Careers at ACU

Do Work That Members Actually Thank You For

America's Credit Union has been recognized as Washington's Best-In-State Credit Union by Forbes in 2024, 2025, and 2026. Behind that recognition is a team that gets real benefits, real growth, and a mission worth showing up for.

Mount Rainier over the South Puget Sound
3x
Forbes Best-In-State (2024, 2025, 2026)
6%
401(k) Match
11
Paid Holidays
30+ hrs
Full Benefits Eligibility

Three Reasons People Build Careers Here

A mission that means something, growth that is actually supported, and a culture built around people, not seat-fillers.

The Mission

A Mission You Can Feel

ACU is member-owned and not-for-profit. The work you do here does not enrich shareholders; it funds better rates for the military families and South Sound neighbors who own this credit union. Since 1954, that has been the whole point.

  • Member-owned, not-for-profit
  • Serving the JBLM military community since 1954
  • Your work directly benefits members
  • Forbes Best-In-State 2024, 2025, and 2026
1954
Serving the JBLM Military Community
0
Shareholders to Enrich
2x
Forbes Best-In-State, 2024 through 2026
Owned
By the Members You Serve
Training
And Advancement Opportunities
Bonus
Opportunities to Earn More
Paid
Volunteering at ACU-Sponsored Events
6%
401(k) Match on Your Future
The Growth

Growth That Is Actually Supported

We invest in the people who invest in our members: training and advancement opportunities, bonus opportunities, and paid volunteering at ACU-sponsored events, so your career and your community grow together.

  • Training and advancement opportunities
  • Bonus opportunities
  • Paid volunteering at ACU-sponsored events
  • Careers that build on themselves
The Culture

A Culture Built Around People

From bring-your-child-to-work day to an annual employee event for all staff and their families, ACU treats employees like people with lives, not seat-fillers.

  • Bring your child to work day
  • Annual employee and family event
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Work-life balance by design
Family
Bring Your Child to Work Day
Annual
Employee Event for Staff and Families
EAP
Employee Assistance Program
Balance
Work-Life Balance by Design

Every Benefit, Listed in Full

Our benefit package is available to employees who work 30 or more hours per week, and we are proud of every line of it.

Time and Balance

Time away from work is part of the package, not a favor you have to earn back.

  • Generous PTO (Paid Time Off)
  • 11 paid holidays
  • Paid bereavement leave
  • Paid jury duty leave
  • Parental leave

Money and Future

Your paycheck is the start, not the whole story.

  • 401(k) with match up to 6%
  • Bonus opportunities
  • Company-paid long-term disability and life insurance
  • Full medical, vision, and dental benefits

Only-at-a-Credit-Union Perks

Working at a credit union comes with advantages a typical employer cannot offer.

  • Mortgage discounts
  • No-interest employee loans for work wear
  • Free checks
  • Free wire transfers

Culture and Community

The benefits that make a workplace feel like somewhere you actually want to be.

  • Paid volunteering at ACU-sponsored events
  • Bring your child to work day
  • Annual employee event for all staff and their families
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Training and advancement opportunities
  • Work-life balance

And more.

The Four Ps You Will Work Inside

ACU runs on one framework: Only the Greatest. You will hear these four Ps in your first week and see them in how decisions get made.

P.01

Purpose

You will always know why the work matters. Members and military families own this credit union, and the work you do funds their futures, not a shareholder's quarter.

P.02

Possibilities

You will help build what comes next: new products, better delivery, and deeper relationships with the members who own us. Great ideas get heard here.

P.03

Performance

You will own real outcomes, with clear goals, honest accountability, and the training and tools to hit them. Excellence is the expectation and the support matches it.

P.04

People

You are the strategy. Culture, capability, and your growth are treated as the things that make everything else work, because they are.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we hire and retain the best-qualified people without regard to marital status, race, religion, color, national origin, disability, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

How to Join the Team

Three steps stand between you and a career serving the military community and the South Sound.

Step 1

Browse Open Positions

See current openings on our job board.

Step 2

Apply Online

Submit your application through Paycom in minutes.

Step 3

Meet the Team

If it is a fit, you will hear from us to set up a conversation.

★★★★★
“I love being a member of ACU. The member service at each branch is exceptionally people friendly. They offer more checking and savings options than traditional banks.”
Jordan K.
Lakewood Branch

Careers at ACU FAQ

Answers to the questions candidates ask most about working at America's Credit Union.

Browse current openings and apply online through ACU's job board, hosted on Paycom. Select the position that fits you, submit your application in minutes, and if it is a fit, the team will reach out to set up a conversation.
ACU's benefit package includes generous PTO, 11 paid holidays, paid bereavement and jury duty leave, parental leave, a 401(k) with match up to 6%, bonus opportunities, company-paid long-term disability and life insurance, full medical, vision, and dental benefits, mortgage discounts, no-interest employee loans for work wear, free checks, free wire transfers, paid volunteering at ACU-sponsored events, bring your child to work day, an annual employee event for all staff and their families, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), training and advancement opportunities, and more.
The full ACU benefit package is available to employees who work 30 or more hours per week. Benefits are subject to plan documents and may change.
Yes. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we hire and retain the best-qualified people without regard to marital status, race, religion, color, national origin, disability, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
America's Credit Union is member-owned and not-for-profit, so the work funds better rates for the military families and South Sound neighbors who own the credit union rather than shareholder returns. ACU has served the JBLM military community since 1954 and was recognized by Forbes as Washington's Best-In-State Credit Union three years running: 2024, 2025, and 2026.
Yes. ACU invests in its people with training and advancement opportunities and bonus opportunities, so employees can build careers that grow alongside the credit union and the members it serves.

Disclosures

Benefit eligibility applies to employees working 30 or more hours per week; benefits are subject to plan documents and may change. Employment applications are processed through Paycom, a third-party applicant tracking system. America's Credit Union is an Equal Opportunity Employer. America's Credit Union is a federally chartered credit union insured by the NCUA. NMLS #449181. Equal Housing Lender.

Come Do the Best Work of Your Career

Browse our open positions and apply in minutes. We are looking forward to meeting you.