Why USAA?
This position is a hybrid work type and can be based in the following location: Tampa, FL. Hybrid roles help employees gain the best of both worlds – collaborating in-person in the office and working from home when needed to achieve focused results.
Responsible for leading a team of business analysts who support business analytics and decision-making processes, including business, technology, and process improvements. The Director is an active participant and plays a significant leadership role in implementing strategic priorities at the business unit level while contributing to overall enterprise data strategy and governance. Provides domain expertise on all matters of business analytical or operational data needs. Works closely with enterprise and business process owners to integrate data analytics into business processes to improve business performance. The leader supports critical initiatives and fulfills business plans to ensure department success.
The Opportunity
What you’ll do:
- Identifies and manages existing and emerging risks that stem from business activities and the job role.
- Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled.
- Follows written risk and compliance policies, standards, and procedures for business activities.
- Partners with the business and Information Technology to meet the needs for COSA data reporting, analytics and complex projects.
- Manages the compilation, analysis and reporting of COSA data.
- A strategic partner and authority in consulting and advising business partners on ad-hoc or undefined matters related to business analytics and decision support solutions.
- Identifies and pursues opportunities to apply advanced data delivery and business solutions techniques to optimize their contribution to resolving business issues.
- Interacts across key enterprise partners to deliver and improve efficiency and effectiveness of the reporting needs.
- Responsible for building and managing dedication work teams responsible for collaborating with partners to define data analytic needs for business function.
- Ensures teams maintain understanding of business processes, supporting data and applications and strategic direction.
- Provides strategic analytical support, develops recommendations based on trend analysis and suggests alternative performance metrics.
- Fosters proactive communication between business/enterprise processes and analytics team to improve delivery, value and integration of analytics into business/enterprise processes.
- Establishes quality assurance and audit processes that ensure data integrity, accuracy and protection as necessary.
- Maintains adequate controls and conducts periodic reviews to ensure compliance with Federal laws, statutes for state/locality, and company policies.
- Engages with senior management and/or general counsel to obtain approvals to release sensitive data.
- Oversees the coordination of inputs from multiple sources, synthesizes data/information and creates qualitative commentary capturing key messages.
- Builds and oversees a team of employees for assigned functional area through ongoing execution of recruiting, development, retention, coaching and support, performance management, and managerial activities.
What you have:
- Bachelor’s Degree; OR 4 years of related experience (in addition to the minimum years of experience required) may be substituted in lieu of degree.
- 8 years of directly related experience in data analysis/extraction, statistics, data management, analytics and/or data reporting.
- 3 years of direct team lead or management experience.
- Advanced knowledge of data manipulation, data reporting/analysis tools and techniques.
- Advanced knowledge of identifying, documenting and analyzing business and/or data requirements.
- Comprehensive understanding of compliance, risk management, and data security frameworks.
- Experience gathering requirements and delivering reports for presentation to Sr. Leadership, Board of Directors, Committees, etc.
- Experience in creating automated reports and interactive visualizations using tools such as Python and Tableau.
- Expert knowledge of Microsoft Office tools to include Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
What sets you apart:
- The latest machine learning techniques, large-scale computing, automation
- Advanced SQL experience
- Data mining experience
- CISA Certification
- Experience with compliance and operational risk testing
- Large Financial institution experience
The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.
What we offer:
Compensation: USAA has an effective process for assessing market data and establishing ranges to ensure we remain competitive. You are paid within the salary range based on your experience and market data of the position. The actual salary for this role may vary by location. The salary range for this position is: $115,240 – $220,270.
Employees may be eligible for pay incentives based on overall corporate and individual performance and at the discretion of the USAA Board of Directors.
Benefits: At USAA our employees enjoy best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellness. These benefits include comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans, 401(k), pension, life insurance, parental benefits, adoption assistance, paid time off program with paid holidays plus 16 paid volunteer hours, and various wellness programs. Additionally, our career path planning and continuing education assists employees with their professional goals.
For more details on our outstanding benefits, please visit our benefits page on USAAjobs.com.
Relocation assistance is not available for this position.
USAA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.