Portfolio Pricing & Analytics Specialist

at  US Bank National Association

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, enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed in the right ways, all more confidently and more often—that’s what we call the courage to thrive. 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. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.
As a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Bank, Elavon is committed to building the platforms and ecosystems that help over 1.5 million customers around the world to achieve their financial goals—no matter what they need. From transaction processing to customer service, to driving innovation and launching new products, we’re building a range of tailored payment solutions powered by the latest technology. As part of our team, you can explore what motivates and energizes your career goals: partnering with our customers, our communities, and each other.

JOB DESCRIPTION

U.S. Bank is hiring a portfolio pricing and analytics specialist in support of its Merchant Processing Services (MPS) business line. This individual will play a critical role in optimizing MPS’ small-and-medium-business (SMB) monetization & pricing strategy, and providing critical pricing, strategic and financial support to our Community & Business Banking (CBB) and Financial Institution (FI) channels and leaders. Ideal candidate will have a unique blend of a highly strategic mindset with advanced analytical/technical skills. This individual will contribute to strategic decision-making with a reliance on data-driven insights and recommendations.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance, or equivalent work experience
• Six or more years of related experience

PAYMENTS OR BANKING/FINANCIAL-SERVICES/FIN-TECH INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE HIGHLY PREFERRED

• Demonstrated ability to think strategically/analytically with a data-driven foundation

ADVANCED DATA EXTRACTION SKILLSET (SQL) COMBINED WITH A FAST-PACED DEVELOPMENT OF DOMAIN EXPERTISE

• Expert use of Microsoft Excel, PowerPivot, PowerBI, VBA and remaining Office 365 enterprise applications.

EXCEPTIONAL VERBAL, WRITTEN AND DIGITAL (POWERPOINT) COMMUNICATION SKILLS FIT TO CONVEY COMPLEX STRATEGIES/ANALYTICS AND BUILD CONSENSUS WITH LEADERS ACROSS THE ENTERPRISE.

• Ideal candidate will be a self-starter, demonstrating high degrees of resourcefulness, gumption and accountability while striving for desired business outcomes rather than simple completion of assignments

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Build supportive and consultative relationships with revenue channel leaders with the goal of building healthy, sustainable recurring revenue growth through effective pricing and financial strategy
• Develop, communicate and execute optimized B2B pricing strategies and other customer lifetime value-optimizing (CLTV) initiatives.
• Create, grow and maintain a highly-dimensional framework for analyzing and predicting the impacts of strategic backbook reprices on merchant propensity to churn/attrit
• Combine competitive intelligence, market data and highly-dimensional internal data in developing and vetting B2B pricing strategies and recommendations
• Design and implement a detailed framework for measuring and optimizing customer lifetime value (CLTV)
• Perform sophisticated data analysis, using advanced analytical and estimation techniques, to develop insights and provide recommendations on price-optimization and other financial analyses.
• Create advanced ad-hoc analysis and development of forecasts/business cases in support of MPS business line-marrying strategic intuition with granular data-and assumption-expertise.
• Lead and participate in cross-functional/enterprise projects in support of pricing, commercialization, compliance and other value-creating efforts.
• Provide exception pricing governance, supporting value-maximization through effective pricing balanced with deal velocity considerations.
• Strengthen and streamline processes, procedures and controls in support of delivering business results within a compliance-minded function.

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