At BOK Financial, we are committed to broadening the diversity of our talent.

To ensure we have a diverse pipeline of talent both inside and outside of the organization, we have implemented the following actions focused on preparing our workforce for the future:

Recruiting

• Ensure that all members of our recruiting team have completed AIRS Certified Diversity Recruiter certification as well as Diversity & Inclusion Recruiter Accreditation, a custom-developed training program for BOKF talent and attraction specialists.
• Obtain and implement an AI tool to reduce unconscious bias in recruiting.
• Commit that all candidate slates presented to managers are comprised of at least 25% diverse applicants.

Early talent programs

• Set goals for our college intern and ACT programs to ensure our intern/graduate recruiting has a diversity focus.
• Expand our university recruiting to include historically diverse colleges.
• Build a diverse university recruitment steering committee to find new and innovative ways to attract diverse talent.

Improve internal processes to advance diverse talent

• Update job descriptions to remove gender bias and extreme modifiers.
• Provide unconscious bias training for all leadership across our footprint.
• Provide access to LinkedIn Learning for all employees across the company to ensure equal access to opportunities to learn and grow.

Recruiting:

• All members of Talent Acquisition have completed AIRS Diversity Certification as well as internal accreditation.
• Implemented an AI sourcing tool to surface the best candidates while removing bias. Another AI tool – Olivia by Paradox – was implemented to assist with the recruiting process.
• We have exceeded our goal of a minimum of 25% diverse slate of candidates.

Early talent programs

• With an intentional focus on diversity recruiting on campuses, we have surpassed our early talent goal, with 2020 being the most diverse in our company history. We have seen a lift in:
  • Females: 41%, up from 25% in 2016
  • Persons of color: 37%, up from 8% in 2016
• Have focused recruiting efforts on five historically diverse colleges.
• Our University Recruitment Steering committee was formed in mid-2020 and is looking forward to positive results.

Improve internal processes to advance diverse talent

• We have rewritten the 200 most requested job requisitions to remove gender bias and extreme modifiers that will be live in December 2020. These jobs represent 60% of posted positions.
• We have created a comprehensive educational program on inclusion and bias. Training began with executive leadership and all managers, reaching 671 individuals. We will continue to roll training throughout the organization.
• In February 2020, we provided unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning for all employees to ensure equal access to opportunities. Approximately 43% of our employee population has taken advantage of the opportunity. Our employees have logged more than 12,000 hours, viewing nearly 25,000 different courses and 250,000 videos.