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Job Description

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Program Leadership & Governance

• Own and govern the BLQA Policy, Program, and enterprise testing framework, ensuring alignment with Enterprise Risk Framework strategy, risk appetite, and regulatory expectations.
• Provide independent second‑line oversight of business line control testing, setting enterprise standards for quality, coverage, and execution.
• Ensure program‑owned controls are effectively designed and operating, with clear accountability for timely issue identification, escalation, and remediation.
• Establish and maintain alignment with other enterprise testing programs and Internal Audit, minimizing redundancy and reinforcing a cohesive assurance model.

Executive Reporting & Risk Insight

• Oversee enterprise‑wide planning and execution of BLQA testing across Business Lines.
• Aggregate and synthesize testing outcomes to identify enterprise trends, systemic issues, and root causes.
• Deliver clear, decision‑ready reporting and forward‑looking recommendations to senior operating committees and executive risk leadership.
• Use data‑driven insights to inform risk posture, control effectiveness, and governance priorities.

Strategic Risk & Control Environment

• Set the strategic direction for improving the consistency, efficiency, and effectiveness of the enterprise risk and control testing environment.
• Drive recommendations that appropriately balance operational efficiency with prudent risk management and governance. Partner with business partners to arrive at recommendations and lead with influence where necessary.
• Partner with policy owners and senior stakeholders to influence control design standards, testing methodologies, and policy outcomes.
• Represent the testing team in cross‑functional governance forums where policy, control, or testing impacts are identified.

Business Line & CRO Partnership

• Serve as a trusted advisor to Business Line CRO leadership, providing authoritative guidance on BLQA policy interpretation and testing expectations.
• Monitor and assess the effectiveness and impact of BLQA testing across Business Lines, directing enhancements as needed.
• Sponsor and lead enterprise forums and quarterly working groups to reinforce expectations, share best practices, and promote consistency.

Technology, Tools & Program Enablement

• Maintain executive ownership of the Archer-based system of record and testing platforms, including strategic roadmap, optimization, and adoption.
• Govern BLQA policies, enterprise procedures, guidance, and templates, ensuring clarity, consistency, and accessibility.
• Set enterprise expectations for methodology, tooling, and data quality across Business Lines, while engaging in in-flight strategic discussions to advance tools and capabilities.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Significant experience leading enterprise‑scale control testing, quality assurance, audit, or assurance programs within financial services.
• Demonstrated success operating in a senior leadership role within the First Line, Second Line, or Internal Audit.
• Deep expertise in financial services, risk and control frameworks, regulatory expectations, and governance models (e.g., ORM, COSO).
• Proven ability to influence and communicate with executive management and governance committees.
• Strong strategic orientation with a track record of driving enterprise process improvement and program maturity.
• Experience providing executive oversight of GRC platforms and testing technology.

Location Expectations

• This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week.

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.

Benefits:

Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members’ whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following:

• 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

Review our full benefits available by employment status here.

U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law.

E-Verify

U.S. Bank participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States and certain U.S. territories. The E-Verify program is an Internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Learn more about the E-Verify program.

U.S. Bank will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment. U.S. Bank conducts background checks consistent with applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act as well as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. U.S. Bank is subject to, and conducts background checks consistent with the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA). In addition, certain positions may also be subject to the requirements of FINRA, NMLS registration, Reg Z, Reg G, OFAC, the NFA, the FCPA, the Bank Secrecy Act, the SAFE Act, and/or federal guidelines applicable to an agreement, such as those related to ethics, safety, or operational procedures.

Applicants must be able to comply with U.S. Bank policies and procedures including the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and related workplace conduct and safety policies.

Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.