Business Strategy and Planning Director

About the role

The Business Strategy and Planning Director at USAA supports and guides executive management in identifying, developing, and communicating specific business strategies across functional areas. This role involves conducting strategic analyses, aligning business processes with enterprise strategy, and driving the development and implementation of business strategies.

Responsibilities

• Develops and coordinates components within the overarching strategy for the Function.
• Works with executive management to establish strategic and operational framework that enables short and long-term business goals and key results.
• Develops specific processes to manage the business strategic and operational planning process.
• Drives the alignment of business process and frameworks to enterprise strategy, process, and framework.
• Partners with senior-level leaders across functions and channels to develop near- and long-term visions and roadmaps and works with business leaders to manage transition from strategy to execution.
• Maintains responsibility of integration of change management plans, project documentation, and strategies for large, complex business-specific initiatives.
• Identifies strengths and weaknesses to evaluate operational effectiveness by establishing best practices and management routines to address gaps.
• Guides team members as they perform research and analysis.
• Supports executive leadership by leading the design, coordination, and governance of the annual strategic planning and operational planning processes.
• Leads and motivates cross-functional team members in strategy and operational plan development and implementation.
• Ensures 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; OR 4 years of relevant education and/or experience.
• 4 - 8 years of directly related business planning consultation experience to include developing business strategy for short-term and/or long-term goals.
• Experience influencing and managing communication to senior executives, internal colleagues through concise, official, and regular updates on status, progress, strategies, and roadmaps.
• Extensive experience in Project Management.
• Strong business acumen in financial services or related industry, and a proven ability to balance strategic thinking with practical implementation skills.
• Experience working with clients/customers to realize business issues and develop a strategy for the business's direction from the gathered insights.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree; OR 4 years of relevant education and/or experience.
• 4 - 8 years of directly related business planning consultation experience to include developing business strategy for short-term and/or long-term goals.
• Experience influencing and managing communication to senior executives, internal colleagues through concise, official, and regular updates on status, progress, strategies, and roadmaps.
• Extensive experience in Project Management.
• Strong business acumen in financial services or related industry, and a proven ability to balance strategic thinking with practical implementation skills.
• Experience working with clients/customers to realize business issues and develop a strategy for the business's direction from the gathered insights.

Skills

• Expert knowledge of USAA, industry, business development, and financial planning.
• Strong business acumen in financial services or related industry.
• Proven ability to balance strategic thinking with practical implementation skills.
• Experience working with clients/customers to realize business issues and develop a strategy for the business's direction from the gathered insights.

Benefits

• 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.
• Variety of wellness programs.
• Career path planning and continuing education.

Pay

The salary range for this position is: $114,880 - $218,030. 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.

Schedule

This position can be based in one of the following locations: San Antonio, TX, Plano, TX, Phoenix, AZ, Colorado Springs, CO, Charlotte, NC, or Tampa, FL. Relocation assistance is available for this position.