HR Data Strategy Consultant

U.S. Bank•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. The HR Data Strategy Consultant will play a pivotal role in shaping how HR data is structured, governed, and operationalized to support analytics, reporting, and regulatory needs. This role involves leading HR data integration requests, partnering with technology teams on data flows, advising stakeholders on data strategy, and ensuring alignment with enterprise data standards. The consultant will also support data governance, audit enablement, and act as a strategic liaison for HR analytics and data platform evolution.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
Experience managing data integrations, data platforms, or product initiatives in a large enterprise environment.
Experience with Databricks and Snowflake.
Strong stakeholder coordination and communication skills.
Experience operating in regulated or audit‑sensitive environments.
Ability to manage multiple, concurrent priorities with competing dependencies.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting HR data platforms or HR analytics environments.
Familiarity with data governance concepts and data change management.
Experience with analytics ecosystems (e.g., Power BI, Lakehouse‑style platforms).
Experience coordinating vendor or third‑party system integrations.
Background in financial services or similarly regulated industries.

Responsibilities

Lead the intake, assessment, and coordination of HR data integration requests across HR systems, analytics platforms, and downstream consumers, advising stakeholders on the most effective integration approaches to meet business and data strategy objectives.
Partner with technology teams to support end‑to‑end HR data flows, serving as a consultative advisor on integration design, sequencing, and dependencies.
Guide HR and business partners through integration changes related to vendors, acquisitions, and platform modernization, providing data‑driven recommendations and impact assessments.
Act as a trusted data strategy consultant to HR, governance, and business partners by helping shape how HR data is structured, governed, and operationalized to support analytics, reporting, and regulatory needs.
Advise stakeholders on trade‑offs among data design options, integration approaches, and platform capabilities, balancing short‑term delivery with long‑term data strategy.
Partner closely with HR Data Strategy & Governance leaders to ensure integration and platform decisions align with enterprise data standards and HR data roadmap priorities.
Collaborate with HR Data Strategy & Governance to support data governance requests, field‑level changes, and bulk governance initiatives, advising on downstream data and integration impacts.
Support audit and compliance activities by ensuring HR data integrations are transparent, documented, and aligned with governance expectations.
Provide consultative insight into data risks, constraints, and mitigation options tied to HR data assets and integrations.
Serve as a strategic liaison between HR analytics teams and data platform partners to ensure HR data pipelines are fit‑for‑purpose and analytics‑ready.
Coordinate HR data flows supporting analytics consumption, including Power BI data flows and HR analytics datasets, advising on optimization and sustainability.
Participate in HR data platform forums (e.g., Lakehouse initiatives) to influence platform evolution through a data strategy lens.
Serve as a central point of coordination and advisory for HR data integration status, risks, and changes.
Translate complex technical and data concepts into clear, actionable guidance for HR, leadership, and business stakeholders.
Build strong cross‑functional relationships across HR, technology, data governance, audit, and vendor partners to advance HR data strategy execution.

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