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, enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed in the right ways, all more confidently and more often—that’s what we call the courage to thrive. 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. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.

As a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Bank, Elavon is committed to building the platforms and ecosystems that help over 1.5 million customers around the world to achieve their financial goals—no matter what they need. From transaction processing to customer service, to driving innovation and launching new products, we’re building a range of tailored payment solutions powered by the latest technology. As part of our team, you can explore what motivates and energizes your career goals: partnering with our customers, our communities, and each other.

Job Description

The Strategic Execution Senior Consultant plays a pivotal role in driving strategic transformation across the Merchant Payment Services domain. This position partners with senior leaders and cross-functional teams to deliver enterprise-wide process improvement initiatives that enhance customer experience, operational efficiency, and long-term sustainability.

This leader will own the execution of complex change initiatives, including decommissioning legacy systems, implementing DIY customer solutions, and transforming manual processes into automated workflows. They will be responsible for stakeholder engagement, governance, and executive-level storytelling to ensure alignment and adoption across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead strategic execution of cross-functional transformation initiatives within Merchant Payment Services.
• Serve as a Program and Project Manager, leading initiatives from concept through execution, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and stakeholder expectations.
• Partner with business leaders, technology teams, and operations to define scope, design solutions, and drive implementation.
• Own change failures and conduct root cause analysis to develop short- and long-term remediation strategies.
• Develop and deliver executive-level presentations that clearly communicate project impact, risk, and strategic alignment.
• Translate complex initiatives into actionable insights for both leadership and front-line teams.
• Foster a solution-oriented mindset across the team, inspiring innovation and resilience.
• Ensure governance and documentation around manual processes and future automation plans.
• Represent the voice of stakeholders by understanding their personas and tailoring communications accordingly.
• Participate in architecture and design calls to ensure use cases are accurately represented and implemented.

Basic Qualifications

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

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Executive presence with strong storytelling and influence capabilities.
• Strategic thinker with a long-term, solution-oriented mindset.
• Proven ability to pivot and lead through ambiguity.
• Strong analytical, time management, and leadership skills.
• Experience with both Waterfall and Agile project management methodologies, with the ability to flex between approaches based on project needs.
• Comfortable owning and documenting change failures and driving resolution.
• High emotional intelligence and ability to communicate across all levels of the organization.
• Experience in banking, payments, or internal U.S. Bank operations is a plus.

Location Expectations

This role offers a hybrid/flexible schedule, with an in-office expectation of 3 or more days per week and flexibility to work remotely on other days.

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 (some may vary based on role, location or hours):

• 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

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.

The salary range reflects figures based on the primary location, which is listed first. The actual range for the role may differ based on the location of the role. In addition to salary, U.S. Bank offers a comprehensive benefits package, including incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase 401(k) contribution and pension (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Pay Range: $105,400.00 - $124,000.00

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.