Finance Technology Transformation Director

Finance Technology Transformation Director

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.

The Finance Technology Transformation Director will build, develop and lead Treasury credit valuation and cloud data analytics engineering teams. Collaborate with Finance and Technology leaders to advance Finance application modernization, cloud data marketplace strategy, GenAI and DevOps automation. Cultivates meaningful relationships with relevant stakeholders and effectively partners to remove organizational obstacles and guide cross-team strategic efforts. Acts as agile / product champion by enabling product teams and partnering with other leaders to drive empowerment, autonomy, engineering momentum, and business value. Fosters a culture of empowerment, engineering excellence, and growth.

Key Responsibilities :

Talent Development : Prioritize the identification, retention, and development of data engineering teams specializing in Treasury credit valuation and cloud technologies (Numerix, AWS, Snowflake). Utilize your engineering leadership to drive redesign, innovation, and modernization of core technology platforms.

Finance and Treasury Knowledge : This role requires a deep understanding of Finance and Treasury functions. This includes managing financial operations, optimizing treasury balance sheet optimization and risk management processes, and ensuring compliance with financial regulations.

Finance Executive Partnership : You will be responsible for collaborating closely with Finance executives in Treasury, Accounting Operations and Data Office. This involves advising on technological trends, expense management, identifying opportunities for improvement, and ensuring that technology initiatives align with the overall business goals of the Finance division.

Key Cloud and Data Initiatives : Collaborate with leaders to design and deliver data initiatives aimed at enhancing the Finance department's operations. This includes implementing cloud solutions for scalability and flexibility, developing reusable components, utilizing data analytics for insights and decision-making, and ensuring data security and compliance.

Basic Qualifications :

Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience

Eight or more years of relevant software engineering experience

Five or more years of experience leading a software engineering team

Preferred Qualifications :

Bachelor's degree in engineering, IT, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.

15+ years of experience in Finance and Treasury technology platforms, including treasury balance sheet optimization, back-office and vendor modelling and analytics tools.

Innovative strategist focused on constant improvement including business intelligence tools, data architecture, cloud data management (AWS / Azure), and emerging data marketplaces such as Snowflake and similar tools.

Executive level vendor relationship management with strategic vendors like Numerix, Snowflake, AWS, QRM, Workday and others.

Experience in technology control, regulatory compliance, and audit management.

Communication, preparation, negotiation, and formulation of technology strategies at the executive level, engaging both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

The role offers a hybrid / flexible schedule, which means there's an in-office expectation of 3 or more days per week and the flexibility to work outside the office location for the other days.

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 (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 law

U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law.

E-Verify

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The salary range reflects figures based on the primary location, which is listed first. The actual range for the role may differ based on the location of the role. In addition to salary, U.S. Bank offers a comprehensive benefits package, including incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase 401(k) contribution and pension (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Pay Range : $149,515.00 - $175,900.00

U.S. Bank will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment. U.S. Bank conducts background checks consistent with applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act as well as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. U.S. Bank is subject to, and conducts background checks consistent with the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA). In addition, certain positions may also be subject to the requirements of FINRA, NMLS registration, Reg Z, Reg G, OFAC, the NFA, the FCPA, the Bank Secrecy Act, the SAFE Act, and / or federal guidelines applicable to an agreement, such as those related to ethics, safety, or operational procedures.

Applicants must be able to comply with U.S. Bank policies and procedures including the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and related workplace conduct and safety policies.

Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.