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Job Description

Senior Executive Talent Sourcer:

Position Summary:

The Senior Executive Talent Sourcer is a strategic partner to the Executive Talent Acquisition organization, the Talent Intelligence team, and senior business leaders across the enterprise. This role is responsible for shaping and executing proactive executive sourcing strategies that enable high-impact leadership hiring at the VP, SVP, and C-suite levels.

Serving as a trusted advisor, the Senior Executive Talent Sourcer leads sophisticated sourcing and engagement efforts, builds long-term executive pipelines, and delivers market-informed insights that influence search strategy and leadership decisions. The role leverages Copilot, advanced CRM platforms, and executive sourcing technologies to drive quality, speed, and rigor in executive talent acquisition.

Key Responsibilities:

Executive Sourcing Strategy Leadership:

• Lead proactive executive sourcing strategies in partnership with Executive Talent Acquisition leaders to support enterprise-wide leadership priorities.
• Serve as a strategic thought partner in shaping sourcing approaches for complex, high-profile, and confidential searches.

Senior-Level Pipeline Development:

• Build and sustain deep, diverse pipelines of executive talent for current and future leadership needs.
• Cultivate long-term relationships with senior leaders and emerging executive talent across priority markets and industries.

Executive Candidate Engagement and Assessment:

• Conduct high-touch, highly discreet outreach to executive and senior leadership candidates.

• Assess executive alignment, leadership scope, and readiness in collaboration with recruiting partners.

• Deliver nuanced candidate insights that inform recruiter and stakeholder decision-making.

Market Intelligence and Advisory:

• Translate external market dynamics, competitive intelligence, and talent movement trends into actionable sourcing strategies.

• Partner closely with the Talent Intelligence team to bring forward insights on executive availability, succession risk, and competitive hiring activity.

• Provide informed perspectives to recruiters and stakeholders on talent pools, target organizations, and market conditions.

Search Partnership and Influence:

• Act as a trusted advisor to Executive Recruiters and business leaders throughout the lifecycle of executive searches.

• Contribute meaningfully to search planning, prioritization, and candidate slate development.

• Influence outcomes through data-driven insights and executive market expertise.

Data Governance and Process Excellence:

• Ensure accuracy, integrity, and compliance of executive candidate data within CRM and recruiting systems.
• Uphold the highest standards of confidentiality, documentation quality, and regulatory adherence.

Key Competencies and Skills:

• Executive Credibility: Engages senior leaders and executive candidates with polish, discretion, and confidence.

• Strategic Relationship Builder: Develops trusted relationships with executive talent over extended time horizons.

• Enterprise Business Acumen: Demonstrates a deep understanding of enterprise leadership needs and organizational dynamics.

• Advanced Executive Sourcing Expertise: Applies sophisticated sourcing techniques to identify and engage scarce, high-impact leadership talent.

• Executive-Level Communication: Produces concise, compelling written communication suitable for executive correspondence, candidate evaluations, and leadership briefings.

• Technology and AI Mastery: Expert user of CRM platforms, sourcing tools, AI-enabled research capabilities, and data-driven sourcing methodologies.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Extensive experience in executive sourcing, executive search, or enterprise-level executive talent acquisition.

• Demonstrated success sourcing and influencing outcomes for VP-level, SVP-level, and C-suite searches.

• Strong executive outreach, engagement, and advisory capabilities.

• Exceptional written communication skills tailored to executive audiences.

• Proven ability to manage complex, concurrent searches in a fast-paced, highly confidential environment.

• Deep proficiency with recruiting platforms, CRM systems, AI tools, and advanced Boolean search techniques.

• Knowledge of executive compensation structures, organizational design, and leadership assessment considerations.

• Ability to operate independently with a high degree of judgment while collaborating

Location Expectations

This person will be required to work three (3)+ days a week in a listed U.S. Bank hub location.

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.

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.