Head of Strategy , Insights & Execution, EICS

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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 We’re looking for a Strategy & Insights Director to sit at the intersection of strategy, execution, and executive decision‑making within Enterprise Infrastructure & Cloud Services (EICS). This is a high‑impact individual contributor role for a leader who excels at synthesizing complexity and enabling confident, timely decisions.   Responsibilities • Shape executive narratives, pre‑reads, and decision memos for ELT and Board‑level forums • Translate strategy, priorities, and progress into a clear, consistent enterprise storyline • Drive leadership alignment on priorities, trade‑offs, risks, and outcomes • Frame decision options, constraints, and recommendations to improve decision quality • Establish and sustain executive operating cadences and governance routines • Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, removing blockers and clarifying direction • Play a critical part in ensuring leaders have the clarity, alignment, and insight needed to move the enterprise forward.   Preferred skills and Experience • 8+ years of experience in s trategy, transformation, or enterprise execution roles within large, complex organizations • Experience supporting large‑scale technology, infrastructure, or cloud organizations • Strong executive communication, synthesis, and storytelling skills, including Board‑ and ELT‑level narratives and decision materials • Ability to translate complex strategy, priorities, and results into a clear, cohesive enterprise storyline • Proven ability to influence senior leaders and drive alignment without formal authority • Expertise in framing decision options, risks, constraints, and trade‑offs to enable prioritization and governance • Strong leadership alignment and facilitation capabilities to drive decisions, ownership, and follow‑through • Comfort operating at speed across matrixed business and technology environments, including ambiguity and shifting priorities • Experience with executive governance routines or leadership operating models • Trusted advisor mindset, applying structured problem solving and principled challenge with senior leaders • Strong cross‑functional partnership skills across business, technology, portfolio/program management, risk, and compliance • This role requires a high degree of flexibility and responsiveness, with frequent unplanned work and shifting priorities. The position routinely exceeds a standard 40‑hour workweek and requires periodic availability during evenings and weekends to support critical needs and ensure timely follow‑through.   Location expectations   This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week 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 opt

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