You manage an ATM network for a bank, credit union, or independent operator — overseeing machine uptime, cash management, vendor relationships, and the network operations that keep ATMs functioning across the geography they serve.
The role threads between network monitoring, vendor coordination, and cash-management oversight — reviewing ATM uptime dashboards, coordinating with armored-cash and service vendors, handling escalations on machine outages, supporting the regulatory and reporting work ATMs generate. Network uptime and cash-availability anchor the operating measures.
The harder part is often the vendor-and-incident asymmetry — ATM operations depend on multiple vendors (hardware, cash-loading, telecommunications, processing), and outages or incidents at any vendor surface at the ATM-manager's desk. Variance across employers shapes the role: banks run ATM management within retail-banking operations; credit unions run with broader operational scope; independent ATM operators run ATMs as core revenue infrastructure.
It fits people operationally fluent across vendor management, comfortable with regulatory expectations, and steady through after-hours incidents. AAP and ATM-industry credentials anchor advancement. The trade-off is the 24/7 operational reality — ATMs run continuously, and managers field incidents outside business hours.
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View all Business Operations roles →You manage an ATM network for a bank, credit union, or independent operator — overseeing machine uptime, cash management, vendor relationships, and the network operations that keep ATMs functioning across the geography they serve.
Median pay for an ATM Manager (Automated Teller Machine Manager) is about $162K nationally, with the field ranging roughly from $86K to $208K depending on experience, employer, and metro (BLS).
Core skills for this role include Critical Thinking, Speaking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, and Monitoring.
Most people in this role hold a bachelor's degree.
Employment in this field is projected to grow about 14.8% through 2034, with roughly 818,620 people working in it today (BLS).
Closely related roles include Collections Manager, Accounting Manager, and Banking Supervisor.
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