Platform Manager at US Bancorp

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

This role is accountable for driving operational platform management across products and their related ecosystems within an agile operating model. The Platform Manager partners closely with business line stakeholders, Agile teams, and technology partners to deliver innovation, operational efficiency, and regulatory compliance. Works closely in a hands-on style with development team including addressing daily prioritization needs, providing real-time feedback and answering questions on an ongoing basis. Works with Product Management to set release dates, determine when sufficient value has been delivered to release to market, understand tradeoffs between schedule, scope and budget and communicates this information to the organization sometimes independently. Employs product management practices and tactics including customer research, data and analytics, and market research.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a primary liaison between business teams and technology partners, translating requirements into actionable work for development teams

• Capture and document functional and technical requirements in agile format, including writing detailed user stories and acceptance criteria (primarily in JIRA)

• Own and manage the product backlog, including prioritization based on business value and strategic alignment

• Facilitate agile ceremonies as needed (e.g., stand-ups, backlog refinement), ensuring alignment across developers, product owners, SMEs, and testers

• Provide day-to-day direction to development teams, including prioritization of work and real-time clarification of requirements

• Support workload management across multiple concurrent projects, balancing competing priorities effectively

• Partner with Product Management to support release planning, value delivery decisions, and tradeoff discussions (scope, timeline, budget)

• Apply product management best practices, including user-centric thinking, data-informed decision-making, and continuous improvement

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

• Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience

• Typically one or more years of related experience

• Preferred Skills/Experience

• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment

• Demonstrated ability to write clear, actionable agile user stories and acceptance criteria (JIRA preferred)

• Experience with AI/GenAI technologies, particularly in document processing, extraction, classification, or data automation

• Ability to collaboratively develop and evolve a product backlog

• Ability to develop and articulate a product vision that supports outcomes, value and prioritization of work

• Solid understanding of the Lean/Agile mindset

• Demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills including ability to collaborate with and empower teams

• Well-developed verbal and written communication skills

• Proficient computer navigation skills

• Standard industry certifications such as SAFe Agile Product Owner is a plus

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: $92,820.00 - $109,200.00

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.