USAmeriBancorp

Director, Network Strategy & Planning

USAmeriBancorp • $135K — $160K *
Morristown, NJ 07960In-Person
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Proven leadership in managing large multi-state branch networks (150+ locations preferred)
  • Strong quantitative and analytical skills, including location analytics and financial modeling
  • Experience balancing cost optimization with growth and customer experience outcomes
  • Experience across both mature and high-growth banking markets
  • Familiarity with CRA, fair-lending, and regulatory considerations impacting branch decisions
  • Exposure to digital-first or omni-channel transformation initiatives
  • Strategic thinker with strong business, financial, and customer orientation

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain a multi-year branch network strategy aligned with growth objectives
  • Define optimal branch coverage by market, including openings and closures
  • Segment markets by growth, profitability, and competitive intensity
  • Evaluate trade-offs between physical presence and digital adoption
  • Lead location intelligence and spatial analysis
  • Partner with Marketing and Finance to integrate customer data into network decisions
  • Assess market-level ROI and payback periods for network investments
  • Design differentiated branch formats supporting sales growth

Benefits

  • Professional development opportunities
  • Collaborative and innovative work environment
  • Access to advanced analytical tools and resources
  • Potential for career advancement within the organization
Full Job Description
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
  • Develop and maintain a multi-year branch network strategy aligned with the bank's consumer, small business, and wealth growth objectives.
  • Define optimal branch coverage by market, including openings, closures, consolidations, relocations, and remodels.
  • Segment markets by growth, profitability, competitive intensity, and demographic trends to guide investment decisions.
  • Evaluate trade-offs between physical presence and digital adoption across customer segments.
  • Lead location intelligence and spatial analysis (catchment areas, drive-time analysis, deposit flows, and competitive overlap).
  • Partner with Marketing and Finance to integrate demographics, psychographics, and customer behavior data into network decisions.
  • Assess market-level ROI, payback periods, and lifetime value for all network investments.
  • Design differentiated branch formats (flagship, advisory/light-transaction, micro-branch, co-located models).
  • Set staffing and capacity models aligned to sales goals, service demand, and digital adoption.
  • Align branch design with evolving customer expectations and brand positioning.
  • Own the financial business cases for all network changes, including capital, operating expense, and revenue impacts.
  • Establish clear governance, approval processes, and performance tracking for network decisions.
  • Ensure seamless coordination with branch sales strategy, workforce planning, and digital channel migration.
  • Define and monitor KPIs such as deposits per branch, sales productivity, cost-to-serve, foot traffic trends, and market share.
  • Develop executive-level dashboards and insights for senior management and the board.
  • Drive continuous improvement through test-and-learn pilots and market experiments.


Required Skills:
  • Proven leadership in managing large, multi-state branch networks (150+ locations preferred).
  • Strong quantitative and analytical skills, including location analytics and financial modeling.
  • Experience balancing cost optimization with growth and customer-experience outcomes.
  • Experience across both mature and high-growth banking markets.
  • Familiarity with CRA, fair-lending, and regulatory considerations impacting branch decisions.
  • Exposure to digital-first or omni-channel transformation initiatives.
  • The ideal leader for this role will possess several essential attributes:
    • Strategic thinker with strong business, financial, and customer orientation
    • Data-driven decision-maker who can translate analytics into clear executive recommendations
    • Collaborative leader able to influence across functions without direct authority
    • Comfortable presentation to executive leadership and the board
      • Key success metrics include:
        • Retail, mortgage, and small-business sales growth
        • Deposit market share growth
        • Clear, board-approved multi-year network strategy aligned to growth priorities
        • Improved branch-level profitability and productivity across the footprint
        • Disciplined capital deployment with measurable ROI on network investments
        • Modernized branch formats supporting sales growth and digital adoption

Required Experience:
  • High School or GED and a minimum of 10+ years of experience in branch network planning, retail banking strategy, or distribution optimization.


Preferred Experience:
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or related field.
  • MBA.

About USAmeriBancorp

Valley National Bancorp, doing business as Valley Bank, is a regional bank holding company headquartered in Wayne, New Jersey with approximately $42 billion in assets. Its principal subsidiary, Valley National Bank, currently operates over 230 branch locations in northern and central New Jersey, the New York City boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens, as well as Long Island, Florida, and Alabama. Valley Bank holds approximately $29 billion in assets. ,Valley Bank is one of the largest commercial banks headquartered in New Jersey.
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