Strategic Initiatives Manager - East

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 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

Ensures U.S. Bank’s largest programs and projects are held to the leading practices in the Program/Project Management industry related to cost, schedule, scope, and quality. Oversees and is ultimately responsible for a team of Information Technology’s most senior Program Managers who evaluate and coach on U.S. Bank’s largest programs (Internet Channel, Fusion, Lockbox, etc.) as well as the balance of the project portfolio (annually 350 active projects and programs and 2 million hours of development) through active assessment, redirection and coaching. Provides coaching and development to less experienced program and project managers and works with various executives and staff to resolve resource and prioritization conflicts with a view toward properly accounting for objectives of both the program for which they are directly accountable as well as external programs and overall U.S. Bank goals and objectives.
The Strategic Initiatives Manager works with Branch and Small Business Regional Executives to find and take advantage of opportunities for growth and improvement. The primary purpose of this position is to facilitate, execute, and deliver projects and improvement initiatives spanning across departments, while ensuring project success and achievement of strategic objectives. This includes playing an active role in the project, as well as managing and directing project resources. Support processes for reviewing strategies on a regular cadence to refine strategies and respond to changes in the operating environment as they emerge. Explore new areas of work outside of the existing initiatives and programs as appropriate. Help foster a culture of cross functional collaboration, implement organization wide frameworks and best practices across complex operations/projects.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree, or equivalent work experience
• 10 or more years of experience in project management and leadership activities
• Six or more years of managerial experience

PREFERRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

• Expert knowledge of assigned business line or functional area
• Demonstrated management and leadership skills
• Strong organizational and analytical skills
• Advanced knowledge of project management
• Ability to identify and resolve exceptions and to analyze data

• 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