Head of Strategy , Insights & Execution, EICS

U.S. Bank; Hopkins (MN); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

Basic term and optional term life insu

Short-term and long-term disability

Pregnancy disability and parental lead

401(k) and employer‑funded retirement

Paid vacation (from two to five weeks)

Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities

Adoption assistance

Sick and Safe Leave accruals

Job summary

U.S. Bank is seeking a Strategy & Insights Director to sit at the intersection of strategy, execution, and executive decision-making within Enterprise Infrastructure & Cloud Services. This is a high-impact role for a leader who excels at synthesizing complexity and enabling timely decisions.

Based in a U.S. Bank location three or more days per week, you will shape executive narratives, drive alignment on priorities, and frame options to improve decision quality while partnering across business

Qualifications

• 8+ years in strategy/transformation/enterprise execution in large orgs.
• Experience supporting large-scale technology, infrastructure, or cloud teams.
• Strong executive communication and storytelling for Board/ELT materials.

Responsibilities

• Shape executive narratives, pre-reads, and memos for ELT and Board forums.
• Translate strategy, priorities, and progress into a clear enterprise storyline.
• Drive leadership alignment on priorities, trade-offs, risks, and outcomes.
• Frame decision options, constraints, and recommendations to improve decision quality.
• Establish and sustain executive operating cadences and governance routines.
• Serve as trusted advisor to senior leaders, removing blockers and clarifying direction.
• Move the enterprise forward with clarity and alignment.

Skills

Strategy leadership

Executive communication

Board/ELT narratives

Influence senior leaders

Decision framing

Governance routines

Cross-functional partnership

Cloud/infra experience

Job description

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

We’re looking for a Strategy & Insights Director to sit at the intersection of strategy, execution, and executive decision‑making within Enterprise Infrastructure & Cloud Services (EICS). This is a high‑impact individual contributor role for a leader who excels at synthesizing complexity and enabling confident, timely decisions.

Responsibilities

• Shape executive narratives, pre‑reads, and decision memos for ELT and Board‑level forums
• Translate strategy, priorities, and progress into a clear, consistent enterprise storyline
• Drive leadership alignment on priorities, trade‑offs, risks, and outcomes
• Frame decision options, constraints, and recommendations to improve decision quality
• Establish and sustain executive operating cadences and governance routines
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, removing blockers and clarifying direction
• Play a critical part in ensuring leaders have the clarity, alignment, and insight needed to move the enterprise forward.

Preferred skills and Experience

• 8+ years of experience in strategy, transformation, or enterprise execution roles within large, complex organizations
• Experience supporting large‑scale technology, infrastructure, or cloud organizations
• Strong executive communication, synthesis, and storytelling skills, including Board‑ and ELT‑level narratives and decision materials
• Ability to translate complex strategy, priorities, and results into a clear, cohesive enterprise storyline
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders and drive alignment without formal authority
• Expertise in framing decision options, risks, constraints, and trade‑offs to enable prioritization and governance
• Strong leadership alignment and facilitation capabilities to drive decisions, ownership, and follow‑through
• Comfort operating at speed across matrixed business and technology environments, including ambiguity and shifting priorities
• Experience with executive governance routines or leadership operating models
• Trusted advisor mindset, applying structured problem solving and principled challenge with senior leaders
• Strong cross‑functional partnership skills across business, technology, portfolio/program management, risk, and compliance

Location expectations

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

Benefits

• 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.

U.S. Bank participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States and certain U.S. territories. The E-Verify program is an Internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Learn more about the E-Verify program.

The salary range reflects figures based on the primary location, which is listed first. The actual range for the role may differ based on the location of the role. In addition to salary, U.S. Bank offers a comprehensive benefits package, including incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase 401(k) contribution and pension (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).

Pay Range: $149,515.00 - $175,900.00

U.S. Bank will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment.

U.S. Bank conducts background checks consistent with applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act as well as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. U.S. Bank is subject to, and conducts background checks consistent with the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA). In addition, certain positions may also be subject to the requirements of FINRA, NMLS registration, Reg Z, Reg G, OFAC, the NFA, the FCPA, the Bank Secrecy Act, the SAFE Act, and/or federal guidelines applicable to an agreement, such as those related to ethics, safety, or operational procedures.

Applicants must be able to comply with U.S. Bank policies and procedures including the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and related workplace conduct and safety policies.