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Careers

Join an ABOVE AND BEYOND BANKING team that's built to serve our community and make it a better place for everyone.

Join the Best. 

Be the Best.

When you join Azura’s team, you’re joining a cooperative community of coworkers who believe in the power of financial literacy and the potential of people. We take great pride in providing exceptional member experiences and we recognize that the only way to do that is to find, train and retain exceptional staff.  

People helping people.

A career at Azura is more than a job. It’s about being part of a community with an inclusive culture that walks the walk when it comes to "people helping people."

Our benefits include:

 
  • Competitive pay
  • Paid vacation, sick, personal and parental leave
  • Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
  • 401(K) retirement plan matching up to 4%
  • Short Term/Long Term Disability
  • HSA/FSA accounts
  • Employee assistance program



  • Profit sharing opportunities
  • Paid volunteer hours
  • Professional development and employee scholarships
  • Recognition and rewards program
  • Tickets to sponsored events
  • Brand gear allowance
  • Hybrid positions (dependent on role)
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Supporting our Local Economy


Azura is creating inclusive spaces where the best of the Midwest comes together, from the products we offer to the people we hire. Are you interested in serving your community and supporting a vibrant, local economy? 

Going “Above and Beyond” for Others


Our members must understand what we do, how we can help and why we’re here for them. With every message we send and every action we take, we build the Azura brand. Everything we do - and don’t do - defines our role and our reputation within the lives of our members and within the communities in which we serve.

Our team, YOU, make Azura special. You enable us to go ABOVE AND BEYOND BANKING.

Empowering Employees


Founded in 2018, the Azura Employee Foundation focuses on providing impactful donations to local organizations that operate within our field of membership. The foundation is 100% employee-led with funds raised through employee contributions. Funding decisions are determined by an eight-person committee with grants awarded twice a year, in spring and winter. Each year, AEF donates nearly $20,000 to our community.


















"The depth at which I’ve been able to develop relationships with members, both internal and external, is unmatched. One small action, or noticing just the right cue in conversation, gives you the opportunity to run with an idea and change a member’s entire financial picture."
 
Alyx, Financial Associate Supervisor

Current Employment Opportunities

The Senior Vice President of Member Services / Chief Retail Officer (CRO) is responsible for the development and oversight of Retail channel service delivery to the members of the credit union. This includes developing, executing, and refining plans to meet expansion and growth initiatives and goals, leading teams to operational efficiency, as well as ensuring a consistent brand and member experience. The SVP of Member Service / CRO implements the decisions and direction related to planning, organizing, developing and managing all functions of the Retail channel, including brick-and-mortar branches and digital service offerings.

Responsibilities include working closely with Lending and Marketing leaders to ensure effective member onboarding and cross-selling to meet overall organizational goals. As a member of the Executive team, the position participates in the formulation and execution of credit union strategies, objectives, policies and programs.

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Responsibilities:

  • Directs and monitors all lending operations for the credit union to ensure that all established goals and objectives with respect to member service and deposit/account growth are met. Leads activity related to new product development with respect to deposit and account programs. Monitors the competition regarding rates, products, technology and service levels.
  • Leads, coaches and trains all teams to achieve business development activities including outside networking, digital and in-person sales and outbound phone selling skills to effectively reach targeted members. Coaches to maximize sales and referral activities, while working alongside the Lending team to meet goals and enhance member experiences.
  • Fosters the understanding of profitability forecasts and results within business segments across product group, origination channels, and member segments to provide transparency into revenue/cost structures and to drive optimal budget allocation decisions.
  • Ensures exceptional member service standards across assigned Retail functions and is responsible for the growth and development of team members through regular coaching sessions, on the spot coaching and one-on-ones. Provides coaching and mentoring opportunities and conducts employee reviews. Monitors product delivery and quality, taking action to resolve problems.
  • Builds, develops and maintains strong relationships with key vendors, evaluating and negotiating contracts as necessary. Continuously researches and implements new innovative ideas and recommends enhancements to current product and service offerings. Responsible for process improvements using in-branch and digital services to improve efficiencies across all Retail channels.
  • Actively maintains expert level knowledge of policies and procedures that affect all member service and account/deposit channels. Demonstrates initiative in identifying problems and recommending solutions that will enhance operational efficiencies, resulting in enhanced member and employee experience.

Qualifications:

  • Eight to ten years of similar or related experience.
  • Equivalent to a college degree (BS or BA in a relevant field).
  • Work frequently involves exercising advanced conflict resolution, giving material presentations,
  • and resolving issues impacting multiple departments or divisions.
  • Position also requires the ability to motivate or influence others as a material part of the role,
  • Utilizing a significant level of diplomacy and trust.
  • A high level of interpersonal skills is critical to the success of this position.
  • Strong negotiation, management and decision-making skills.
  • Excellent analytical, problem solving and organizational skills.
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to multitask.
 

Our Home Loan Consultant builds and enhances member relationships by providing professional, prompt, individualized financial service and consultation with members regarding their mortgage loan needs and assist them with finding the right product for their circumstance. Asking for the business, closing the sale and/or utilizing referrals to Credit Union experts outside of the Home Loan area are other key aspects to successfully building a full financial relationship with our members. A Home Loan Consultant will consistently and actively work with outside partners such as realtors, title companies, and vendors to generate business through outside referrals.

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Duties:

  • Effectively combines product knowledge and member information to provide appropriate products that help members with their mortgage needs. 
  • Interviews loan applicants to obtain required financial information.
  • Assembles required documentation necessary to take loan applications to underwriting for approval.
  • Remains in continual contact with the borrower during the entire loan process, providing updates on the loan status as well as collecting additional documentation requested by the underwriter if necessary.
  • Assures loan file is complete.  Provides all necessary supporting documents for member files.  When appropriate, closes loans, delivers products and reviews terms and conditions with the member.
  • Makes timely follow-up contacts as appropriate to fully enhance member relationships and exceed service expectations.
  • Assists with development of policy and procedures, staff resources, education, and training.

 

Qualifications:

  • Three to five years of similar or related experience
  • Two year college degree or equivalent knowledge attained through on the job experience
  • Strong communication skills both written and verbal
  • High attention to detail
  • Good follow through ability
  • Effective time management skills and sense of urgency
  • Ability to uphold confidentiality
  • Professionalism



The Item Processor will be responsible for various ACH and draft related processes. This will include processing files, resolving ACH and draft related disputes, and being a resource for other departments where ACH and drafts are concerned. Tact, diplomacy, confidentiality and discretion are essential elements of the job. 

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Duties

  • Accurately prepare and process all ACH and draft files within appointed time frames.
  • Process ACH returns and ACH related exception items as well as draft returns and draft related exception items. 
  • Review and process all ACH and draft disputes. 
  • Verify and process all ACH originator files and remote deposited checks.
  • Review, setup, modify and remove automatic payments from other financial institutions. 
  • Research and correct ACH offages, and process returned checks.
  • Process ACH reclamations.

Qualifications

  • One to three years of similar or related experience, including time spent in similar or preparatory positions.
  • Two-year college degree or completion of relevant in-house training preferred.
  • Strong communication skills both written and verbal.
  • High attention to detail.
  • Good follow through ability.
  • Effective time management and organizational skills.
  • Professionalism

Member Associates build and enhance member relationships by providing professional, prompt individualized financial service. The Member Associate will explore needs and educate members on Credit Union products and services that will benefit them, expand their financial relationship with the Credit Union and enhance the member’s financial life.

The Member Associate is responsible for processing transactions, account service functions, introducing products and services, educating on use of products and services, facilitating product opening or referring and transitioning to a specialized associate while providing a member experience that is above and beyond.

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Responsibilities

  • Establish new member relationships by introducing and explaining products and services that fit their financial needs.
  • Facilitates the opening of products and services.
  • Learns and stays-up-to date on the products and services offered by the credit union.
  • Provides account services, maintenance and problem solving.
  • Accurately process member transactions.
  • Promote, explain and demonstrate self-service options that will enhance the member experience.

Qualifications

  • One to six months of sales experience.
  • High school diploma or GED.
  • Post high school education or equivalent is preferred.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Strong attention to detail and organization skills.
  • Team player and goal oriented.
  • Remains calm and level-headed under pressure.
  • Significant level of trust, diplomacy, courtesy and tact.
  • Professional appearance and demeanor.

The Member Solutions Clerk is responsible for documental collection work to ensure activity on accounts is accurate and timely and any written communication gets uploaded properly in Azura’s digital archive system. The Member Solutions Clerk will place and accept phone calls to members to answer questions and resolve any collection concern as best as possible. Some travel between branches may be required. 

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Duties

  • A with the repossession process, which includes, but is not limited to, assigning, updating the notes in the core data processing system and other trackers, updating agents and team members, reviewing requests and any other task associated with the repossession process. 
  • The Clerk is responsible for managing the Overdraft Tolerance (ODT) program to ensure that proper policies and procedures are being followed. This includes reviewing and working the daily mail. Reviewing accounts to place basic collection calls to notify the member of their overdrawn and/or past due account and work with them to find a solution to resolve the issue. Assist with share charge off process and monitors checks system reporting daily to resolve any exceptions. 
  • Assist with preparing documentation needed for repo titles, repo sale proceeds, posting recoveries and processing verifications from collections agencies. 
  • Monitor and process claims on damaged repossessions, total loss settlements, open lending claims and Gap and Warranty refunds from dealerships. 
  • Assisting in closing accounts or services as indicated by Management, and helps set up FSP on negative share drafts as needed. 

Qualifications:

  • One to three years of customer service and clerical experience.
  • High School diploma or equivalent.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Phone etiquette.
  • High attention to detail with minimal errors.
  • Effective time management and organizational skills.
  • Self-motivated.
  • Strong computer and technology skills.

Member Associates build and enhance member relationships by providing professional, prompt individualized financial service. The Member Associate will explore needs and educate members on Credit Union products and services that will benefit them, expand their financial relationship with the Credit Union and enhance the member’s financial life.

The Member Associate is responsible for processing transactions, account service functions, introducing products and services, educating on use of products and services, facilitating product opening or referring and transitioning to a specialized associate while providing a member experience that is above and beyond.

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Responsibilities

  • Establish new member relationships by introducing and explaining products and services that fit their financial needs.
  • Facilitates the opening of products and services
  • Learns and stays-up-to date on the products and services offered by the credit union.
  • Provides account services, maintenance and problem solving.
  • Accurately process member transactions.
  • Promote, explain and demonstrate self-service options that will enhance the member experience.

Qualifications

  • One to six months of sales experience.
  • High school diploma or GED.
  • Post high school education or equivalent is preferred.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Strong attention to detail and organization skills.
  • Team player and goal oriented.
  • Remains calm and level-headed under pressure.
  • Significant level of trust, diplomacy, courtesy and tact.
  • Professional appearance and demeanor.

Azura is excited to have a Regional Sales Manager join the team!  The Regional Sales Manager will oversee and coordinate retail activities within their assigned region.  The RSM will coach, mentor and lead Retail Managers to develop branch staff to build and enhance the member relationships providing professional, prompt individualized financial service. 

The Regional Sales Manager takes proactive measures to grow and develop the branches they oversee and ensure that the staff provides a member experience that is Above and Beyond.  The Retail Sales Manager will direct and administer the operations of the region they oversee in accordance with established policies, procedures and expectations. 

The RSM will be required to travel between Credit Union branches as needed and out in the communities we serve.

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 Responsibilities:

  • Directly supervises, mentors and develops Retail Mangers.
  • Prepares, completes and implements action plans.
  • Prepares, communicates and monitors member service standards for the in-branch experience. 
  • Serves as the regional sales and service leader, communicating philosophy and conducting regular sales meetings.
  • Will observe one on one coaching sessions between managers and their staff. 
  • Reviewing and analyzing branch activity reports and coaching to desired results.
  • Develops sales plans, sets goals and coaches/communicates goals and expectations.
  • Works closely with training department to implement ongoing training initiatives to support the sales culture.
  • Strategize and plan regional business development, being involved in community activities and partnerships.
  • Recruits and hires staff while monitoring and maintaining staff utilization.
  • Conducts performance appraisals. 
  • Develops, manages and tracks budget related items and initiatives. 

Qualifications:

  • Three to five years of sales and supervisory experience.
  • College degree preferred. Equivalent knowledge attained through on the job experience will be considered.
  • Proven leadership and supervisory skills.
  • Strong communication skills both written and verbal.
  • Strong attention to detail and good organizational skills.
  • Significant level of trust, diplomacy, courtesy and tact.
  • Motivating and influencing when training and sharing ideas/services to others.
  • Ability to conduct trainings, meetings, presentations and participate in panel discussions.
  • Proven sales skills. Comfortable going into communities to identify and foster new business relationships.

The Quality Specialist is responsible for assisting the quality function with improving the quality and accuracy of service delivery, member records and Credit Union data by reviewing, monitoring and working with appropriate parties to help manage the tracking and correction of identified errors. In addition, they are responsible for archiving Credit Union paper and digital documents into the Credit Union’s digital document storage and retrieval system, ensuring that files are appropriately archived, working with appropriate parties and troubleshooting issues with digital file integrity, and archive software.

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Duties

  • Uses various reports and testing processes to evaluate, monitor, test and analyze and/or review Credit Union programs, processes and or files to ensure accurate processing within core functions of Credit Union operations according to internal policy and procedure requirements as well as regulatory requirements.
  • Reviews reports, accounts and loan documents and other documentation as necessary to ensure accuracy and to identify trends.
  • Works as an individual or as a collaborative team member on special projects that support the improvement of service quality, member records and Credit Union data as requested or assigned. These projects may include, but are not limited to, Quality Assurance review processes, new products and services, changes in products and services and/or assistance with the development of new reports.
  • Participates in the process transformation of the Quality Assurance function to identify areas that require quality assurance testing and assists in the design of tests and the consolidation and simplification of reporting involved in testing.
  • Completes scheduled testing and assigned responsibilities within an assigned program timely and with minimal oversite.
  • Receives, processes, and reviews the archiving of documents, both in physical and digital formats. Verifying accuracy and quality to ensure all documentation is archived with the accurate data and is visible in the Credit Unions’ archive software.

Qualifications

  • One to three years of similar or related experience.
  • College degree or completion of a specialized course of study at a business or trade school or applicable, commensurate work experience.
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • Securing cooperation — both internally and externally — is an essential part of the role.
     
     



























Azura Credit Union is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, (including pregnancy, sexual orientation or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information or protected veteran status.


E-Verify Information

Azura participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, Azura is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment.

Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9. Learn more about E-Verify.























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    Azura Credit Union is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, (including pregnancy, sexual orientation or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information or protected veteran status. Azura participates in E-Verify and, upon being hired, will provide the federal government with your form-I9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the USA.  If you are interested in the position, please complete our employment application along with cover letter outlining your interest and qualifications. Resumes welcomed. 
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