U.S. Bank · 13 hours ago
Strategic Initiatives Manager
Minneapolis, MN
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$150K/yr - $176K/yr
10+ years expU.S. Bank is on a mission to help customers and businesses make smarter financial decisions while supporting community growth. The Strategic Initiatives Manager will oversee high-visibility projects, optimize processes, and lead a team to enhance productivity and efficiency within the organization.
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Responsibilities
Work closely with the direct reports to U.S. Bank’s Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Digital Officer and their teams, engaging deeply in confidential and high‑visibility initiatives
Report to one of his direct reports, the Senior Vice President of Digital Operations, and have overall responsibility for properly sequencing projects to increase productivity, reduce cost, and ensure timely completion
Oversee a team of seven direct reports, fostering a collaborative, high‑performance environment and leading with heightened emotional intelligence
Design, develop, and implement solutions that will optimize processes, including mapping existing workflows and designing new ones to meet operating objectives, launch new products and support regulatory change
Interface with internal and external contributors to the project to prioritize resources and ensure successful integration
Mitigate operational conditions that have cost, risk, or customer impact
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree, or relevant work experience
Typically 10 or more years of relevant work experience and 3 or more years of management experience
Demonstrated ability to lead and develop teams, maturity and organizational discipline are essential as is an elevated ability to foster psychological safety and employ a high level of emotional intelligence
Well‑developed leadership abilities and strategic management skills
Strong coaching capabilities and a collaborative leadership approach
Meaningful exposure to and understanding of AI and Automation
Passion for operational transformation, including automation and AI‑enabled efficiencies (no hands‑on technical expertise required)
Effective verbal and written communication skills
Considerable tact, diplomacy, and people skills
Well‑developed analytical, decision‑making, and problem‑solving skills
Ability to manage sensitive, confidential, and high‑visibility projects
Comfort with quarterly to monthly travel as needed
This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location 3 or more days per week
Minneapolis is the preferred location
Preferred
Banking experience is helpful but not mandatory; candidates with strong leadership and operational transformation backgrounds are encouraged to apply
Thorough knowledge of the current business or regulatory environment, with the ability to anticipate changes
Benefits
Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
Basic term and optional term life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Pregnancy disability and parental leave
401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
Adoption assistance
Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law
Company
U.S. Bank
At U.S.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$991MKey Investors
U.S. Department of the TreasuryMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
2023-09-29Post Ipo Debt· $55M
2023-08-03Post Ipo Debt· $936M
1978-01-13IPO
Leadership Team
John C Stern
CFO
Shruti Patel
Executive Vice President & GM, CPO- Business Banking segment
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