Program Manager - Product Marketing

Job Title

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

Objectives of the Role:

• Strategize, execute, and sustain program initiatives that align with broader organizational and marketing objectives.
• Design and implement evaluation frameworks to assess the effectiveness of product marketing processes and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Ensure operational consistency by maintaining documentation, timelines, and stakeholder alignment across all initiatives.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects, driving cross-functional collaboration and ensuring program goals are achieved on time and within scope.

Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end project management for product marketing initiatives.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, timelines, and resource allocations.
• Monitor progress, manage risks, and ensure timely delivery of key milestones.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration with Product, Sales, Creative, Digital, and other internal teams to align on goals and deliverables.
• Conduct regular project meetings and provide clear, consistent stakeholder communications.
• Identify and implement process improvements, tools, and best practices to enhance execution efficiency.
• Define project scope, deliverables, and governance in partnership with sponsors and cross-functional teams.
• Manage program and project teams to maximize ROI and coordinate cross-project dependencies.
• Collaborate with other program managers to assess risks, identify opportunities, and ensure portfolio-level alignment.
• Produce program reports and insights for leadership and stakeholders.
• Support Quarterly Product Planning (QPP) meetings and deliverables in partnership with product leaders.
• Manage the full program lifecycle, including planning, governance, execution, and documentation.
• Align program outputs with strategic outcomes, ensuring effective change management and stakeholder engagement.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience
• Eight to ten years of experience in project management activities

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• Considerable knowledge of Business Banking
• Knowledge of tools such as JIRA, Confluence, MS Office
• Strong organizational and analytical skills
• Advanced knowledge of project management
• Ability to identify and resolve exceptions and to analyze data
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ideal Candidate Profile:

The ideal candidate is a seasoned project manager with a proven ability to lead complex marketing initiatives from concept to completion. They possess exceptional communication and organizational skills, thrive in a banking environment, and are passionate about translating strategic marketing plans into impactful execution. Their collaborative mindset and attention to detail enable them to drive alignment across teams and deliver results that elevate product marketing performance.

Location Expectations:

The role offers a hybrid/flexible schedule, which means there's an in-office expectation of 3 or more days per week and the flexibility to work outside the office location for the other days.

Benefits:

• 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.

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: $111,095.00 - $130,700.00