Financial Strategy and Analysis Director

U.S. Bank

Finance leader shaping and executing growth strategies for U.S. Bank's credit card business.

Posted 6/14/2026full-timeMinneapolis • Minnesota, Ohio • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $170,255 - $200,300 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own finance strategy and decision support for credit card growth initiatives across products, acquisition, activation, engagement, and capex investment.
Develop and maintain business cases for new products, features, rewards, offers, and partnerships; quantify ROI, NPV, payback, and customer value.
Partner with product, risk, and marketing teams to optimize portfolio profitability and business growth.
Develop and oversee portfolio analytics and performance reporting: KPIs, cohort economics, and variance analyses; communicate insights to senior leadership.
Build and govern measurement frameworks for growth initiatives and ensure regular tracking updates to demonstrate progress of growth initiatives.
Drive profitability optimization across products, channels, and partnerships.
Build and maintain portfolio forecasts using advanced financial modeling tools.
Perform complex financial analyses across portfolios and business units.
Assess portfolio risks and opportunities and recommend data‑driven actions.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, or equivalent work experience.
15 or more years of relevant financial management experience.
Eight or more years of management experience.
Considerable knowledge of accounting/finance principles.
Extensive experience in financial modeling and valuation techniques including discounted CF, NPV, and IRR.
Payments and credit card business knowledge and experience.
Expert planning and analytical skills.
Excellent executive communication skills with ability to simplify complex trade-offs into clear recommendations.
Ability to work well under tight deadlines and manage multiple priorities.
Experience in financial data systems (Essbase).

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

financial modelingvaluation techniquesdiscounted cash flownet present valueinternal rate of returnportfolio analyticsperformance reportingKPI developmentvariance analysisfinancial analysis

Soft Skills

executive communicationanalytical skillsdecision supportability to manage multiple prioritiesability to work under tight deadlines