SVP Head of Marketing Data and Platforms

U.S. Bank; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 194,000 - 229,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401(k) plan

Paid vacation

Job summary

U.S. Bank seeks a Marketing Data Products & Platforms Leader to own the data product strategy and governance that powers enterprise marketing decisions.

You will lead investments, drive a data-driven culture, and align data initiatives with business priorities to improve marketing outcomes and customer value. The role emphasizes building scalable data products, partnering with senior leaders, and advancing analytics modernization across Marketing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an analytical field (e.g., Mathematics, CS, Statistics, Finance)
• 12+ years of experience in business insights and data analytics
• Master’s degree in Data Analytics or related field is a plus

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the multi-year Marketing Data Products & Platforms strategy and roadmap.
• Establish and scale a data-as-a-product operating model with governance and adoption.
• Set portfolio priorities and investment strategies to maximize business impact.
• Partner with Marketing, Analytics, Data, Technology, and leadership to shape strategy.
• Lead analytics modernization and adoption of trusted data products across Marketing.

Skills

Data strategy

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Analytics governance

Data-driven decision-making

Education

Bachelor’s degree in an analytical field

12+ years of experience in data analytics

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Data governance tooling

BI / Analytics platforms

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—​​— from Day One.

Job Description

At U.S. Bank, we are committed to driving forward with a customer-first approach. We empower our clients with data-driven insights and seamless experiences, ensuring they thrive in a rapidly evolving financial landscape. Our Marketing Data team is at the heart of this transformation, leveraging advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, and customer-centric insights to shape the future of financial services.

Position Summary

The Marketing Data Products & Platforms (DPP) Leader serves as the MACX business owner for the marketing data and analytics ecosystem that powers enterprise and line-of-business decision-making. This leader is accountable for Marketing’s data product strategy, governance, adoption, and modernization agenda, including advancing a scalable data-as-a-product operating model.

The role will transform data into a strategic business asset by establishing trusted, reusable, and well-governed data products as the preferred foundation for analytics, insights, activation, and performance measurement. This leader will align investments with business priorities, champion a data-driven culture, and deliver measurable improvements in marketing effectiveness, customer outcomes, and decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

Marketing Data Strategy & Operating Model

• Define and lead the multi-year Marketing Data Products & Platforms (DPP) strategy and roadmap, aligning data investments with business priorities, customer outcomes, and enterprise objectives.
• Establish and scale a data-as-a-product operating model, including business ownership, governance, adoption, and value realization.
• Set portfolio priorities and investment strategies that maximize business impact, improve marketing effectiveness, and accelerate data-driven decision-making.
• Partner across Marketing, Analytics, Data, Technology, and Business leadership teams to shape and execute the future-state marketing data and analytics strategy.

Data & Analytics Modernization

• Lead Marketing's analytics modernization strategy, ensuring capabilities evolve to meet current and future business needs.
• Champion the adoption of trusted, reusable, and well-governed data products that improve measurement, insights, activation, and decision-making.
• Drive the transition from fragmented data assets toward standardized "gold" data products that serve as the foundation for analytics across Marketing.
• Partner with business leaders to identify and prioritize high-impact analytics opportunities that drive measurable business outcomes.
• Leverage analytics, AI, and emerging data capabilities to enhance marketing performance, customer outcomes, and business growth.

Governance, Quality & Trust

• Operationalize governance and “quality by design” across data ecosystems (access, stewardship, controls)
• Strengthen confidence in data through consistent governance, business ownership, and clear definitions of critical data assets.
• Ensure data products and analytics outputs meet regulatory, risk, and business requirements while maintaining trust across stakeholders.

Business Partnership & Influence

• Serve as a strategic advisor to senior business leaders on analytics, insights, and data-driven decision-making
• Build deep understanding of line-of-business goals, identifying risks and opportunities
• Communicate executive-ready updates, clearly articulating tradeoffs, risks, and dependencies

Adoption & Value Realization

• Drive MACX adoption of data products, self-service analytics, and data-driven decision-making across Marketing and business stakeholders.
• Champion data literacy and enable teams to effectively leverage trusted data assets to improve business performance.
• Establish adoption, usage, and value realization metrics to measure the impact of data products and analytics investments.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement by enhancing the overall data consumption experience and simplifying access to trusted insights.

Leadership & Talent Development

• Build, lead, and develop high-performing teams across data products, analytics, governance, and business intelligence.
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and data-driven decision-making.
• Develop future leaders and strengthen organizational capabilities in data products, analytics, and business strategy.
• Oversee strategic partnerships and external vendors to accelerate business outcomes and innovation.

What Success Looks Like

• Establish Marketing's data and analytics ecosystem as the preferred foundation for analytical decision-making.
• Make trusted "gold" data products the default source of truth, reducing duplication and increasing consistency, transparency, and reuse.
• Execute a multi-year marketing data and analytics strategy that improves marketing effectiveness, customer outcomes, and measurable business value.
• Increase adoption of data products and self-service analytics, enabling faster, more informed, and more consistent decision-making.
• Foster a data-driven culture grounded in trust, accountability, transparency, and continuous value realization.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an analytical field (e.g., Mathematics, Computer Science, Statistics, Finance, or related)
• 12+ years of relevant experience in business insights and data analytics

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Master’s degree in Data Analytics, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• 15+ years of leadership experience across data analytics, data products, business intelligence, or enterprise data strategy.
• Experience establishing and scaling data product operating models, including business ownership, governance, adoption, and value realization.
• Demonstrated ability to translate data and analytics investments into measurable business outcomes.
• Proven success influencing senior executives and shaping business strategy through data, analytics, and insights.
• Strong executive communication, stakeholder management, prioritization, and organizational change capabilities.
• Track record of leading enterprise transformation and fostering data-driven decision-making.
• Experience in financial services or another highly regulated industry preferred.

Data, Analytics & Domain Expertise

• Deep understanding of data products, analytics operating models, enterprise data strategy, and trusted data management.
• Experience leveraging analytics, AI, and customer insights to improve marketing effectiveness, customer engagement, and business growth.
• Knowledge of marketing, customer, digital, activation, and performance measurement frameworks.
• Strong understanding of data governance, stewardship, quality, metadata, lineage, privacy, risk, and responsible data use.
• Experience translating complex business and customer needs into actionable insights and measurable outcomes.
• Ability to balance strategic vision with execution and drive enterprise adoption of data products and analytics capabilities.

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.

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 theE-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: $194,225.00 - $228,500.00

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.