Head of Capital Markets Risk and Financial Strategy

U.S. Bank • Charlotte, NC

6h • Onsite

About The Position

The Head of Capital Markets Risk and Financial Strategy provides senior leadership across financial resource management, front-line risk governance, and strategic planning for a complex and evolving capital markets franchise. This role partners closely with business leaders, Treasury, and Market Risk to optimize capital, liquidity, and balance sheet usage while ensuring strong risk discipline and regulatory alignment to support sustainable growth.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative field; or equivalent professional experience
• 15 or more years of progressive experience within a large, regulated financial institution, with significant tenure in capital markets risk management, finance, financial resource management, or a related discipline
• Deep expertise in bank regulatory capital frameworks applicable to trading businesses, including FRTB (Standardized and Internal Models Approaches), SA-CCR, CVA capital (BA-CVA and SA-CVA), and SLR
• Thorough knowledge of bank liquidity regulation — LCR, NSFR, and Internal Liquidity Stress Testing — including collateral quality treatment, counterparty runoff rates, and operational implications for a capital markets business
• Proven track record of leading and developing high-performing teams in a complex, matrixed financial institution; experience building or materially expanding a finance or strategy function from an early-stage baseline
• Demonstrated experience engaging with financial regulators — OCC, FRB, and/or FINRA — on capital markets-specific matters including capital adequacy, liquidity frameworks, and regulatory remediation
• Strong communication and executive presence: ability to translate complex regulatory and financial concepts for C-suite, Board-level, and regulatory audiences

Nice To Haves

• MBA (Master of Business Administration), CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) and/or FRM (Financial Risk Manager) designation

Responsibilities

• Establish front line risk management framework for Global Capital Markets: define and implement market, counterparty, credit, and operational risk thresholds, limits, and governance structures — including risk appetite statements, limit breach escalation protocols, and new business initiative risk assessment — in close partnership with second-line Market Risk, Counterparty Credit Risk, and Operational Risk functions
• Lead the prioritization of pricing model and capital model enhancements in alignment with business strategy and regulatory requirements, coordinating with quantitative teams and model risk governance on sequencing, validation timelines, and Basel III Endgame readiness (FRTB IMA eligibility, SA-CCR, CVA); own tail risk and Expected Shortfall measurement and management, including stress scenario design, CCAR/DFAST market risk inputs, and escalation of concentrated exposures to senior leadership
• Own the integrated optimization of capital (RWA, SLR, CET1), liquidity (LCR, NSFR, ILST), funding, and balance sheet across all Capital Markets businesses
• Collaborate on the calibration of a position-level Funds Transfer Pricing (FTP) framework that decomposes regulatory costs — LCR, NSFR, SLR, and SA-CCR/RWA — at the desk level, and partner with Corporate Treasury to ensure alignment with firm-wide liquidity and capital policy
• Build and operate a Capital Markets financial intelligence platform: integrated KPI dashboards, RAROC reporting by desk and client relationship, and a structured peer benchmarking program comparing U.S. Bank Capital Markets against GSIB and Category II competitors on capital efficiency, RWA density, LCR/NSFR positioning, and funding mix
• Establish and lead governance frameworks for financial resource management: Financial Resource Steering Committee, Monthly Business Reviews covering P&L and balance sheet by LOB, Balance Sheet Council addressing client balance sheet allocation and product profitability, and Category II / ERBA regulatory initiative tracking
• Provide dedicated financial oversight and strategic partnership to each Capital Markets business line — including RAROC analysis, balance sheet cost attribution at the transaction and relationship level, and new product capital assessment
• Lead the Capital Markets regulatory readiness roadmap through 2028: Category II infrastructure build-out, Basel III Endgame response (FRTB SA vs. IMA eligibility, SA-CCR optimization, CVA framework), and coordination with Risk, Technology, and Regulatory Relations on remediation priorities

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: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees