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Farm Manager Team LeadBusey Bank • Edwardsville, IL, United States
Farm Manager Team Lead

Farm Manager Team Lead

Busey Bank • Edwardsville, IL, United States
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Position Summary

The Farm Manager Team Lead is responsible for leading a team of Farm Managers and administrative assistants while actively managing a portfolio of farmland properties. This role ensures the delivery of exceptional farm management services to clients by aligning operational decisions with each farmland owner's goals. As a licensed farm broker, the Team Lead also supports business development, brokerage activities, and compliance across the business line.

Duties & Responsibilities

Leadership & Team Management

  • Supervise, mentor, and develop a team of Farm Managers, fostering a culture of excellence, accountability, and collaboration.
  • Provide guidance on complex farm management issues and client relationships.
  • Conduct regular team meetings, performance reviews, and professional development planning.
  • Ensure team adherence to company policies, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.

Farm Management

  • Oversee a portfolio of farm accounts, ensuring high standards of service and client satisfaction.
  • Secure farm management agreements through prospecting, analysis, and relationship-building.
  • Determine and implement the goals of farmland owners.
  • Develop and maintain farm lease agreements with qualified farm operators.
  • Conduct site visits to evaluate operations and communicate findings to clients.
  • Review and submit periodic financial reports and facilitate client communications, including recommendations, updates, and approvals.
  • Oversee distribution of funds from accounts per client instructions.
  • Meet regularly with farm operators to discuss lease terms, crop planning, land maintenance, and operational matters.
  • Brokerage & Compliance

  • Maintain an active real estate broker license and ensure compliance with all applicable regulations.
  • Support brokerage activities including land sales, acquisitions, and lease negotiations.
  • Serve as a resource for the team on brokerage-related matters.
  • Professional Development & Industry Engagement

  • Attend continuing education seminars and industry events.
  • Stay current on agricultural trends, technologies, and regulatory changes.
  • Education & Experience

    Knowledge of :

    Agricultural principles and farm management practices.

  • Brokerage regulations and farmland transaction processes.
  • Strong agronomy skillset
  • Accounting principles and financial reporting.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills.
  • Ability to :

  • Lead and inspire a team while managing individual responsibilities.
  • Analyze complex assignments and make informed decisions.
  • Maintain visual attention and mental concentration for extended periods.
  • Perform duties under frequent time pressures.
  • Communicate to executive leadership, other lines of business and compliance teams.
  • Education & Training :

  • Bachelor's degree, preferably in an agricultural-related field.
  • Active farm managing broker license and broker license required (or willingness to obtain promptly).
  • Professional accreditation in farm management (or related fields) preferred.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office and farm management software.
  • Compensation and Benefits

    Salary offered is based on factors, including but not limited to, the job duties, required qualifications and relevant experience, and local market trends. The role may be eligible for bonus or incentives based on company and individual performance.

    (Base Pay Range : $80,000 - $105,000)

    Busey provides a competitive Total Rewards package in return for your time, talents, efforts and ultimately, results. Your personal and professional well-being-now and in the years to come-are important to us. Busey's Total Rewards include a competitive benefits package offering 401(k) match, profit sharing, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, company-paid life insurance and long-term disability, supplemental voluntary life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, wellness incentives and an employee assistance program. In addition, eligible associates may take advantage of pre-tax health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts. Visit Busey Total Rewards for more information.

    Equal Opportunity

    Busey values a diverse and inclusive workplace and strives to recruit, develop and retain individuals with exceptional talent. A team with diverse talent, working together, is essential to Busey's commitment of delivering service excellence. Busey is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability / Vets. Visit Busey.com / Careers to learn more about Busey's Equal Opportunity Employment.

    Unsolicited Resumes

    Busey Bank, and its subsidiaries, does not accept any liability for fees for resumes from recruiters or employment agencies ("Agency"), without a binding, written recruitment agreement between Busey and Agency describing the services and specific job openings ("Agreement"). Busey may consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume and explicitly reserves the right to hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the Agency, unless an Agreement is in place. Any email or verbal contact with any Busey associate is inadequate to create a binding agreement. Agencies without an Agreement are requested not to contact any associates of Busey with recruiting inquiries or resumes. Busey respectfully requests no phone calls or emails.

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