Head of Strategic Risk, Risk Appetite & Identification

Head of Strategic Risk, Risk Appetite & Identification

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 atall from Day One.

We're seeking a visionary leader to serve as Head of Strategic Risk, Risk Appetite & Identificationa pivotal role that blends strategic foresight, and risk expertise. Reporting directly to the Chief Operational Risk Officer, and Head of Enterprise Risk Management, this senior executive will architect and lead a forward-thinking risk framework that aligns with the bank's strategic ambitions and regulatory expectations. You'll be at the helm of enterprise-wide programs that identify and manage strategic and concentration risks, define risk appetite, and surface emerging threatsensuring the organization remains resilient, agile, and well-positioned for growth. This is more than a risk roleit's a strategic leadership opportunity to drive meaningful impact across the enterprise.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of the bank's Strategic Risk Management Framework, integrating with enterprise strategic planning and change management processes.
• Oversee the identification, assessment, and monitoring of strategic and concentration risks, including emerging risks, mergers & acquisitions, equity investments, and capital expenditures.
• Ensure strategic risks are effectively identified, measured, controlled and monitored across the enterprise and are aligned with the company's risk appetite and concentrations limits.
• Direct the enterprise Risk Appetite and Identification Program, including annual assessments, quarterly updates, and integration with other risk programs.
• Ensure key risks (including top-of-mind, emerging risk and materials risks) are appropriately identified, quantified and controlled and incorporated into stress testing.
• Ensure risk appetite is defined and appropriately calibrated across the company with clear linkage to the company's strategy and concentrations limits.
• Oversee the development and monitoring including leading and lagging metrics to ensure compliance with risk appetite and fit-for-purpose actions are undertaken to remedy risk appetite or concentration limit breaches.
• Oversee the development and implementation of systems and platforms for risk identification and reporting.
• Develop insightful reporting on strategic risk, concentration risk, risk appetite and risk identification including regular reporting to Executive Risk Committee and the Board.
• Ensure all risk management activities meet regulatory expectations and internal governance standards.

Leadership & Collaboration

Preferred Skills / Qualifications

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.