Software Engineering Director - Corporate Digital Technology

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.

U.S. Bank is seeking an accomplished Software Engineering Director to be the Head of Corporate Digital Technology and lead the strategy, execution, and modernization of digital platforms supporting Wealth, Corporate, Commercial, and Institutional Banking (WCIB).

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop high-performing software engineering teams responsible for delivering enterprise digital solutions across WCIB platforms.

• Define and execute the long-term technology strategy, roadmap, and modernization initiatives aligned with business objectives.

• Oversee the design, development, deployment, and support of scalable, secure, and resilient digital applications.

• Partner with executive leadership, product teams, and business stakeholders to prioritize investments and technology initiatives.

• Drive adoption of modern engineering practices, including Agile, Dev Sec Ops , CI/CD, cloud-native development, and automation.

• Establish engineering standards, architecture governance, and best practices to improve quality, performance, and maintainability.

• Ensure compliance with regulatory, risk, security, and data protection requirements across all digital platforms.

• Lead large-scale technology transformation initiatives, including cloud migration, platform modernization, and digital innovation programs.

• Manage engineering budgets, resource planning, vendor relationships, and technology investments to maximize business value.

• Foster a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, talent development, accountability, and operational excellence.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience

• 10 or more years of relevant software engineering experience

• Six or more years of experience leading multiple software engineering teams

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Executive Leadership experience leading large-scale software engineering organizations and enterprise technology initiatives.

• Strong expertise in Digital Transformation
  , Application Development
  , and Enterprise Technology Strategy
  .

• Deep knowledge of Cloud Technologies including Azure, AWS, cloud-native architectures, and platform modernization.

• Experience with
  Enterprise Architecture
  , distributed systems, APIs, microservices, and scalable application design.

• Strong understanding of Agile Delivery
  , Dev Ops
  , CI/CD
  , automation, and modern software engineering practices.

• Proven ability to drive Technology Governance
  , Risk Management
  , Information Security
  , and regulatory compliance.

• Exceptional Stakeholder Management
  , executive communication, and cross-functional influence skills.

• Experience evaluating technology investments and understanding impacts to revenue, risk, operational efficiency, and customer experience.

• Strong people leadership skills with demonstrated success in building teams, coaching leaders, succession planning, and talent development.

• Experience with in Financial Services, Banking, Wealth Management, Commercial Banking, or Institutional Banking environments preferred.

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

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