Branch Head

Job Description

The Branch Head leads the daily operations, sales performance, customer service, and risk controls of the assigned BDO Network Bank branch. The role typically requires a bachelor’s degree, relevant banking or financial-services experience, leadership capability, and a strong understanding of branch operations, lending, deposits, compliance, and customer relationship management. The candidate is expected to build business in the local market, grow deposits and loans, manage branch staff, maintain service quality, meet performance targets, and ensure compliance with bank policies and regulations. Strong communication, problem-solving, people-management, and sales skills are important. Experience handling a branch or a comparable supervisory role is generally preferred.

Company Info

BDO Network Bank, Inc. is a Philippine commercial bank and a subsidiary of BDO Unibank, Inc. It focuses on serving communities outside the country’s major metropolitan centers, particularly through branches and financial services in provincial areas. The bank provides deposit accounts, loans, remittance services, digital banking, and other products for individuals, small businesses, farmers, entrepreneurs, and local institutions. Its extensive branch network supports financial inclusion by bringing formal banking services closer to customers in cities, municipalities, and rural communities. Employees generally work in a customer-focused environment where branch growth, responsible lending, operational efficiency, and regulatory compliance are important. A Branch Head plays a central role in representing the bank locally, developing business relationships, supporting customers, and leading the branch team toward sustainable results.

Destination Guide

The Philippines offers banking, business, technology, tourism, healthcare, education, and customer-service opportunities across Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Manila and nearby cities have the largest corporate job market, while regional centers such as Cebu, Davao, Legazpi, Iloilo, and Cagayan de Oro offer growing opportunities with lower living costs. Filipino culture is welcoming, family-oriented, and relationship-driven, and English is widely used in business. Lifestyle varies from busy urban living to relaxed coastal or provincial communities, with generally warm weather and access to beaches, mountains, and varied local cuisine. Foreign nationals usually need an appropriate work visa or permit arranged with employer support; working without authorization is not permitted. Relocation planning should include housing, transportation, healthcare, taxes, weather risks, and local registration. For a provincial assignment, learning basic Filipino or the local language can help with community relationships and customer service.