Innovation Analyst

U.S. Bank

Innovation Analyst at U.S. Bank focusing on research of financial technologies and market shifts.

Posted 7/8/2026full-timeMinneapolis • Illinois, Minnesota, North Carolina, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $81,515 - $95,900 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Research emerging technologies, fintech trends, startups, customer behaviors, and market shifts that could shape the future of financial services.
Help identify customer, employee, and business problems that are worth solving.
Turn early ideas into clear problem statements, opportunity briefs, journey maps, user stories, mockups, or pilot plans.
Support experiments, proofs of concept, and pilots by helping define goals, success measures, risks, and next steps.
Partner with product, design, technology, risk, compliance, and business teams to understand what is possible, valuable, usable, and safe.
Create executive-ready materials that explain what we learned, why it matters, and what we recommend.
Track areas such as AI, automation, digital payments, data tools, workflow platforms, fintech partnerships, and customer experience.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience
Three to five years of experience in project management activities
Experience through internships, project work, research, consulting, product, design, technology, startup, financial services, or business analysis roles
Strong curiosity about technology, customer behavior, and the future of financial services
Ability to research, synthesize, and explain complex topics in simple language
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
Comfortable working in ambiguity, asking thoughtful questions, and managing multiple workstreams
Exposure to fintech, banking, payments, AI, automation, product management, UX, consulting, startups, or emerging technology
Experience creating presentations, research briefs, process maps, journey maps, mockups, user stories, or pilot plans
Basic data analysis skills using Excel, Power BI, SQL, Python, or similar tools
Experience with tools such as PowerPoint, Excel, Jira, Mural, Figma, Confluence, or similar collaboration platforms

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

Data AnalysisProject ManagementUser Story CreationJourney MappingMockup DevelopmentOpportunity BriefsProcess MappingResearch SynthesisProblem SolvingAnalytical Skills

Soft Skills

CuriosityOrganizational SkillsCommunication SkillsAdaptabilityCritical Thinking