Strategic Investment & Partnerships Lead

U.S. Bank

Cincinnati (OH)

On-site

USD 112,000 - 136,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

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401(k)

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Job summary

U.S. Bank is seeking an Investment & Partnership Development Specialist to drive Elan Partnership Development efforts, analyze self-issuer credit card portfolios, and manage due diligence through closing.

You will coordinate with finance, risk, legal, and sales to craft terms and evaluate profitability for internal and partner objectives. The role requires finance expertise, GAAP knowledge, and the ability to translate analyses into partner-facing recommendations, supported by Excel-based tools

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree with a focus on finance or related field of study.
Prefer two or more years of experience in business development, investment banking, valuation, financial analysis, or related industry experience.

Responsibilities

Leads the deal process with internal partners, including finance, risk, legal, compliance, etc. to set partnership terms, support contract negotiations, develop insource versus outsource analysis, communicate offers with sales team, and evaluate the profitability impacts for both Elan and prospective partners.
Manages multiple projects across departments in a fast-paced environment; able to influence stakeholders at multiple levels of the organization.
Collaborate with sales team members to move opportunities through the deal stage process.
Analyzes loan portfolio purchase opportunities, identify portfolio trends and profitability, and collaborate with sales team members and finance teams to determine optimal financial terms that meet internal objectives and the needs of our prospective partners.
In support of sales presentations, creates financial pro forma forecasts and scenarios detailing performance under a traditional credit card payments insourced model versus an outsourced credit card issuing model.
Shepherd deals through our internal due diligence process with compliance, risk, and legal teams to gain executive approvals and complete the closing process.
Performs ad hoc research to analyze industry trends, competitors, portfolio key performance drivers, and various model assumptions to support business objectives.
Maintains business development processes and procedures.
Obtains deal approvals and facilitates internal closing procedures.