Head of Strategic Financial Initiatives

About this role

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 The Head of Strategy & Corporate Development, reporting to Head of Enterprise Strategy & Administration, will play a pivotal role in shaping and driving the bank’s enterprise-wide strategic agenda. This role will lead the development, execution, and continuous refinement of corporate strategy, ensuring alignment with long-term enterprise business goals. The executive will also oversee market intelligence, strategic opportunity identification, and the full lifecycle of mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, and divestitures.

The successful candidate must be a dynamic individual who understands financial modeling and ROI analysis and can lead cross-functional teams to align strategy with enterprise financial performance metrics. They should be adept at conducting market research and competitive analysis, benchmarking industry trends and best practices and using data to inform strategic decisions. In addition, this leader must be adept at articulating strategy clearly to internal and external audiences and creating compelling business cases and presentations. They must also be adept at M&A deal syndication and management

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS • Lead the formulation of long-term enterprise strategic plans for the bank in collaboration with the CEO and executive team

• Translate strategic vision into actionable roadmaps and measurable objectives

• Facilitate cross-functional alignment and execution of strategic initiatives across revenue lines

• Partner with senior leaders on growth strategies both organic and inorganic while leading internal and external conversations regarding M&A and other strategic growth topics

• Oversee competitive intelligence, market trend analysis, and scenario planning

• Identify emerging opportunities and threats through data-driven insights

• Provide strategic recommendations based on rigorous analysis and business modeling

• Evaluate and prioritize organic and inorganic growth opportunities for the bank

• Partner with business leaders to incubate and scale new business models, products, and services

• Drive strategic partnerships, alliances, and joint ventures that align with enterprise growth goals

• Lead end-to-end M&A activities including target identification, due diligence, valuation, negotiation, and integration

• Build and manage a robust deal pipeline in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders

• Develop investment theses and syndicate deals with the board, investors, and strategic partners

• Lead and execute high-impact enterprise projects, ensuring alignment and accountability across senior leadership

• In-depth knowledge of financial services trends, regulatory environment and competitive landscape

• Build and sustain trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders to advance the long-range strategy and organizational goals

• Gather leadership perspectives on critical issues and/or opportunities as they arise; facilitate leadership with a high degree of transparency and high-touch communications, and ensure the appropriate stakeholders are included in relevant decisions and actions

• Continually scan the environment for trends, innovations and operating models of high performing, high impact banking, fintech and financial services organizations.

• Identify and achieve measurable outcomes in a timely, cost-effective, and employee centric manner – drive day to day actions and priorities, balancing short-term needs with long-term priorities

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE The successful candidate should have a proven track record of developing and executing corporate strategies that drive growth and profitability (both organic and inorganic) within consulting, the financial service industry or investment banking and have a background in Strategy, Consulting, Business Operations, and/or Planning leadership roles.

IN ADDITION, THE PREFERRED CANDIDATE WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING • MBA or equivalent experience

• Relevant industry leadership experience across most areas of our portfolio, preferably within financial services & fintech

• Proven track record of leading corporate strategy, M&A or business transformation

• Proven communication and stakeholder management skills, including investor relations and external partnerships

• Demonstrated ability to oversee and coordinate a complex portfolio of projects and initiatives

• Familiarity with translating high-level organizational goals into actionable plans and ensuring follow-through

• Proven experience researching, compiling, and synthesizing complex and/or large quantities of data into executive briefing documents

• Demonstrated experience anticipating challenges and implementing proactive solutions

• Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and influencing skills with the ability to build trust quickly across multiple audiences and stakeholders

• Proven experience managing sensitive information and communications with the highest level of discretion

• Familiarity with fintech, digital transformations, and emerging technology trends in the financial sector

LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES • Collaboration and Engagement: Drives strong partnerships and leads with one U.S. Bank thought leadership

• Drives for Results: Drives execution, continuously improves the core, and reallocates resources at pace

• Disrupts & Challenges: Creates possibilities from new and innovative thinking; generates disrupti

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