rather than specialty. Your employer's support letter should quantify staff supervised, budget authority, and degree-specific duties to distinguish the role from general management.
H-1B Visa Branch Manager: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Branch Manager role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
It can, but it's not automatic. USCIS requires the position to normally demand a bachelor's degree or higher in a specifically related field. Branch Manager roles at banks or financial firms typically qualify when the employer can show the role requires specialized knowledge in finance, business administration, or a related discipline, not just general supervisory experience.
Which types of employers sponsor H-1B visas for Branch Manager positions?
Regional banks, national commercial banks, credit unions, and insurance companies are the most consistent H-1B sponsors for Branch Manager titles. Employers with multi-state branch networks file LCAs for this role most frequently. You can browse employers with verified Branch Manager LCA filing history on Migrate Mate to identify active sponsors before you apply.
What happens to my H-1B petition if I get promoted from Branch Manager to a regional role?
A material change in job duties, location, or employer entity typically requires an amended H-1B petition before the change takes effect. If your new title involves a different SOC code or significantly different responsibilities, your employer needs to file an amended I-129 with a new LCA. Failing to do this puts your status at risk.
Can a Branch Manager role be sponsored at Level I or Level II prevailing wage?
DOL assigns wage levels based on the complexity of duties and supervisory responsibility. A Branch Manager overseeing staff and holding full P&L accountability typically falls at Level II or III. USCIS has challenged petitions where the wage level appeared inconsistent with the seniority the role description implied, so the LCA wage tier needs to match the actual job scope.
How does the H-1B cap lottery affect my timeline for starting a Branch Manager job?
H-1B cap-subject petitions require selection in the April lottery for an October 1 start date. If you're not already on H-1B status, you and the employer need to plan around that cycle. Cap-exempt employers, such as certain nonprofits or government affiliates, can file outside this window and offer earlier start dates for qualified candidates.