Development Product Owner Lead - Treasury

About the role

The Opportunity

At USAA, we seek to be the #1 choice for the military community and their families. 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, Colorado Springs, CO, Charlotte, NC, or Tampa, FL.

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, Colorado Springs, CO, Charlotte, NC, or Tampa, FL.

The Opportunity

This role will strengthen roadmap discipline, improve prioritization, reduce execution risk, and ensure Treasury payment capabilities are managed as strategic enterprise products.

Responsibilities

• Works with business and Subject Matter Experts to understand business strategy and vision and then writes, refines, accepts and prioritizes stories, features or epics to support effective and compliant solutions while balancing investment and business value.
• Owns and maintains a prioritized work backlog for a single or multiple Agile teams or program. Product backlog includes complete user stories or features with acceptance criteria so that they are consumable and testable by the Agile team or program.
• Reviews and accepts output of I/T and/or business development to ensure specified acceptance criteria have been completed.
• Serves as a knowledgeable collaborator across multiple business or system domains; is expected to lead development across multiple teams at the program and Epic level.
• Serves as direct representative of the business with one or more delivery teams throughout the product delivery cycle.
• Participates in a cross-functional team of user experience partners, designers, business analysts, developers, testers and others to develop, execute, solution and release in alignment with program, portfolio or product road maps.
• PARTNERS WITH SPONSORS, STAKEHOLDERS, AND IT TO FACILITATE, DEFINE AND DOCUMENT RELEVANT BUSINESS PROCESSES, GAINING AN EXPERT UNDERSTANDING OF THE NEEDS, MEASURES, AND RISKS & CONTROLS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT AREA.
• Partners with sponsors, stakeholders, and IT to facilitate, define and document relevant business processes, gaining an expert understanding of the needs, measures, and risks & controls for the improvement area.
• Prepares the business for the change and provides tactics and metrics for benefits, adoption, and risk.
• Leverages existing change management routines, as needed.
• Applies expert knowledge in the business development/execution discipline, regularly seeking out opportunities to enhance, improve and advance the function.
• Coaches and mentors less experienced Product Owners, including Seniors.
• Demonstrates expert knowledge in multiple business or system domains and capable of leading development across multiple teams at the program level.
• Identifies engages, influences and leads business stakeholders and Subject Matter Experts across programs.
• 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.
• 7 years of experience in software development life cycle, project delivery, business/requirements analysis or directly related to supported business operations/product line.
• Expert knowledge of Microsoft Office products, applicable databases and product management tools.
• Expert knowledge of multiple technical software delivery methodologies (i.e., Agile, Waterfall, SAFe) with a proven track record in using these skills to develop and manage products through the entire product life cycle.
• Expert experience in analyzing business requirements, process flows and use cases to identify opportunities to streamline business processes in accordance with risk management framework and regulatory requirements.
• Expert understanding and demonstrated use of Product Management methodologies and Change Management practices to translate business requirements into functional specifications.
• Advanced experience in analyzing and translating business requirements and the ability to identify opportunities to streamline business processes in accordance with risk management framework and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree; OR 4 years of relevant education and/or experience.
• 7 years of experience in software development life cycle, project delivery, business/requirements analysis or directly related to supported business operations/product line.
• Expert knowledge of Microsoft Office products, applicable databases and product management tools.
• Expert knowledge of multiple technical software delivery methodologies (i.e., Agile, Waterfall, SAFe) with a proven track record in using these skills to develop and manage products through the entire product life cycle.
• Expert experience in analyzing business requirements, process flows and use cases to identify opportunities to streamline business processes in accordance with risk management framework and regulatory requirements.
• Expert understanding and demonstrated use of Product Management methodologies and Change Management practices to translate business requirements into functional specifications.
• Advanced experience in analyzing and translating business requirements and the ability to identify opportunities to streamline business processes in accordance with risk management framework and regulatory requirements.

Skills

• Deep domain expertise in Treasury, Treasury Operations, payments, banking operations, corporate finance, or financial services infrastructure.
• Knowledge of cash management, liquidity management, settlement, reconciliation, cash positioning, bank account structures, or payment operations.
• Experience with payment rails or methods such as ACH, wires, checks, cards, RTP, FedNow, digital wallets, virtual cards, international payments, or real-time payments.
• Experience with payment processors, bank integrations, treasury management systems, ERP platforms, AP/AR systems, claims payment platforms, or financial operations platforms.
• Experience developing business cases, funding narratives, value propositions, cost-benefit analysis, or benefits realization frameworks.

Benefits

USAA offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• 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

$114,080 - $218,030

Schedule

Flexible work environment requiring an individual to be in the office 4 days per week.

Location

• San Antonio, TX
• Plano, TX
• Phoenix, AZ
• Colorado Springs, CO
• Charlotte, NC
• Tampa, FL