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The Director of Balance Sheet & Capital Management will serve as a senior strategic partner to U.S. Bank’s broker-dealer, responsible for optimizing balance sheet usage, regulatory capital efficiency, and liquidity deployment across trading, financing, and client-facing businesses. This role sits at the intersection of Capital Markets, Finance, Risk, Treasury, and Front Office, providing leadership on capital allocation, leverage optimization, and regulatory balance sheet strategy. The individual will help drive disciplined growth by ensuring that capital is deployed to its highest-return use while remaining compliant with regulatory constraints, internal risk appetite, and liquidity requirements.
Job Responsibility:
Lead balance sheet strategy for the broker-dealer, including asset/liability optimization, leverage utilization, and funding efficiency
Partner with trading desks, financing businesses, and sales leadership to evaluate balance sheet consumption and return on capital
Develop frameworks to measure and optimize RWA, leverage exposure, and capital usage across products and clients
Support strategic initiatives such as balance sheet re-allocation, client pricing adjustments, and product design to improve capital efficiency
Oversee capital planning activities for the broker-dealer, including stress testing, capital forecasting, and regulatory submissions
Act as a subject-matter expert on regulatory capital rules (e.g., Basel III, SLR, net capital, liquidity requirements)
Partner with Market Risk, Credit Risk, and Treasury to assess capital impacts of new products, client structures, and market events
Support internal governance forums, capital committees, and senior management discussions related to balance sheet and capital decisions
Serve as a trusted advisor to front-office leaders, providing transparency into capital costs, balance sheet constraints, and trade economics
Translate regulatory and financial metrics into actionable insights for trading and sales teams
Support deal structuring, client onboarding, and financing transactions with a focus on capital efficiency and profitability
Develop and maintain reporting on balance sheet usage, capital consumption, ROE, and liquidity metrics at a desk, product, and client level
Identify trends, constraints, and opportunities through data-driven analysis
Drive enhancements to management reporting and analytics platforms related to balance sheet and capital
Lead and mentor a team of balance sheet and capital professionals
Establish strong cross-functional partnerships across Finance, Risk, Treasury, Operations, and Technology
Support regulatory exams, internal audits, and model reviews related to capital and balance sheet management
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a related field (MBA or CFA preferred)
10+ years of experience in capital markets finance, balance sheet management, treasury, or risk, preferably within a broker-dealer environment
Strong understanding of regulatory capital frameworks, leverage metrics, and liquidity concepts
Proven experience partnering with front office trading and sales teams
Strong analytical skills with the ability to synthesize complex information into executive-level insights
Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders
Nice to have:
Direct experience supporting a U.S. broker-dealer
Hands-on exposure to repo, securities financing, derivatives, or prime brokerage
Experience with capital optimization initiatives or balance sheet re-engineering
Familiarity with regulatory reporting (e.g., net capital, liquidity reporting, stress testing)
What we offer:
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