Senior Compliance Audit Project Manager

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Job Description

Job Summary

The Senior Audit Project Manager – Compliance Audit is a senior individual contributor responsible for supporting complex, enterprise‑wide audit and compliance initiatives, with a specific focus on consumer protection. This role provides hands‑on expertise during large acquisitions, major regulatory changes, and other high‑impact programs where additional audit and compliance support is required.

The role does not own a specific Line of Business and instead operates across the organization on a project basis, to assess risk, strengthen control environments, and assess controls that support compliance with consumer protection‑related regulatory requirements.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide senior‑level audit and compliance expertise on enterprise initiatives such as acquisitions, integrations, and major regulatory or policy changes, with emphasis on consumer protection.
• Assess control environments across products, processes, systems, and operations to identify compliance and audit risks related to consumer protection laws and regulations.
• Identify gaps, evaluate risk impact, and support the development of solutions to mitigate regulatory, operational, and compliance risk.
• Ensure alignment with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, including consumer protection requirements, through hands‑on audit and compliance execution.
• Actively identify, assess, and escalate risks and issues in accordance with audit methodology and company risk management practices.
• Contribute to the development, refinement, and execution of procedures and audit approaches aligned to regulatory expectations, including the use of data analytics and AI to develop and implement testing routines.
• Participate in high‑visibility, cross‑functional initiatives, project teams, and stakeholder forums requiring audit and compliance expertise.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree, or equivalent relevant work experience.
• Typically, more than 12 years of applicable experience in audit, compliance, risk management, or related financial services functions.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Strong understanding of consumer protection laws and regulations, as well as broader regulatory requirements impacting financial institutions.
• Demonstrated expertise in audit methodologies, compliance frameworks, and regulatory examination expectations.
• Ability to rapidly assess unfamiliar business areas, products, or processes and identify key compliance and control risks.
• Experience supporting large, complex initiatives such as mergers, acquisitions, system conversions, or regulatory remediation efforts.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and issue‑resolution skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to engage senior and executive stakeholders.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and enterprise audit, compliance, or risk management platforms.
• Applicable professional certifications are preferred (e.g., CPA, CIA, CRCM, CISA).

Location Expectations

This role requires working from a posted U.S. Bank locations three (3) or more days per week.

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:

• 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