Tara Foster

About Tara Foster

Tara Lynn Foster is a seasoned HR and Talent Strategy Leader passionate about helping organizations unlock the full potential of their people. As Senior Vice President, Senior Talent Consultant at U.S. Bank, she partners with senior executives to design and implement enterprise talent strategies that drive leadership development, organizational effectiveness, inclusion, and employee engagement at scale.Her approach blends strategic consulting, executive coaching, and change management expertise. Leveraging credentials as a certified executive and leadership coach, Six Sigma Black Belt, and process design expert, Tara guides organizations through complex transformations, ensuring people strategies align with business outcomes.Recognized for turning ambiguity into clarity, Tara delivers data-driven talent solutions, builds succession planning frameworks, and empowers leaders to grow with confidence. Whether shaping organizational design, driving culture transformation, or advising through enterprise change, she brings both vision and structure to every engagement.Her career spans leadership roles in financial services, professional services, and consulting, where she has influenced enterprise-level transformations, built coaching cultures, and delivered millions in operational savings through talent-centric process improvements

Experience

1. SVP, Senior Talent Consultant

   U.S. Bank

   May 2023 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US

   Divisional HR leader aligned to the Client Service Center (CSC) organization, partnering directly with the CSC executive and senior leadership team to develop and achieve the human capital strategy.* Lead and execute the enterprise and business line talent strategies, leveraging recruiting, talent, learning and development, retention, engagement, and organizational development strategies* Consult with the organization\'s most senior leaders on organizational design and effectiveness, serving as talent coach, acting as a culture champion with a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE & I) and aiding the business through advanced people analytics* Partner with Human Resource Centers of Excellence (COEs), Employee Services, and HR Strategy and Operations to plan and execute their charter

Education

• Ouachita Baptist University

  BA

Skills

• Conference Speaking
• Conflict Management
• Financial Risk
• Motivational Speaking
• Basel Ii
• Financial Services
• Negotiation
• Risk
• Program Management
• Partner Relationship Management
• Life Coaching
• Process Improvement
• Executive Coaching
• Analytics
• Coaching
• Workshop Facilitation
• Career Development Coaching
• Strategic Planning
• Management
• Strategy
• Business Process Improvement
• Compliance
• Change Management
• Portfolio Management
• Process Engineering
• Operational Risk
• Operational Risk Management
• Banking
• Risk Management
• Six Sigma
• Process Consulting
• Partner Management
• Leadership
• Consulting