Strategy Business Analyst

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  Strategic  Business  Analyst  has experience translating complex  business , market, and  financial  data into clear insights, executive storylines, and recommended actions. This role uses strong financial analytical judgment, financial acumen, and  concise communication  to identify trends, pressure-test assumptions, support business decisions, and connect quantitative analysis to strategic priorities.    Key Responsibilities   Strategic Support & Execution · Analyze quantitative inputs such as financial results, trends, market data, and operational metrics and translate into clear storylines, implications, and recommended actions. · Develop structured analysis to support key business priorities, strategic decisions, and leadership discussions. · Synthesize insights across  WCIB / ICG   business leaders and  enabling  partners to identify common themes, risks, opportunities, and decision points. · Create data-driven  insights   of  business performance, market positioning, and client trends. · Identify key assumptions, variances, risks, and implications within financial and operational analyses.   Governance & Reporting ·   Prepare executive-level materials, including summaries, presentations, briefing notes, and data-driven narratives that clearly connect facts to business implications.   Operational Effectiveness ·   Use AI, analytics, and other tools to improve speed, quality, and depth of business insights. · Identify trends, outliers, and efficiency opportunities through quantitative and qualitative analysis. · Translate operating model, role clarity, and organizational data into practical insights for leadership decision-making.

Basic Qualifications · Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience ·   At least 7 years of experience with tools and techniques for planning, organizing, monitoring and controlling IT projects.   Preferred Skills/Experience   ·   Highly analytical and comfortable working with  data   ( market , financial, etc.) , and performance trends · Exhibits strong accountability for deliverables and operates with a sense of urgency and high level of discretion · Structured, detail-oriented, and insight-focused ·   Demonstrates adaptability and comfort with ambiguity ·   Experience in strategy, business analytics, finance, market research, business management, or a related analytical role · Demonstrated experience analyzing financial data, market data, trends, and business performance metrics to develop insights and action plans · Advanced Excel  and PPT  skills, with the ability to build analyses, identify patterns, pressure-test assumptions, and convert data into executive-ready presentations · Strong business writing skills with the ability to simplify complex information into concise storylines, key messages, and recommended next steps · Proven ability to manage multiple analyses and deliver executive-ready insights in a fast-paced environment   · Exceptional attention to detail · Experience in strategy, business analytics, finance, market research, business management, or a related analytical role · Demonstrated experience analyzing financial data, market data, trends, and business performance metrics to develop insights and action plans · Advanced Excel  and PPT  skills, with the ability to build analyses, identify patterns, pressure-test assumptions, and convert data into executive-ready presentations · Strong business writing skills with the ability to simplify complex information into concise storylines, key messages, and recommended next steps · Proven ability to manage multiple analyses and deliver executive-ready insights in a fast-paced environment   ·   Exceptional attention to detail

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: • 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

Review our full benefits available by employment status here .

U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law.

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