Business Strategist Lead - AI CoE

Why USAA?

At USAA, our mission is to empower our members to achieve financial security through highly competitive products, exceptional service and trusted advice. We seek to be the #1 choice for the military community and their families.

Embrace a fulfilling career at USAA, where our core values – honesty, integrity, loyalty and service – define how we treat each other and our members. Be part of what truly makes us special and impactful.

The Opportunity

As a dedicated AI Strategy Leader you will join USAA's Enterprise AI Center of Excellence. In this role, you will develop and communicate USAA's AI strategy, create operational roadmaps, craft executive communications for senior leadership and the Board of Directors, and lead cross-functional pivotal initiatives. The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of strategy consulting experience, ideally with a background in Analytics/AI and experience from a management consulting firm or internal company strategy team. An advanced degree and the ability to present to senior leaders are critical, as you will play a key role in crafting and scaling Generative AI initiatives across USAA!

Responsible for managing and communicating the progress and outcomes of business strategic and operational efforts with senior leadership throughout the planning process and ongoing. Provides thought leadership, resources, support, guardrails, and guidance to enable senior leaders across CoSA and enterprise to achieve strategic goals. Contributes to the sustainability of CoSA and functional strategies while also ensuring all production and expense targets are achievable for the plan horizon.

We offer a flexible work environment that requires an individual to be in the office 4 days per week. This position can be based in one of the following locations: San Antonio, TX, Plano, TX, Phoenix, AZ, Charlotte, NC. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

What you'll do:

• Leverages expert business acumen, critical thinking, abstract thinking, and empathy to independently reframe business problems into business opportunities.
• Develops custom project approaches to uniquely address the specific needs of each defined initiative, ensuring a deep focus on achieving business objectives.
• Continuously iterates and refines methodologies to optimize business development.
• Drives continuous improvement by iteratively refining methodologies and approaches to further evolve the business strategy subject area.
• Leads diverse audiences, including partners, senior executive leadership, collaborators and users towards a shared vision and desired outcomes through impactful communication and engagement strategies.
• Conducts comprehensive strategic analysis employing advanced data analysis skills, to manipulate, interpret and study additional data sources to translate findings into comprehensive actionable insights for further business strategy development.
• Synthesizes and interprets large amounts of quantitative and qualitative data to create narratives that communicate strategic recommendations These recommendations may include audience and market recommendations; vision, advantage, scope; experience guardrails; journey maps; prototypes; sketches; visual concepts; narratives; white papers; blueprints.
• Maintains a deep understanding of business needs, goals, and challenges and connects all aspects of the business strategy to tell a cohesive, impactful story aligning to the enterprise corporate strategy.
• Defines and delivers recommendations to enhance the business strategy practice, ensuring alignment of business strategies to the enterprise corporate strategy
• Elevates experience related opportunities to USAA strategic planning process.
• Implements and evolves functional strategies developed in partnership with the CoSA strategy team.
• Understands and supports the execution of functional, CoSA and enterprise strategies with functional implications.
• Partners with the CoSA strategy team on the USAA strategic planning process.
• Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures.

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 business strategy experience to include 4 years of experience leading strategy engagements.
• Deep expertise in industries such as financial services and/or insurance.
• Ability to identify strategic needs and lead all aspects of projects with sound business recommendations and alignment with key business partners.
• Demonstrated experience influencing business decisions and driving strategic outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience translating complex business strategy and vision into an executable business process and technology plan and successfully delivering component.
• Demonstrated technical Consulting Skills including but not limited to, Hypothesis-driven problem solving; Primary Market research (e.g. interviews); Secondary Market research (e.g. desk research); Data analysis (e.g. what-if, sensitivity, etc.); Story Telling; PowerPoint / Excel; Presentation skills; Meeting Leadership
• Advanced quantitative, analytical, written, and oral communication, and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders at all levels.

What sets you apart:

• Advanced degree (MBA Preferred)
• 3+ years strategy consulting experience (internal or external management consulting)
• Background in Analytics / AI
• Developed strategy documentation and communications for senior leaders and Board of Directors
• Led complex, cross-functional initiatives independently

Compensation range: The salary range for this position is: $143,320 - $273,930.

USAA does not provide visa sponsorship for this role. Please do not apply for this role if at any time (now or in the future) you will need immigration support (i.e., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT Training Plans, etc.).

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.

Employees may be eligible for pay incentives based on overall corporate and individual performance and at the discretion of the USAA Board of Directors.

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.

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, visit our benefits page on USAAjobs.com.

Applications for this position are accepted on an ongoing basis, this posting will remain open until the position is filled. Thus, interested candidates are encouraged to apply the same day they view this posting.

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.