Business Strategy Analyst Lead
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. We are proud to support active-duty military spouses. USAA roles may offer remote or hybrid flexibility for active-duty military spouses consistent with applicable policy and business needs.
About the Role
As a dedicated Business Strategy Analyst Lead, you will utilize quantitative and qualitative analysis to provide thought-leadership on evolving industry trends, market developments, USAA's strategic direction, regulatory environment, and macroeconomic trends for the business unit. Provide insights and information-based context for key stakeholders in the business unit to effectively manage, influence, and impact line of business strategy.
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Responsibilities
- Lead discussions with key stakeholders to communicate information learned from analyses, provide input into line of business strategy development, and drive and influence business decisions.
- Leads integration of the analytic strategy and business strategy.
- Oversee efforts to identify key business assumptions and hypotheses around line of business strategy. Continuously refines hypotheses and identifies business questions to explore further.
- Develop the analytical framework and blueprint to answer business questions identified in the business portfolio, product, or member experience and provides support to lower levels towards this effort.
- Collaborate with key stakeholders to evaluate and uncover complex or critical strategic insights related to Profit & Loss performance including Product Strategy, Pricing, Marketing, Sales, Credit Risk, Distribution Channels, and Member Experience.
- Apply expert analytical rigor to define outcome measures, improve prioritization, increase agility in decisioning, improve ability to evaluate progress towards business outcomes, and to evaluate risks to strategic goals.
- Effectively influence and drive strategic agreement utilizing subject matter expertise and interpersonal and negotiation skills.
- Serve as a team lead and provides guidance and on-the-job training to team members.
- Ensure risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Science, Finance, Economics or related field; OR 4 years of relevant education and/or experience.
- 8 years of data and/or analytics or strategy consulting experience; OR a minimum of 6 years of data and/or analytics or strategy consulting experience and up to 2 years of progressive functional business relevant experience for a total of 8 years of combined experience; OR Advanced Degree in Business, Science, Finance, Economics or related discipline and 6 years of experience in data and/or analytics or strategy consulting.
- Experience identifying business needs and developing strategic plans driven by qualitative/quantitative analysis and market insights.
- Experience working with leadership teams to identify key opportunities to develop and enhance business strategy using quantitative and qualitative analytics.
- Experience influencing business decisions.
- Strong analytical skills with experience using hypotheses-driven problem solving.
- Extensive experience leading and performing complex data analysis using various data analytics tools (i.e., Microsoft Excel, Tableau, R, Python, SQL, Snowflake, SAS, Adobe Analytics).
Skills
- Experience in contact center operations and member experience
- Deep familiarity with Bank Product lifecycles (Deposits, Credit Card, and Consumer Lending)
- US military experience through military service or as a military spouse/domestic partner
Pay
The salary range for this position is $127,310 - $243,340. USAA does not provide visa sponsorship for this role.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans
- 401(k) and pension plans
- Life insurance
- Parental benefits and adoption assistance
- Paid time off program with paid holidays plus 16 paid volunteer hours
- Various wellness programs
- Career path planning and continuing education to assist employees with their professional goals