Pinnacle is the No. 1 Best Place to Work in the Triangle

Pinnacle Financial Partners is still the No. 1 Best Place to Work in the Triangle region of North Carolina. The Triangle Business Journal announced the ranking Thursday, Aug. 8, at a luncheon with Pinnacle placing first in the large companies category. The firm has ranked No. 1 four of the past five years, earning the No. 2 spot in 2023.

“Pinnacle’s founders set out to create a workplace that puts associates first, with the knowledge that happy, engaged professionals give clients their best, and that’s what ultimately increases value for shareholders,” said Mark Carlton, Pinnacle’s regional president in Eastern North Carolina. “This formula has worked for Pinnacle for 25 years. Our associates in the Triangle earned this award, thanks to their deep love for each other and for clients. Working and doing business in a place where you truly feel seen, heard and treasured is an experience that just can’t be beat. At Pinnacle, that’s our standard.”

Pinnacle associates in the Triangle have consistently given their workplace culture high marks. A sample from the anonymous Triangle Best Places to Work survey:

“Every day I get an email celebrating someone in our area's birthday or anniversary. We celebrate success stories, and we have fun. Everyone seems to be committed to having an attitude of creating to best work environment and it's infectious.”

“When speaking to peers at other financial institutions, they are always blown away by how effective Pinnacle is at making the employees here feel valued.”

“Pinnacle Financial Partners truly has a ‘single’ culture - everyone is pulling in the same direction - with constant communication from the top of the house!! All Associates are stockholders and are known and called by their name - not a #!!”

“Senior and executive leadership transparency … We understand how we, in our role, contribute to the firm's success. No micromanagement: They trust their employees and associates since everyone who comes on board is experienced in their field. They recognize and remove obstacles that stand in the way of our success.”

The Top Workplaces list is based on third-party research from Quantum Workplace, a leading employee engagement firm. Quantum sends anonymous surveys to employees with closed and open-ended questions on culture, camaraderie and other criteria. Average scores from these surveys determine the final rankings and awards.

Pinnacle Financial Partners provides a full range of banking, investment, trust, mortgage and insurance products and services designed for businesses and their owners and individuals interested in a comprehensive relationship with their financial institution. The firm is the No. 1 and fastest growing bank in the Nashville-Murfreesboro-Franklin MSA, according to 2023 deposit data from the FDIC. Pinnacle is No. 11 on the 2024 list of 100 Best Companies to Work For® in the U.S., its eighth consecutive appearance and was recognized by American Banker as one of America’s Best Banks to Work For 11 years in a row and No. 1 among banks with more than $10 billion in assets in 2023.

Pinnacle Financial Partners provides a full range of banking, investment, trust, mortgage and insurance products and services designed for businesses and their owners and individuals interested in a comprehensive relationship with their financial institution. The firm is the No. 1 bank in the Nashville-Murfreesboro-Franklin MSA, according to 2024 deposit data from the FDIC. Pinnacle is No. 9 on FORTUNE magazine’s 2025 list of 100 Best Companies to Work For® in the U.S., its ninth consecutive appearance and was recognized by American Banker as one of America’s Best Banks to Work For 12 years in a row and No. 1 among banks with more than $10 billion in assets in 2024.

Pinnacle entered the North Carolina market in 2017 when it acquired BNC Bancorp, offering community bank service with the resources and sophistication of a larger firm. Pinnacle is ranked as the No. 1 workplace in the Triad, Triangle and Charlotte markets, as listed by the Triad Business Journal, Triangle Business Journal and Charlotte Observer.

The firm began operations in a single location in downtown Nashville, TN in October 2000 and has since grown to approximately $54.8 billion in assets as of June 30, 2025.  As the second-largest bank holding company headquartered in Tennessee, Pinnacle operates in several primarily urban markets across the Southeast.

Additional information concerning Pinnacle, which is included in the Nasdaq Financial-100 Index, can be accessed at www.pnfp.com.