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Idaho Trust is seeking a Senior Trust Administrator and Team Lead to assist officers with fiduciary and investment accounts and provide day-to-day guidance to Trust Administrators within an assigned branch. You’ll serve clients and beneficiaries, mentor colleagues, and help strengthen administrative practices across our branches. Depending on branch needs and staffing, you may also manage a smaller portfolio of accounts.
What you will do
- Support account administration from onboarding through closing, including distributions, documentation, and periodic reviews.
- Provide responsive service to clients and beneficiaries and coordinate with officers, internal partners, and outside advisors.
- Coordinate branch workflows, provide technical guidance, and help colleagues navigate complex administrative matters.
- Train and mentor Trust Administrators, support onboarding, and collaborate with branch leaders to address training and workflow needs.
- Develop training and reference materials, chair committees, and lead projects to improve procedures and internal controls.
What you bring
- An associate degree, at least five years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, and three years of management/leadership experience.
- Strong knowledge of fiduciary and investment account administration, sound judgment, and the ability to interpret governing documents.
- The ability to guide and develop colleagues, communicate clearly, and manage competing priorities with accuracy and follow-through.
- Proficiency with spreadsheets, word processing, and specialized software. A background in accounting, finance, investments, or law is helpful.
Why Idaho Trust
We value professionalism, mutual respect, and a sense of humor. You’ll work with knowledgeable colleagues in an environment that supports continued learning, professional development, and attentive client service.
Benefits include paid time off, 11 paid holidays, medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k), life insurance, a transportation stipend, and more.
If you enjoy helping clients and developing others, we invite you to apply.
Pay: From $60,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
Idaho Trust is seeking a Senior Trust Administrator and Team Lead to assist officers with fiduciary and investment accounts and provide day-to-day guidance to Trust Administrators within an assigned branch. You’ll serve clients and beneficiaries, mentor colleagues, and help strengthen administrative practices across our branches. Depending on branch needs and staffing, you may also manage a smaller portfolio of accounts.
What you will do
- Support account administration from onboarding through closing, including distributions, documentation, and periodic reviews.
- Provide responsive service to clients and beneficiaries and coordinate with officers, internal partners, and outside advisors.
- Coordinate branch workflows, provide technical guidance, and help colleagues navigate complex administrative matters.
- Train and mentor Trust Administrators, support onboarding, and collaborate with branch leaders to address training and workflow needs.
- Develop training and reference materials, chair committees, and lead projects to improve procedures and internal controls.
What you bring
- An associate degree, at least five years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, and three years of management/leadership experience.
- Strong knowledge of fiduciary and investment account administration, sound judgment, and the ability to interpret governing documents.
- The ability to guide and develop colleagues, communicate clearly, and manage competing priorities with accuracy and follow-through.
- Proficiency with spreadsheets, word processing, and specialized software. A background in accounting, finance, investments, or law is helpful.
Why Idaho Trust
We value professionalism, mutual respect, and a sense of humor. You’ll work with knowledgeable colleagues in an environment that supports continued learning, professional development, and attentive client service.
Benefits include paid time off, 11 paid holidays, medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k), life insurance, a transportation stipend, and more.
If you enjoy helping clients and developing others, we invite you to apply.
Pay: From $60,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in lead administrator jobs.
- Five or more years of administrative or operations experience, with at least two in a lead or supervisory capacity
- Demonstrated proficiency with enterprise resource planning and project management software
- Experience managing budgets, vendor contracts, or procurement processes
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for cross-departmental coordination
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, public administration, or a related field
- Certified Administrative Professional or Project Management Professional credential preferred
Tips for Your Lead Administrator Job Search
Tailor your resume for the level
Lead administrator postings split sharply between operational oversight and hands-on coordination. Match your resume's language to the seniority the posting signals, if it lists staff supervision and budget ownership, those phrases need to appear in your work history, not buried in a skills section.
Highlight your systems and tools experience
Employers filter hard on familiarity with specific platforms. Name every project management, document control, and enterprise resource planning system you've used, with context showing you administered it rather than just used it. Generic phrases like 'proficient in office software' won't clear most applicant tracking filters.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists lead administrator openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings by functional area
Lead administrator is a broad title that means different things in healthcare, facilities, and IT. Filter your searches by industry and read the reporting structure carefully. A role reporting to a COO involves different priorities than one reporting to an office manager, even when the title is identical.
Prepare a scenario-based interview answer set
Interviewers for lead administrator roles consistently ask about cross-departmental conflict resolution, deadline prioritization under resource constraints, and onboarding processes you've built or improved. Draft a concrete example for each category before your first screen so you're not constructing answers under pressure.
Negotiate scope alongside compensation
Lead administrator offers often leave headcount authority, purchasing limits, and remote flexibility undefined. Before accepting, confirm in writing which decisions you own independently and which require escalation. Ambiguity at that level compounds fast once you're in the role.
Lead Administrator Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most lead administrators?
Genpact, Wipro, and Carollo Engineers are hiring the most lead administrators right now, with openings concentrated in Texas, Virginia, and New York, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Healthcare systems, government agencies, and large corporate services firms consistently post the highest volume of lead administrator roles.
How many lead administrator jobs are remote?
About 64% of lead administrator openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, with remote availability varying significantly by industry. Project administration and compliance-focused roles are most likely to offer remote or hybrid arrangements, while facilities management and operations-heavy positions typically require on-site presence.
How do you become a lead administrator?
Start by building a foundation in administrative coordination or office management, then move into roles that add supervisory responsibility or cross-departmental scope. Develop fluency with enterprise systems and document processes you've improved. Earn a credential such as the Certified Administrative Professional to signal readiness for lead-level responsibilities. Most employers also want demonstrated experience managing budgets or vendor relationships before promoting someone to a lead title.
Can you get hired as a lead administrator with little experience?
It's possible if you've held a senior individual-contributor administrative role and can show concrete examples of leading a process, training colleagues, or owning a project end to end without formal authority. Frame any committee work, cross-team coordination, or interim coverage you've done as evidence of lead-level function. Smaller organizations and nonprofits are more likely to hire candidates who demonstrate capability over years of tenure.
What does the lead administrator interview process look like?
Most lead administrator hiring processes involve an initial phone screen focused on experience and tool familiarity, followed by a structured behavioral interview with scenario questions about prioritization, conflict resolution, and process improvement. Senior roles often include a panel with operations or department leadership. Some employers add a written exercise asking you to draft a process document or respond to a hypothetical cross-departmental issue before a final offer conversation.
Where can I find and apply to lead administrator jobs?
You can find and apply to lead administrator jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search for roles that fit your experience level and industry background, then apply directly to each listing that matches what you're looking for.
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