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LGFCU

Member-owned financial cooperative serving government workers

Senior Vice President - Deposit Operations

Full-Time
No salary listed
Expert
Bachelor's, MBA
Raleigh, NC, USA
RemoteOccasional travel is required.
Finance & Banking

About the job

Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
  • A minimum of 12 years of experience in financial services, including 7–9 years of management experience.
  • Strong knowledge of deposit operations and financial products, including Individual Retirement Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, and Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, along with the rules and regulations governing these products.
  • In-depth knowledge of contact center best practices, industry trends, and emerging technologies that can improve the member experience.
  • Thorough understanding of regulatory compliance and quality assurance within contact center operations.
  • Ability to work in a consumer business office environment and use standard office equipment.
  • Ability to lift a minimum of 25 pounds.
  • Ability to travel occasionally.
Responsibilities
  • Drive and execute the operations and products vision, strategy, and roadmap.
  • Ensure product features, including checking accounts, savings accounts, and certificates of deposit, align with business objectives.
  • Analyze operational data to identify trends and support strategic decisions.
  • Supervise, direct, and control Operations Support and Deposit Operations activities.
  • Ensure a trained, motivated, and professional staff provides efficient and effective services to credit union members.
  • Monitor operations products and services, including Individual Retirement Account contributions and distributions, required minimum distributions and tax reporting, tax attachments, subpoenas, member account fraud, and deceased-member processes.
  • Oversee operations applications and provide direction for item processing, exception processing, non-posts, stop payments, and nonsufficient funds items related to deposit operations, including Automated Clearing House, checks, remote deposit capture, bill pay, person-to-person payments, wires, and Regulation D.
  • Ensure activities comply with banking regulations, including Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering, Regulation D, and Regulation CC, and identify and mitigate operational risks.
  • Oversee daily operations for accuracy, efficiency, compliance, and adherence to best practices.
  • Lead the innovation, development, administration, and delivery of services, including policies, procedures, processes, operations, compliance, and business goals.
  • Research, recommend, and implement operational policies and programs.
  • Analyze feature deployments to measure results, quantify business impact, and identify further business opportunities.
  • Partner with designers, engineers, project management, communications staff, and other teams to develop and implement plans for operations technologies and products.
  • Develop and execute deployment strategies for products and services.
  • Serve as the primary liaison to third-party vendors supporting operations services.
  • Develop proposals for policies, programs, products, and services for the Operations Management Committee of the Credit Union Board of Directors.
  • Review performance against operating plans and standards, provide reports to executive management, interpret results, recommend changes in direction, and provide cost-control reports.
  • Communicate and delegate effectively while supporting staff development and a collaborative team environment.
  • Take ownership of actions, decisions, and results, accept feedback, and improve performance.
Desired Qualifications
  • MBA or advanced degree.
  • Ability to innovate and find creative solutions to business goals.
  • Demonstrated capability to drive cross-functional initiatives.
  • Ability to communicate, influence, and negotiate effectively.

About the company

LGFCU is a not-for-profit financial cooperative serving local government employees, elected officials, and their families in North Carolina. Members own the credit union and receive better rates and lower fees compared with for-profit lenders. It offers checking, savings, loans, credit cards, and insurance, with digital banking enhanced by the Civic Credit Union merger. Its goal is to provide accessible, affordable financial services to North Carolina public servants and strengthen the community through member ownership.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Raleigh, North Carolina

Founded

1983

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What believers are saying

  • June 2025 conversion unlocked Civic's own banking platform and channels.
  • Members gained 11 branches, CO-OP Shared Branches, and fee-free ATM access.
  • 2025 reported more than 355,000 members and over $3 billion assets.

What critics are saying

  • Dwayne Naylor retired January 16, 2026, ending a 40-year leadership era.
  • June 30, 2025 assets fell to $3.70 billion from $4.08 billion.
  • Membership dropped to 336,107 by August 2026, signaling post-conversion attrition.

What makes LGFCU unique

  • June 2025 split from SECU gave LGFCU full operational independence.
  • Civic retains CDFI, LIDCU, and CDCU designations after merger.
  • North Carolina public-servant focus stays narrow, loyalty-driven, and locally relevant.

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Benefits

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Company News

Business North Carolina
Dec 21st, 2022
Veteran CEO of $3.7B N.C. credit union stepping down

Fifty-three years later, Smith, 65, is retiring in mid-January from the Local Government Federal Credit Union, where he was named president in 1999 and CEO in 2017.

The Coastland Times
Nov 19th, 2021
Local Government Federal Credit Union hires Radcliff Hester

Local Government Federal Credit Union (LGFCU) has announced the addition of Radcliff Hester, Dare County transportation program supervisor, to its to its Hatteras Advisory Council, which comprises Tyrell and Dare counties.