Strategy Business Analyst

U.S. Bank; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

Life insurance

Disability (short/long-term)

Parental leave

401(k)

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Adoption assistance

Sick leave

Job summary

U.S. Bank is seeking a Strategic Business Analyst who translates complex business, market, and financial data into clear insights and recommended actions. The role emphasizes financial judgment, executive storytelling, and concise communication to support strategic priorities.

You will prepare executive materials, synthesize insights across business leaders, and leverage AI and analytics to enhance decision-making. A hybrid/flexible schedule is offered with in-office days and remote flexibility.

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.
• Advanced Excel and PPT skills, with the ability to build analyses and present findings to executives.
• Strong business writing skills to simplify complex information into concise messages.

Responsibilities

• Analyze financial results, market data, trends and operational metrics and translate into clear storylines and actions.
• Develop structured analyses to support business priorities and leadership discussions.
• Synthesize insights across WCIB/ICG leaders and partners to identify themes, risks, and opportunities.
• Prepare executive-level materials linking facts to business implications.
• Use AI, analytics, and tools to improve speed and depth of business insights.

Skills

Advanced Excel

PowerPoint

Data analysis

Financial acumen

Executive storytelling

Strong communication

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

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

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

• 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.

E-Verify 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: $105,400.00 - $124,000.00

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.

Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.

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 you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.