Planning Framework Manager

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. Job Description The Planning Framework Manager plays a key role in helping Consumer & Business Banking Programs plan, prioritize, and coordinate work more effectively. This role is responsible for the hands‑on design, development, and continuous improvement of the tools, workflows, and automations that support CBB planning. You’ll own connected planning tools—primarily built using Power Apps and Power Automate—that serve as the central intake point for requests across business lines, teams, and delivery partners. These tools connect planning inputs with Jira and other platforms to provide a clear, consistent view of work. In addition, this role serves as a planning and integration advisor, bringing technical and data fluency to help teams understand proactively identify and share impacts, dependencies, and tradeoffs. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys building practical solutions, working closely with partners, and improving how work gets done.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience
• Six or more years of related experience

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting planning, intake, workflow, or prioritization processes in a complex organization.
• Hands‑on experience with Power Apps, Power Automate, and other workflow automation & low code tools
• Experience with APIs and integrations (such as SharePoint, Jira, Dataverse, Power BI), with comfort working in structured data formats such as JSON.
• Strong technical and data fluency, with the ability to understand system integrations and downstream impacts.
• Experience partnering with technology, product, or delivery teams.
• Strong problem‑solving and analytical skills.
• Experience managing projects or defined workstreams with competing priorities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Prior experience in banking or financial services preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and improve planning frameworks, workflows, and automations that support prioritization and execution.
• Own and enhance connected planning tools, primarily using Power Apps and Power Automate, to support intake and coordination across teams.
• Help integrate planning tools with Jira and other delivery platforms to improve visibility and alignment.
• Partner with technology and delivery teams to assess intake requests, including dependencies, impacts, and high‑level sizing considerations.
• Serve as an architecture and integration advisor, applying technical judgment to frame intake requests for feasibility, integration readiness, and effective prioritization.
• Translate technical input into clear recommendations that support prioritization and tradeoff decisions.
• Use data and analysis to identify opportunities to improve efficiency, consistency, and planning outcomes.
• Create clear stakeholder communications, including summaries, visuals, and presentation materials.
• Support the evolution of the planning framework over time, including exploring AI and Copilot‑enabled capabilities to improve request quality and reduce downstream rework.

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