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.

REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
• 8+ years in data governance, metadata management, or enterprise data architecture.
• 5+ years leadership experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Proven leadership in building and scaling data cataloging capabilities.
• Experience with AI tooling and metadata automation platforms.
• Proficiency in SQL and Python for data analysis and transformation.
• Familiarity with Azure and AWS cloud ecosystems.
• Strong documentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in financial services or other regulated industries.
• Background in operational data governance and metrics standardization.
• Knowledge of industry standards for data cataloging and metadata management.
• Exposure to PowerApps or similar low-code platforms (nice to have).

ROLE OVERVIEW

The Director of Data Governance Catalogs will lead the strategic development and operational execution of operations data cataloging capabilities, with a specialized focus on metrics standardization, data transformations & integrity, and metadata management. The Director role is critical in enabling trusted, scalable, and AI-ready data ecosystems across the organization and will be a key driver in transforming how the organization understands and uses its data across 1,400+ systems.

The Director will oversee the design and integration of catalogs:

• Metrics – the authoritative source for operational and enterprise metrics used in reporting, analytics, automation, and compliance.
• Transformation – documenting and governing how data is transformed across systems and processes, and maintains the integrity of data taxonomy & references
• Metadata – enabling discoverability, lineage, and context for data assets across 1,400+ systems.

The role requires a blend of technical fluency, governance expertise, and leadership to implement strategy, drive adoption, ensure data clarity, and support enterprise-wide data initiatives.
The Director will manage a growing team (initially 6–7) and serve as a strategic partner to enterprise data governance, operations risk, technology, and business executives.

WHAT’S EXCITING ABOUT THIS ROLE?

• Strategic Visibility: Work directly with senior leaders and influence enterprise-wide data decisions.
• Innovation-Driven: Use AI and automation to accelerate business outcomes and reduce manual overhead.
• Cross-Enterprise Influence: Shape how data is defined, governed, and consumed across 1,400+ systems.
• Scalable Team Building: Lead and grow a diverse team, transforming a fragmented approach into a unified, enterprise-scale capability.

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 (some may vary based on role, location or hours):

• 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 la