CAREERS
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Helping all our employees and communities grow and thrive.
CAREERS
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Helping all our employees and communities grow and thrive.
At United Bank, we believe in promoting Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DE&I) through a variety of initiatives. From talent management and training to community partnerships, we continuously search for opportunities to empower our team and create an inclusive, thriving environment for all.
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Council
The talented individuals on our council work to understand and address the needs of our employees and communities. They advise leadership and collaborate with Department Champions to implement programs that support and accomplish our DE&I initiatives.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 2023 Council Members
Meet Don Lucas, Director of Mortgage Sales and DE&I 2022-2023 Council Chair
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Council
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion 2023 Council Members
The talented individuals on our council work to understand and address the needs of our employees and communities. They advise leadership and collaborate with Department Champions to implement programs that support and accomplish our DE&I initiatives.
Meet Don Lucas, Director of Mortgage Sales and DE&I 2022-2023 Council Chair
DE&I Employee Liaisons
DE&I Employee Liaisons help us nurture an inclusive culture, and spread our values throughout all corners of the company. These representatives give each employee a voice and an avenue to be heard.
Liaisons receive training on facilitating courageous conversations, and then hold open forums with local colleagues related to various DE&I topics.
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Metrics
Our Commitment to an Inclusive Culture
DE&I Employee Liaisons
DE&I 2023 Employee Liaisons
DE&I Employee Liaisons help us nurture an inclusive culture, and spread our values throughout all corners of the company. These representatives give each employee a voice and an avenue to be heard.
Liaisons receive training on facilitating courageous conversations, and then hold open forums with local colleagues related to various DE&I topics.
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Metrics
Our Commitment to an Inclusive Culture
United is committed to meaningfully advancing diversity across our footprint and at all levels of the Company. This starts with our Board of Directors. United is proud to exceed the Nasdaq Board Diversity Rule; 20% of United’s Board of Directors are women and 13% are African American.
United is also committed to building and retaining talent to advance careers:
- Promotion rates are comparable between men and women
- Promotion rates are comparable between white employees and employees of color
- Tenure trends between men and women are comparable, with overall average tenure increasing
Employee Education
Director of Talent Development, Mollie (L) & Digital Business Analyst, Crystal (R)
Our Learning & Talent Development team supports the Bank's commitment to nurturing an inclusive culture by providing training and workshops that builds the skills to actively contribute to a positive workplace culture. Whether it is through our learning and awareness collection on DE&I or utilizing market employee liaisons to bridge communication, we encourage creating purposeful connection and conversation to lead to and support creating a more inclusive and equitable working environment.
Quarterly Voice Report
The Head of Human Resources provides Executive Management with an internal report each quarter that aggregates feedback from employees related to DE&I. The Quarterly Voice Report provides a summary of key takeaways, common themes, and areas of opportunity to inform program enhancements.
Panel discussion with: (L) Jacqueline, Director of Communications; (M) Ami, Head of Human Resources; (R) Katrina, Director of MIS and Credit Analytics
Internal and External Communications
Our internal newsletter, News About U, keeps employees informed about news and events throughout the Company. It includes spotlights on a wide range of employee stories and experiences. United also communicates externally to our stakeholders through various channels, including diverse spotlights through social media.
Serving Diverse Customers
We continuously focus on expanding our customer base to reach broader demographics, particularly those who are historically underserved. Each year, we develop a fair lending plan, outlining community outreach activities and developing marketing plans for reaching our diverse customer segments.
Our employees partner with numerous nonprofit organizations that serve culturally diverse clients. Many of these partnerships go beyond volunteering, such as our investment partnerships with community development finance institutions that support minority-owned small businesses.
Through our community development lending line of business, we provide commercial loans that create and retain affordable housing. While expanding access to quality, affordable rental homes is important to solving the housing affordability crisis across the nation, we also understand that expanding homeownership for diverse communities is essential to closing the racial wealth gap. Our United team members participate in many mortgage-related outreach activities, such as first-time homebuyer workshops in diverse communities.
Learn more about our commitment to our employees, customers, and communities in our Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance overview.
United is committed to meaningfully advancing diversity across our footprint and at all levels of the Company. This starts with our Board of Directors. United is proud to exceed the Nasdaq Board Diversity Rule; 20% of United’s Board of Directors are women and 13% are African American.
United is also committed to building and retaining talent to advance careers:
- Promotion rates are comparable between men and women
- Promotion rates are comparable between white employees and employees of color
- Tenure trends between men and women are comparable, with overall average tenure increasing
Employee Education
Learning & Talent Development Team Members, Mollie (L) & Crystal (R)
Our Learning & Talent Development team supports the Bank's commitment to nurturing an inclusive culture by providing training and workshops that builds the skills to actively contribute to a positive workplace culture. Whether it is through our learning and awareness collection on DE&I or utilizing market employee liaisons to bridge communication, we encourage creating purposeful connection and conversation to lead to and support creating a more inclusive and equitable working environment.
Quarterly Voice Report
Panel discussion with: (L) Jacqueline, Director of Communications; (M) Ami, Head of Human Resources; (R) Katrina, Director of MIS and Credit Analytics
The Head of Human Resources provides Executive Management with an internal report each quarter that aggregates feedback from employees related to DE&I. The Quarterly Voice Report provides a summary of key takeaways, common themes, and areas of opportunity to inform program enhancements.
Internal and External Communications
Our internal newsletter, News About U, keeps employees informed about news and events throughout the Company. It includes spotlights on a wide range of employee stories and experiences. United also communicates externally to our stakeholders through various channels, including diverse spotlights through social media.
Serving Diverse Customers
We continuously focus on expanding our customer base to reach broader demographics, particularly those who are historically underserved. Each year, we develop a fair lending plan, outlining community outreach activities and developing marketing plans for reaching our diverse customer segments.
Our employees partner with numerous nonprofit organizations that serve culturally diverse clients. Many of these partnerships go beyond volunteering, such as our investment partnerships with community development finance institutions that support minority-owned small businesses.
Through our community development lending line of business, we provide commercial loans that create and retain affordable housing. While expanding access to quality, affordable rental homes is important to solving the housing affordability crisis across the nation, we also understand that expanding homeownership for diverse communities is essential to closing the racial wealth gap. Our United team members participate in many mortgage-related outreach activities, such as first-time homebuyer workshops in diverse communities.
Learn more about our commitment to our employees, customers, and communities in our Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance overview.
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