Administrative Assistant

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed.  We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.

Job Description

U.S. Bank is looking for an Executive Assistant to support the Senior Vice President (SVP) of Credit Risk for Merchant and Corporate Payments.  In this position, the Executive Assistant is responsible for a wide range of support tasks to ensure the SVP is well organized and will also support the teams spread across multiple geographies.  To succeed in this role, the Executive Assistant must be proactive, have excellent organizational skills, be detail oriented and have the ability and confidence to interact with all levels of the organization under minimal supervision.

Position Highlights

• Provide a broad variety of administrative and staff support services
• Collect and interpret data to produce reports; conduct special projects; coordinates meetings, conferences, presentations and travel arrangements
• Compose correspondence and other documentation as needed
• Frequently use personal computer software packages for word processing, graphics, spread sheets, etc.
• Manage complex calendars, adapting to changing priorities and coordinating meetings with executive participation.
• Oversee timely distribution of meeting materials and manage scheduling tasks.
• Organize domestic travel, accounting for time zone differences and logistics.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships within the team and across the organization.
• Collaborate on team initiatives and process expense reports accurately and promptly.
• Create Power Point presentations and assist with departmental ad-hoc projects such as Town Hall meetings and recurring departmental meetings
• Assist with on-site executive meetings including scheduling meeting space, catering and IT equipment needs
• Oversee departmental training requirements, monitor progress toward completion, and provide departmental updates during team meetings and Town Halls.

Basic Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent, bachelor’s degree preferred
• Typically, five or more years of experience in administrative and support staff activities

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Well-developed reading, writing and mathematical skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks/projects and deadlines simultaneously
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively as a strong team player across the business
• Demonstrated administrative, secretarial and clerical skills
• Ability to identify and resolve exceptions and to interpret data
• Effective verbal and written communication and grammatical skills
• Skilled in navigating computers and proficient with software such as Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel.

Hybrid/flexible schedule

The role offers a hybrid/flexible schedule, which means there's an in-office expectation of 3 or more days per week and the flexibility to work outside the office location for the other days.

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.

Benefits: 

Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members’ whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following (some may vary based on role, location or hours):

• 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