Associated Bank

• Manage and mentor a team of QA Analysts, supporting professional development, coaching, and performance management. • Develop and drive testing strategies that align with QA Center of Excellence standards and project goals. • Allocate QA resources across projects to ensure testing timelines and quality expectations are met. • Partner with QA Leads, IT teams, and business stakeholders to support successful project delivery. • Monitor project risks, testing progress, and budget impacts, taking action to resolve issues proactively. • Identify opportunities for test automation and collaborate with Automation QA teams to improve efficiency. • Maintain accurate defect tracking and communicate testing results to project teams and leadership. • Ensure testing activities comply with regulatory requirements, risk standards, and internal policies.

Role Description The Director of Procurement Operations leads the end-to-end procurement operations function, accountable for the execution, scalability, and operational health of the enterprise procurement lifecycle. This role owns transactional procurement, contracting execution, purchasing, supplier onboarding, license management, procurement systems operations, and day-to-day compliance execution. The Director ensures efficient, compliant, and scalable throughput across procurement activities while partnering closely with Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Excellence to execute category strategies, sourcing outcomes, governance standards, and enterprise policies. What you'll do: - Lead end-to-end procurement operations, from intake and purchasing to contracting execution and supplier onboarding. - Drive consistent, scalable processes that improve efficiency, service levels, and business experience. - Oversee contracting workflows and post-award administration in partnership with Legal and Procurement Excellence. - Manage procurement technology platforms (P2P and CLM), ensuring system reliability, data integrity, and adoption. - Establish operational controls, SLAs, and quality standards to ensure compliance with policies and regulatory requirements. - Improve performance through process standardization, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives. - Partner across Strategic Sourcing, Finance, Risk, Compliance, and Technology to align operations with enterprise strategy. - Build and lead a high-performing team with clear accountability, strong engagement, and a focus on results. Qualifications - Required: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, or related field - 10+ years of experience in procurement, supply chain, or operations within a complex organization - 7+ years of experience leading teams and managing end-to-end procurement execution - 5+ years of experience managing procurement systems (P2P, CLM), controls, and operational reporting - Proven experience establishing SOPs, SLAs, and compliance frameworks in a regulated environment - Preferred: Master’s degree (MBA, Supply Chain, or Operations Management) - 5+ years of experience in financial services, banking, healthcare, or insurance - Experience working within a three-pillar procurement model - Experience leading procurement transformation, automation, or digital enablement initiatives Benefits - Retirement savings including both 401(k) and Pension plans. - Paid time off to volunteer in your community. - Opportunities to connect with others through our diversity-focused Colleague Resource Groups. - Competitive salaries with professional development and advancement opportunities. - Bonus benefits including well-being programs and incentives, parental leave, an employee stock purchase plan, military benefits and much more. - Personal banking, loan, investment, and insurance benefits.

• Lead complex, enterprise-wide strategic sourcing initiatives from category strategy development through supplier selection and contract execution. • Develop sourcing strategies that drive cost savings, operational value, and risk mitigation aligned with business priorities. • Partner with senior business leaders, Finance, Legal, Risk, and Compliance teams to influence sourcing decisions and achieve optimal outcomes. • Negotiate complex commercial agreements, including pricing structures, service levels, contractual terms, and risk provisions. • Manage strategic supplier relationships to improve performance, governance, issue resolution, and long-term value delivery. • Ensure sourcing activities and supplier agreements comply with procurement policies, regulatory requirements, and internal controls. • Mentor and guide sourcing professionals by sharing expertise, negotiation strategies, and procurement best practices. • Prepare and present sourcing recommendations, negotiation outcomes, and business cases to executive leadership.

Role Description Join Associated Bank’s procurement team to help drive smarter business decisions through data and analytics. In this role, you’ll deliver insights that improve supplier performance, track savings, and support strategic sourcing initiatives across the organization. You’ll have the opportunity to partner with leaders across Procurement, Finance, and IT while helping shape the future of procurement analytics capabilities. - Analyze procurement, supplier, and spend data to identify trends, risks, savings opportunities, and business insights. - Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and analytical models that support procurement performance tracking and executive decision-making. - Partner with Procurement, Finance, and business leaders to deliver data-driven recommendations for sourcing and supplier strategies. - Design and manage standardized savings tracking methodologies aligned with organizational reporting requirements. - Create supplier performance reporting that connects cost, service, and value outcomes to business objectives and contracts. - Establish analytics standards, metric definitions, and data quality controls to improve reporting accuracy and consistency. - Collaborate with IT and data teams to support scalable procurement analytics tools, integrations, and data architecture solutions. - Identify opportunities to improve analytics processes, reporting capabilities, and operational efficiency as the organization evolves. Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience. - 3+ years of experience performing analytics in procurement, supply chain, finance, or a related enterprise function. - 3+ years of hands-on experience building dashboards, reports, and analytical models using BI tools, visualization platforms, or advanced Excel. - 2+ years of experience applying data standards, validation logic, and quality controls to ensure accurate and repeatable analytics outputs. - 2+ years of experience working with procurement systems or spend analytics tools (preferred). - 2+ years of experience partnering with business units or Finance teams on analytics requirements, reporting, or integrations (preferred). - 1+ years of experience supporting supplier performance reviews or category strategies with analytical insights (preferred). Benefits - Retirement savings including both 401(k) and Pension plans. - Paid time off to volunteer in your community. - Opportunities to connect with others through our diversity-focused Colleague Resource Groups. - Competitive salaries with professional development and advancement opportunities. - Bonus benefits including well-being programs and incentives, parental leave, an employee stock purchase plan, military benefits, and much more. - Personal banking, loan, investment, and insurance benefits.

Role Description The Indirect Auto Business Development Officer will, under limited supervision, promote and present Associated Bank's indirect Auto Finance program to existing and prospective automobile dealer customers; achieve maximum account penetration, profitability, and growth within an assigned territory; educate and advise dealers on program features and benefits best meeting their needs to increase the quantity and quality of indirect auto loan applications. As an Indirect Auto Business Development Officer, you will: - Develop and maintain existing automobile dealer relationships in an assigned geographic market through frequent contact to increase indirect auto loan origination volume and application quality. - Through consistent, regular contact with automobile dealerships, improve client knowledge of Associated Bank's processes and procedures, conduct training on all facets of doing business with Associated Bank, ensure an understanding of Associated Bank's compliance requirements, and review the client's performance scorecard. - As the representative of Associated Bank, serve as the primary point of contact for automobile dealer clients in the resolution of underwriting, documentation, compliance, and servicing issues. - Solicit and develop new automobile dealer relationships through pro-active sales calls, presentations, and referrals to help increase indirect auto loan originations. - Maintain a high level of industry knowledge; gather competitive landscape information to use as reference for management and to create specific business development tactics. Qualifications - Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience. - 3-5 years Auto Lending, Consumer Lending Industry Sales. Benefits - Retirement savings including both 401(k) and Pension plans. - Paid time off to volunteer in your community. - Opportunities to connect with others through our diversity-focused Colleague Resource Groups. - Competitive salaries with professional development and advancement opportunities. - Bonus benefits including well-being programs and incentives, parental leave, an employee stock purchase plan, military benefits and much more. - Personal banking, loan, investment and insurance benefits.

• Support mortgage loan originators by managing loan pipelines, ensuring documentation is complete, and keeping transactions moving toward closing. • Communicate regularly with clients, Realtors, and attorneys to provide status updates. • Support loan originators with data entry, loan applications, and processing activities. • Coordinate and verify all client documentation to meet underwriting requirements. • Schedule closings and coordinate with all parties to ensure smooth transactions. • Maintain accurate loan data in the origination system and ensure compliance standards are met.

Role Description Drive growth by helping customers secure the right lending solutions while building long-term relationships. You will mortgage consumer loans, guide applicants through the process from application through closing, in both refinance and purchase mortgages, and partner across teams to deliver a seamless experience. This role offers strong exposure to multiple business lines and opportunities to expand your lending expertise. Key Accountabilities - Originate mortgage loan applications through inbound calls, referrals, and online channels - Conduct pre-qualification interviews and recommend appropriate loan solutions - Ensure all applications are complete, accurate, and compliant with regulatory and internal requirements - Manage mortgage loan pipelines and maintain consistent communication with customers and internal partners - Build relationships with prospects through follow-up to convert opportunities into funded loans - Achieve sales goals through outbound outreach, referrals, and multi-channel engagement - Partner with internal teams to cross-sell products and connect customers to the right solutions - Support team success by sharing expertise and contributing to process improvements (This role pays a flat rate of $24 an hour + incentive opportunity) Qualifications - Associate’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience - 2+ years of experience in consumer lending, loan origination, processing, or credit analysis Requirements - Experience in a multi-channel sales environment (branch, call center, or online) - Knowledge of lending regulations including ECOA, RESPA, and Regulation Z Benefits - Retirement savings including both 401(k) and Pension plans - Paid time off to volunteer in your community - Opportunities to connect with others through our diversity-focused Colleague Resource Groups - Competitive salaries with professional development and advancement opportunities - Bonus benefits including well-being programs and incentives, parental leave, an employee stock purchase plan, military benefits and much more - Personal banking, loan, investment and insurance benefits

Role Description The Technical Product Owner plays a key role in driving the technical direction of digital products, ensuring strong alignment between business needs and engineering execution. This role bridges product and technology, guiding teams on architecture, technical requirements, and delivery priorities. You’ll have the opportunity to influence product strategy while shaping scalable, high-quality solutions. - Partner with stakeholders to recommend technology solutions that align with business goals - Drive technical direction by translating product needs into clear architecture and design requirements - Lead collaboration between engineers, architects, and product teams to deliver high-quality solutions - Own and prioritize technical backlogs, balancing functional enhancements and technical improvements - Define and document non-functional requirements, including performance, scalability, and security - Guide sprint planning by clarifying technical scope and removing blockers for development teams - Support product roadmaps by researching, proposing, and implementing forward-looking solutions - Mentor team members and contribute to continuous improvement through feedback and performance frameworks Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience) - 8+ years of experience in information technology, including software development and product ownership - 3+ years of experience in a technology leadership or team guidance role Requirements - Hands-on development experience with Python, C#, and SQL - Experience with AWS and enterprise system integration - Ability to conduct code reviews and mentor developers, including offshore teams - Familiarity with AI development tools and Agile methodologies Benefits - Retirement savings including both 401(k) and Pension plans - Paid time off to volunteer in your community - Opportunities to connect with others through our diversity-focused Colleague Resource Groups - Competitive salaries with professional development and advancement opportunities - Bonus benefits including well-being programs and incentives, parental leave, an employee stock purchase plan, military benefits and much more - Personal banking, loan, investment and insurance benefits

Role Description This position will manage and develop a portfolio of commercial/commercial real estate relationships and ensure retention of total client assets and net growth in relationships, while complying with established Associated Banc-Corp risk management and credit policy, business strategy and regulatory guidelines. The Relationship Manager will work closely with internal partners to facilitate the development of new business relationships as well as develop prospects through COIs and other proactive measures. - Responsible for loan and deposit growth through client portfolio, centers of influence and other proactive measures to grow market share, as well as retain / grow existing portfolio. - Client and prospect calling activity consists of telephone, in person calling and working collaboratively with internal partners. - Work collaboratively with internal partners to cross sell all bank product and services, especially non-borrowing services, Commercial Deposits & Treasury Management (CDTM), Capital Markets Private Banking, Wealth Management, Retail Bank-at-work, etc. - Ensure the portfolio administration and risk management of each client relationship is in compliance with established Associated Banc-Corp credit policy, procedure and business strategy as well as commercial and regulatory guidelines. - Develop commercial banking relationships by profiling and analyzing financial data to determine the merits of specific loan requests and recommend structure. - Provide financial advice and counsel to clients and prospective clients regarding trends and conditions of the business environment and general banking trends through bank approved sources. - Make presentations on specific loans and participate in the bank’s loan approval process, recommending approval and appropriate structure of credits, along with the Portfolio Manager. - Participate in community and business functions/groups to ensure a positive image for the bank. - Establish referral contacts within the community. Serve on community, corporate or not-for-profit boards, as applicable. - Identify needs and refer customers to business Select partners within and across lines of business who can best meet those needs. Qualifications - Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in Business Required - Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in Finance Required - Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in Accounting Required Requirements - 8-10 years of Commercial banking or business to business sales and business development skills, strong credit skills. - Knowledge of non-borrowing products, past track records of sales and client management success. - Must have access to reliable transportation and the ability to lawfully drive self, if applicable, by start date. Benefits - Retirement savings including both 401(k) and Pension plans. - Paid time off to volunteer in your community. - Opportunities to connect with others through our diversity-focused Colleague Resource Groups. - Competitive salaries with professional development and advancement opportunities. - Bonus benefits including well-being programs and incentives, parental leave, an employee stock purchase plan, military benefits and much more. - Personal banking, loan, investment and insurance benefits.

• Join Associated Bank as a Full-Stack Developer to design and deliver high-impact web applications. • Solve complex problems and lead development efforts. • Analyze requirements and translate them into efficient, maintainable code and system improvements. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams and external partners to integrate new technologies. • Test, debug, and optimize applications to ensure performance, accessibility, and quality standards. • Mentor junior developers and contribute to a collaborative, agile engineering culture. • Explore and apply modern technologies, frameworks, and best practices.