Key skills
Risk ManagementCommunicationNegotiationPresentation Skills
About this role
Role Overview
- Identify, evaluate, and prioritize new co-brand partnership opportunities across industries such as financial services, T&E, automotive, and small business verticals
- Lead the end-to-end business development lifecycle for assigned deals – including prospecting, pitch development, RFP responses, and contract negotiation
- Build compelling partnership proposals that clearly articulate U.S. Bank’s value proposition and differentiation
- Collaborate with multiple internal groups across the bank -
- including product development, marketing, risk management, finance, and relationship management to ensure U.S. Bank is putting forth compelling and market-leading proposals
Requirements
- 5–10+ years of experience in payments-related business development or co-brand partnerships
- Strong understanding of co-brand program economics and credit card P&Ls
- Demonstrated success building executive-level relationships and managing complex deal cycles
- Exceptional communication, negotiation, and presentation skills
- Ability to collaborate effectively across a matrixed environment and influence senior stakeholders
- Analytical mindset with experience developing financial models and business cases
- Integrity, sound judgment, and commitment to U.S. Bank values.
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