Head of Capital Markets Risk and Financial Strategy

U.S. Bank•Charlotte, NC

19h

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. 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.

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
Incentive and recognition programs
Equity stock purchase
Pension (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements)