Executive Card Payments Engineering & Modernization Leader

300 U.S. Bank National Association; Town of Brookfield (WI); On-site; USD 215,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

Life insurance

Disability (short/long-term)

401(k) and retirement plan

Paid vacation & holidays

Job summary

U.S. Bank is seeking a senior technology executive to lead the engineering, modernization, resiliency, and operational performance of the Integrated Card System and related card platforms.

This role oversees strategy, modernization, and day-to-day operation of card issuing, processing, and digital experiences at enterprise scale. The successful candidate will shape the future of card issuing, balancing growth with platform health, risk reduction, and reliability.

Qualifications

• Senior leader of large, complex technology and software engineering organizations (400+ resources).
• Experience establishing technology strategies for high-availability, high-volume card systems.
• Proven track record in software engineering transformation and modernization.
• Deep knowledge of payments networks, card issuing/processing, APIs, and cloud architectures.
• Experience leading AI-enabled engineering initiatives and platform modernization.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the multi-year modernization strategy for the Integrated Card System.
• Lead large-scale engineering organizations responsible for card-processing apps and APIs.
• Own the full technology lifecycle: development, release, production stability, security, and recovery.
• Drive engineering excellence, observability, and automated delivery with AI-enabled tooling.
• Partner with Payments, Architecture, Risk, and Enterprise Tech to align investment with business goals.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Engineering leadership

Platform modernization

Resiliency & operational excellence

Card processing knowledge

Tools

APIs

Cloud technologies

AI-enabled engineering

Observability

Job description

U.S. Bank is seeking a senior technology executive to lead the engineering, modernization, resiliency, and operational performance of the Integrated Card System and related card platforms.

This role oversees strategy, modernization, and day-to-day operation of card issuing, processing, and digital experiences at enterprise scale. The successful candidate will shape the future of card issuing, balancing growth with platform health, risk reduction, and reliability.