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Banking Officer roles in the U.S. qualify as specialty occupations under the H-1B visa, making them viable for visa sponsorship candidates with a finance, economics, or business degree. Large commercial banks, regional lenders, and credit unions all file LCAs regularly, and green card pathways through EB-2 or EB-3 are well-established in this sector.
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Columbia Bank is one of the largest regional banking institutions headquartered in the Western United States. Columbia operates over 400 branches across nine Western states, serving individuals, businesses, and institutional clients throughout the Pacific Northwest, California, and the Mountain West.
Columbia embraces the philosophy of being a “community bank at scale,” combining the personalized service, local market knowledge, and relationship-driven approach of community banking with the balance sheet strength, technology, sophisticated product capabilities, and geographic reach of a major regional financial institution. This combination enables Columbia to serve clients with the responsiveness of a local banking partner while delivering the comprehensive financial solutions required by businesses of increasing size and complexity.
Columbia's strategic vision is centered on becoming the Business Bank of Choice, combining disciplined commercial production with strong deposit gathering, expanded treasury management relationships, and comprehensive financial solutions. This approach emphasizes building primary banking relationships rather than pursuing individual transactions, creating opportunities to deepen client engagement, strengthen recurring revenue, and improve long-term profitability.
About the Role:
The Chief Banking Officer (CBO) is a newly established enterprise leadership position central to Columbia Bank's next phase of growth. Reporting to the CEO, the CBO will lead the Bank's primary revenue-generating banking organization, bringing together commercial and retail banking production, regional and market leadership, and specialized commercial businesses under a coordinated growth strategy.
- Execute the company's revenue strategy across commercial banking, retail banking production, and specialized commercial businesses.
- Translate enterprise objectives into regional and market business plans with clear expectations for revenue growth, loan and deposit production, fee income and profitability.
- Drive the successful implementation of the new regional and market operating model, establish clear performance accountability, and strengthen coordination across commercial banking, retail sales, and business banking.
- Empower regional and market leaders to exercise appropriate local decision-making authority while maintaining alignment with enterprise-wide priorities.
- Provide strategic and performance leadership to Institutional Commercial Real Estate, Global Payments and Deposits and Commercial Verticals.
- Strengthen the integration of specialized capabilities with regional markets to support client acquisition, relationship expansion, and the Business Bank of Choice strategy.
- Drive disciplined growth in commercial lending, core deposits, treasury management, payments, wealth management, and other fee-generating businesses.
- Promote a relationship-oriented sales culture focused on primary banking relationships, deeper client penetration, and attractive risk-adjusted returns.
- Lead a high-performing team of regional, market and specialized business executives.
- Establish clear performance expectations, strengthen succession planning, and build organizational capabilities aligned with the Bank's growth ambitions.
- Lead collaboration across regional banking, retail and wealth management sales, business banking, and specialized commercial businesses to deliver a coordinated approach to serving clients and driving profitable growth.
- Partner closely with Retail Banking leadership to align market-level revenue accountability with retail operations, staffing and functional support.
- Work with Credit, Risk, Finance, Operations, Technology, and other enterprise leaders to ensure growth initiatives are supported by appropriate resources, sound underwriting, regulatory compliance and disciplined risk management.
About You:
Columbia seeks an accomplished, enterprise-minded banking executive with a demonstrated ability to lead large, geographically dispersed revenue organizations and deliver sustained organic growth.
The successful candidate will bring deep commercial banking credibility, a broad understanding of retail, wealth and business banking, and the leadership maturity to manage a diversified banking franchise through experienced senior executives.
- 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in commercial banking, including commercial lending, relationship management, credit, and deposit generation.
- Significant experience in leading retail banking, including branch performance, sales and production, and customer experience.
- Proven experience leading large, geographically dispersed revenue organizations across multiple markets, with direct accountability for growth and financial performance.
- Experience leading accomplished regional, market, or business line executives, with the judgement to establish clear expectations, delegate authority, and hold leaders accountable without unnecessary centralization.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and execute growth strategies that drive measurable improvements in revenue, loan and deposit production, relationship profitability, and market share.
- Proven ability to assess talent, build effective leadership teams, and develop successors.
- Experience partnering effectively across Credit, Risk, Finance, Operations, and Technology while maintaining a strong focus on customer relationships, revenue performance, and prudent risk management.
- Strong strategic orientation with a demonstrated ability to translate long-term priorities into disciplined execution and measurable results.
Travel Requirements
Frequent
The pay rate for the selected candidate is dependent upon a variety of non-discriminatory factors including, but not limited to, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience, education, and geographic location. The role may be eligible for performance-based incentive compensation, and those details will be provided during the recruitment process.
Primary Location: Ability to work fully onsite at posted location(s).
8501 N Scottsdale Rd Scottsdale AZ 85253
Our Benefits:
We are proud to offer a competitive total rewards package including base wages and comprehensive benefits.
We offer eligible associates comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), a 401(k)-retirement savings plan with employer match for qualifying associate contributions, an employee assistance program, life insurance, disability insurance, tuition assistance, mental health resources, identity theft protection, legal support, auto and home insurance, pet insurance, access to an online discount marketplace, and paid vacation, sick days, volunteer days, and holidays. Benefit eligibility begins the first day of the month following the date of hire for associates who are regularly scheduled to work at least thirty hours weekly.
Our Commitment to Diversity:
Columbia Bank is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to employing, engaging, and developing a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, protected veteran status, disability, or any other applicable protected status or characteristics. If you require an accommodation to complete the application or interview(s), please let us know by email: careers@columbiabank.com.
To Staffing and Recruiting Agencies:
Our posted job opportunities are only intended for individuals seeking employment at Columbia Bank. Columbia Bank does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications from agencies and Columbia Bank will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resume submissions. Staffing and recruiting agencies are not authorized to submit profiles, applications, or resumes to this site or to any Columbia Bank employee and any such submissions will be considered unsolicited unless requested directly by a member of the Talent Acquisition team.
About us:
Columbia Bank is one of the largest regional banking institutions headquartered in the Western United States. Columbia operates over 400 branches across nine Western states, serving individuals, businesses, and institutional clients throughout the Pacific Northwest, California, and the Mountain West.
Columbia embraces the philosophy of being a “community bank at scale,” combining the personalized service, local market knowledge, and relationship-driven approach of community banking with the balance sheet strength, technology, sophisticated product capabilities, and geographic reach of a major regional financial institution. This combination enables Columbia to serve clients with the responsiveness of a local banking partner while delivering the comprehensive financial solutions required by businesses of increasing size and complexity.
Columbia's strategic vision is centered on becoming the Business Bank of Choice, combining disciplined commercial production with strong deposit gathering, expanded treasury management relationships, and comprehensive financial solutions. This approach emphasizes building primary banking relationships rather than pursuing individual transactions, creating opportunities to deepen client engagement, strengthen recurring revenue, and improve long-term profitability.
About the Role:
The Chief Banking Officer (CBO) is a newly established enterprise leadership position central to Columbia Bank's next phase of growth. Reporting to the CEO, the CBO will lead the Bank's primary revenue-generating banking organization, bringing together commercial and retail banking production, regional and market leadership, and specialized commercial businesses under a coordinated growth strategy.
- Execute the company's revenue strategy across commercial banking, retail banking production, and specialized commercial businesses.
- Translate enterprise objectives into regional and market business plans with clear expectations for revenue growth, loan and deposit production, fee income and profitability.
- Drive the successful implementation of the new regional and market operating model, establish clear performance accountability, and strengthen coordination across commercial banking, retail sales, and business banking.
- Empower regional and market leaders to exercise appropriate local decision-making authority while maintaining alignment with enterprise-wide priorities.
- Provide strategic and performance leadership to Institutional Commercial Real Estate, Global Payments and Deposits and Commercial Verticals.
- Strengthen the integration of specialized capabilities with regional markets to support client acquisition, relationship expansion, and the Business Bank of Choice strategy.
- Drive disciplined growth in commercial lending, core deposits, treasury management, payments, wealth management, and other fee-generating businesses.
- Promote a relationship-oriented sales culture focused on primary banking relationships, deeper client penetration, and attractive risk-adjusted returns.
- Lead a high-performing team of regional, market and specialized business executives.
- Establish clear performance expectations, strengthen succession planning, and build organizational capabilities aligned with the Bank's growth ambitions.
- Lead collaboration across regional banking, retail and wealth management sales, business banking, and specialized commercial businesses to deliver a coordinated approach to serving clients and driving profitable growth.
- Partner closely with Retail Banking leadership to align market-level revenue accountability with retail operations, staffing and functional support.
- Work with Credit, Risk, Finance, Operations, Technology, and other enterprise leaders to ensure growth initiatives are supported by appropriate resources, sound underwriting, regulatory compliance and disciplined risk management.
About You:
Columbia seeks an accomplished, enterprise-minded banking executive with a demonstrated ability to lead large, geographically dispersed revenue organizations and deliver sustained organic growth.
The successful candidate will bring deep commercial banking credibility, a broad understanding of retail, wealth and business banking, and the leadership maturity to manage a diversified banking franchise through experienced senior executives.
- 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in commercial banking, including commercial lending, relationship management, credit, and deposit generation.
- Significant experience in leading retail banking, including branch performance, sales and production, and customer experience.
- Proven experience leading large, geographically dispersed revenue organizations across multiple markets, with direct accountability for growth and financial performance.
- Experience leading accomplished regional, market, or business line executives, with the judgement to establish clear expectations, delegate authority, and hold leaders accountable without unnecessary centralization.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and execute growth strategies that drive measurable improvements in revenue, loan and deposit production, relationship profitability, and market share.
- Proven ability to assess talent, build effective leadership teams, and develop successors.
- Experience partnering effectively across Credit, Risk, Finance, Operations, and Technology while maintaining a strong focus on customer relationships, revenue performance, and prudent risk management.
- Strong strategic orientation with a demonstrated ability to translate long-term priorities into disciplined execution and measurable results.
Travel Requirements
Frequent
The pay rate for the selected candidate is dependent upon a variety of non-discriminatory factors including, but not limited to, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience, education, and geographic location. The role may be eligible for performance-based incentive compensation, and those details will be provided during the recruitment process.
Primary Location: Ability to work fully onsite at posted location(s).
8501 N Scottsdale Rd Scottsdale AZ 85253
Our Benefits:
We are proud to offer a competitive total rewards package including base wages and comprehensive benefits.
We offer eligible associates comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), a 401(k)-retirement savings plan with employer match for qualifying associate contributions, an employee assistance program, life insurance, disability insurance, tuition assistance, mental health resources, identity theft protection, legal support, auto and home insurance, pet insurance, access to an online discount marketplace, and paid vacation, sick days, volunteer days, and holidays. Benefit eligibility begins the first day of the month following the date of hire for associates who are regularly scheduled to work at least thirty hours weekly.
Our Commitment to Diversity:
Columbia Bank is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to employing, engaging, and developing a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, protected veteran status, disability, or any other applicable protected status or characteristics. If you require an accommodation to complete the application or interview(s), please let us know by email: careers@columbiabank.com.
To Staffing and Recruiting Agencies:
Our posted job opportunities are only intended for individuals seeking employment at Columbia Bank. Columbia Bank does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications from agencies and Columbia Bank will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resume submissions. Staffing and recruiting agencies are not authorized to submit profiles, applications, or resumes to this site or to any Columbia Bank employee and any such submissions will be considered unsolicited unless requested directly by a member of the Talent Acquisition team.
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Match your degree to the role
Banking Officer positions typically require a bachelor's in finance, economics, accounting, or business administration. If your degree is in a related but adjacent field, pull the O*NET occupation profile to confirm which fields of study USCIS accepts as directly related before applying.
Verify prevailing wage before negotiating
Your employer's LCA must certify a wage at or above the DOL prevailing wage for your location and role level. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the Level I through Level IV wage tiers for your target metro before you receive an offer.
Target banks with PERM filing history
Many Banking Officer roles lead to employer-sponsored green cards through EB-2 or EB-3. Use Migrate Mate to identify banks and credit unions with verified LCA and PERM sponsorship history, so you're applying to employers already set up for the full sponsorship pipeline.
Flag your regulatory credentials upfront
U.S. banking roles often require FINRA licenses or state-specific credentials after hire. During the offer stage, clarify with HR whether the sponsorship package covers the period needed to sit licensing exams, since your H-1B status must remain active throughout.
Distinguish commercial from investment bank roles
Retail and commercial Banking Officer roles process straightforwardly as specialty occupations. Certain investment banking analyst titles can draw RFEs if the employer's job description doesn't clearly require a specific bachelor's field. Ask to review the LCA job duties before the petition is filed.
Account for cap timing in your start date
H-1B is subject to an annual cap and selection process, and rules have changed recently, so confirm your expected start date with your employer early. If you're already in H-1B status with another employer, portability lets you start once the new petition is filed.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Banking Officer role qualify as a specialty occupation for the H-1B?
Yes. Banking Officer positions qualify because they typically require a bachelor's degree or higher in a directly related field such as finance, economics, accounting, or business administration. USCIS evaluates the specific job duties, not just the title, so the employer's LCA and petition must clearly establish that the role requires that specific degree field, not just any bachelor's degree.
Which visas can sponsor a Banking Officer working in the U.S.?
The most common path is the H-1B for specialty occupation workers. Australian citizens can use the E-3 visa, and Chilean or Singaporean nationals may qualify for the H-1B1 visa. TN visa is not available for Banking Officer roles since the occupation is not on the USMCA profession list. For permanent residence, EB-2 and EB-3 are both viable depending on the candidate's degree and experience level.
How do I find Banking Officer employers who sponsor visas?
Migrate Mate lists U.S. banks, credit unions, and financial institutions with verified LCA sponsorship history, searchable by role and city. This saves you from applying to employers who have never filed for the role, which is a common time sink for sponsorship candidates in banking.
Will holding a three-year bachelor's degree affect my H-1B eligibility as a Banking Officer?
A three-year bachelor's degree from outside the U.S. can satisfy the specialty occupation requirement if a credential evaluation confirms it's equivalent to a U.S. four-year degree. USCIS accepts equivalency evaluations from recognized credential assessment organizations. Some employers also accept a combination of a lesser degree plus progressively responsible work experience in finance or banking to meet the threshold.
Can I switch banking employers while on H-1B sponsorship?
Yes. Under H-1B portability, you can start with a new banking employer once the new I-129 petition is filed with USCIS, without waiting for approval. The new employer must file a full petition including a certified LCA at the prevailing wage for your new location and role. Your prior employer's petition does not transfer automatically.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Banking Officer jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.