Wintrust Financial Corporation · 1 week ago
Electronic Payments Operations Leader
Rosemont, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$117K/yr - $170K/yr
10+ years expWintrust Financial Corporation is a $66 billion financial institution based in Rosemont, Illinois, providing community and commercial banking, specialty finance, and wealth management services. The Electronic Payments Operations Leader is responsible for overseeing electronic funds transfer operations, leading a team, and ensuring regulatory compliance while driving operational excellence.
Financial ServicesWealth Management
Responsibilities
Lead a team of 25 - 30 professionals
Operate with pace and a sense of urgency for day-to-day activities and escalations
Plan and direct workflow to improve efficiency, quality and timeliness of work, and ensure deadlines/processing cut offs met
Establish and maintain Business Continuity Plan for applicable services
Develop, mentor and coach team members to achieve performance goals through individual check-ins, team meetings, periodic skills coaching, and mid-year and annual reviews
Support a culture of continuous learning, improvement and process excellence
Fully implement process management principles (to be coordinated with Project Management/Business Process Improvement (BPI) as needed) through focus on performance standards, metrics and workflow analysis
Develop, implement, maintain and update department systems and procedures to support changes and continually improve operational efficiency
Develop annual employee engagement action plans with quarterly tracking of results
Build and maintain strong partnerships across Wintrust
Role model Wintrust’s core values and ensure that all direct reports do as well
In conjunction with Treasury Management and Product Management, develop roadmap to ensure products and services provided meet and exceed customer expectations, remain competitive in the market and manage and minimize fraud
Lead projects and initiatives and/or partner across the organization to analyze and implement new systems, functionality, et al
Qualification
Required
10 plus years' experience as a leader in Bank Operations preferably in Electronic Payment Operations
Bachelor's degree preferred
Knowledge and accumulated experience with payments best practices, payment system delivery channels and payment technologies
Must be able to organize, perform complex analysis, conceptualize new ideas, interpret applicable laws and regulations and other technical matters, solve complex problems and make sound decisions
Excellent organizational, conceptual, listening, training and coaching skills, and verbal/written communication skills
Detailed oriented and deadline driven, with the ability to prioritize, focus, and thrive in a high paced multi-tasking environment
Recognizes and identifies problems or issues and develops solutions and recommendations to solve the situation
Finastra Global Pay Plus or other comparable wire platforms
Advanced Computer Skills
Benefits
Medical Insurance
Dental
Vision
Life insurance
Accidental death and dismemberment
Short-term and long-term Disability Insurance
Parental Leave
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Traditional and Roth 401(k) with company match
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Employee Stock Purchase Plan at 5% discount
Critical Illness Insurance
Accident Insurance
Transportation and Commuting Benefits
Banking Benefits
Pet Insurance
Company
Wintrust Financial Corporation
Wintrust Financial Corporation delivers sophisticated financial capabilities with a community bank personality across its businesses in banking, specialty finance, and wealth management.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2023 (19)
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$683MKey Investors
CIVC Partners
2025-05-08Post Ipo Equity· $425M
2022-06-07Post Ipo Equity· $258M
2020-05-05IPO
Leadership Team
Timothy Crane
President and Chief Executive Officer
Recent News
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