Strategic Execution Manager

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

Role Summary: The Strategic Execution (SE) team for U.S. Bank Operations is broadly responsible for designing and delivering on strategic initiatives that improve our efficiency and effectiveness - expenses, risk, customer and employee experience, operational / productivity / quality metrics. Our work ranges from identifying and solving highly strategic complex problems within a few weeks to leading large multi-year projects with stakeholders across the bank. The SE team is equivalent to an internal, in-house strategy consulting firm with a focus on only one client, i.e., U.S. Bank.
 
As a member of the SE team, you will work in a highly collaborative fashion with a large cross section of stakeholders, partners and other SE leaders and colleagues. You will become a trusted advisor to the SE leadership team and business partners across Operations. Reporting to a Senior Manager, you will shape, manage, and deliver on strategic initiatives for U.S. Bank's Operations with an emphasis on mortgage Default and Performing areas including HELOCs.

 These complex initiatives usually span business areas and stakeholders not only across Operations, but also across the bank. As part of a team of SE practitioners you will: 
    Help shape and execute initiatives in support of U.S. Bank Operations’ strategy
    Serve as the “front door” for strategic initiatives utilizing intake standards and practices for SE
    Lead each initiative through ideation, scoping, funding (CapEx and OpEx), execution, and benefit delivery
    Design, execute, and deliver on one or more initiatives concurrently
    Utilize and propagate the SE standards for developing deliverables, managing projects, reporting progress, and managing risks and issues
    Create relevant reporting to fulfill stakeholder needs
    Provide governance across the initiatives
    Develop trusted relationships with executives, senior leaders, and key business partners
    Provide financial management of the initiatives 
    Contribute thought leadership to the broader SE team on the industry, U.S. Bank businesses, banking financials, strong consulting practices, analytics, etc.
    Support shaping the vision, brand, strategy, and execution of the SE function itself
    Nurture and grow talent not only within your own team but also across SE

You will bring an eagerness to expand your knowledge base of banking and embrace challenges to support critical changes and accelerate execution. You will inspire others, build strong relationships, and display high energy and resilience in ambiguous and fast-paced contexts. You welcome the opportunity to learn new systems and skillsets and develop executive presence. 

Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience
- Eight or more years of related experience

Qualifications (Required): 
    10+ years of progressive experience supporting large-scale, enterprise-wide transformative initiatives, preferably with leading financial services institutions or consulting firms (e.g., Big Four, top-tier management)
    Experience with managing strategic and operational transformations
    Master's degree or equivalent work experience
    Ability to operate in a demanding high-expectations and standards environment
    Problem solver with an ownership mindset, instead of a facilitator
    Exceptional strategic, analytical, problem-solving, and storyboarding skills
    Executive presence
    Ability to influence without authority
    High degree of comfort with ambiguity
    Detail orientation with excellent organizational skills and ability to adapt to change
    Positive, consultative approach to clients and team members 
    Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
    Excellent MS Office skills, including Excel and PowerPoint
    Ability and willingness to travel up to 25%
 
Qualifications (Preferred): 
    Experience in banking industry / operations or consulting firms (e.g., Big Four, top-tier management)
    Working knowledge in multiple areas of banking, finance, consulting, and/or enterprise transformation
    Mortgage Lending experience specifically in Default and Performi