Human Resource Manager - First Western Bank & Trust
Job Title: Human Resource Manager Classification: Exempt, Officer
Department: Human Resources Status: Full-time
Reports To: Chairman, President & CEO Reviewed: February 2025
Position Overview
Direct and manage First Western Bank & Trust’s human resource department to administer payroll, develop procedures and programs that align its workforce with the strategic goals of the Bank and maintain the Bank’s culture, while ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations.
Essential Job Functions
- Manage a staff of four human resource employees; locally and in another region
- Serve as a resource and final decision maker within the department
- Direct workforce development by establishing and administering employee recruitment, on-boarding and retention strategies for current and future staffing requirements
- Coach and train managers in successful, ethical and legal communication, feedback, recognition, and interaction responsibilities with employees
- Work directly with managers on hiring, promotion, termination, performance review and employee policy matters
- Conduct investigations when employee complaints or concerns are brought forth
- Maintain knowledge of industry trends and employment legislation
- Responsible for adherence to all applicable state and federal wage and hour laws, legal requirements and state and federal banking regulations affecting human resource and payroll functions
- Communicate changes in the organization's personnel policies and procedures to ensure proper compliance is followed
- Annually review and make recommendations to senior management and board of directors for improvement of the organization's policies, procedures and practices on personnel matters
- Analyze and maintain ADP HRIS that meets the bank’s personnel information needs; keep HRIS up-to-date and add modules that improve its usage
- Responsible for updating job descriptions for all positions
- Manage employee communication and feedback through Team meetings, Supervisor meetings, WebEx and telephone
- Manage performance review program to ensure effectiveness, compliance, and equity within organization
- Update the Succession plan at least annually
- Counsel employees on utilization of existing benefits
- Initiate termination process and procedures
- Collaborate with management in appropriate resolution of employee relations issues
- Assist in identifying training needs and oversee the coordination of training programs
· Ensure compliance with banking laws, regulations and the Bank’s policies and procedures, including Bank Secrecy Act
· Maintain continuing education related to regulatory standards
Other Duties
- Other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned with or without notice
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or business-related field
- Minimum ten years’ human resource experience, at least 15 years preferred
- Knowledge of business and management principles
- Knowledge of state and federal employment and labor relations laws
- Must be able to effectively and professionally communicate with management, staff and applicants
- Human Resource certification (PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP)
Skills/Abilities
- Positive and enthusiastic attitude in the workplace
- Strong writing, public speaking and presentation skills
- Highly organized with careful attention to detail and ability to multi-task
- Work professionally and effectively in a variety of situations, and with various individuals or groups
- Define problems, establish facts and draw valid conclusions to solve problems effectively
- Reliable, responsible, and dependable in fulfilling deadlines
- Handle confidential information with discretion
- Computer proficiency, especially Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and Power Point
Here is how to apply:
- Go to www.firstwestern.bank/careers/
- Once there, click the SEE JOB POSTINGS button. The open positions will be listed.
- Select the position and, once it opens, there is an APPLY button at the bottom.