Business Operations Project Manager - Custody/Investment Services

U.S. Bank National Association • Minneapolis, MN

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

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
U.S. Bank is seeking an experienced Project Manager to join the Project Management team supporting Wealth, Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking (WCIB). This role will play a critical part in the successful evaluation, execution and ongoing performance of strategic projects that strengthen U.S. Bank’s value proposition. This position will support our Investment Services business. The role will be focused on operations and will not be closely aligned to technology.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience
• Eight to ten years of experience in project management activities

Nice To Haves

• Prior knowledge of the financial services industry, specifically Fund and Investment Servicing such as Custody, Administration, etc.
• Prior experience with Cryptocurrency Custody and/or DTCC projects highly valuable
• Creative and strategic thinking
• Flexibility – able to shift priorities based on the needs of the business
• Proven ability to work with cross-functional teams to deliver on a common goal
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to develop relationships with team members and customers
• Organizational and time management skills to manage multiple priorities effectively
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated management and leadership skills, including motivating teams and resolving conflicts constructively
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Prior experience with Microsoft products such as Excel, Word, Visio

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage strategic projects and workstreams with cross-functional teams, ensuring the successful execution of partnership initiatives
• Engage with stakeholders to drive, monitor, and track initiative progress against objectives and timelines
• Communicate clearly and effectively while demonstrating professionalism and building credibility as a key team member
• Assist in the development of business cases and presentation materials for senior-level stakeholder review and support
• Support the alignment of partnership priorities with ongoing business line objectives and product roadmaps
• Stands up core working team​, defines roles and responsibilities
• Creates project plan and charter​
• Facilitates weekly/monthly core working team meetings​
• Organizes monthly Steering Committee meetings​
• Escalates risk​s and tracks/mitigates risks proactively
• Monitors scope and manages change requests to prevent scope creep
• Manages overall project schedule​
• Project level vendor liaison
• Ensures accountability of project team members by tracking commitments, following up on deliverables, and reinforcing ownership of assigned tasks

Benefits

• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees