Program Manager Senior
About the role
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.
Responsibilities
- Focus on the management, execution, and delivery of large-scale programs consisting of multiple projects (multi-year, large cost, and scope, etc.) and/or the oversight and governance of programs to ensure alignment to the LoBs strategic imperatives and to monitor program health.
- Works to achieve multi-year program deadlines, scope, and overall program benefits.
- Supports cross-functional teams in the development and execution of change plans in accordance with USAA's change methodology or industry best practices.
- Defines and maintains program strategies commensurate with the level of risk, size, and complexity to ensure individual efforts align with organizational goals.
- Provides input and recommendations on multi-year business plans to deliver business capabilities and define execution approach to achieve business goal while reducing risk and delivering early business value.
- Facilitates meetings with executive management and project / program sponsors to define solutions and delivery.
- Prepares reports that provide stakeholders and management with status updates to include identifying risks or issues.
- Performs analyses, root cause identification and development and recommendation of key work products.
- Negotiates agreements, settles disputes equitably and diffuses situations.
- Negotiates program tradeoffs with IT and the business as the program develops to ensure alignment of demand to capacity.
- Adheres to EPMO processes, procedures, controls, standards, tools, and templates (as required).
- Adheres to governance rigor required for work efforts.
- Drives the adoption and sustainment of changes within the organization in compliance with USAA's Change Management methodology.
- 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.
- 6 years of project and / or program management experience, including experience defining a new program and/or managing large-scale projects.
- Proficient experience in Principles of Project, Program or Portfolio Management to develop multi-year business plans.
- Proficient knowledge of program efforts management tools and methodologies.
- Understanding and demonstrated application of risk management policies and procedures.
- Knowledge of program management methodology and techniques; program performance evaluation and change management principles.
- Experience maintaining and reporting on work effort(s) budgets / methodologies.
- Proficient experience in USAA's change management methodology or similar industry change management methodology.
- Demonstrated experience using knowledge of the business, its products, and processes to assess program risks and rewards across multiple technologies and business goals.
- US military experience gained through military service or gained as a military spouse / domestic partner
Pay
The salary range for this position is: $103,450 – $197,730. The actual salary for this role may vary by location.
Schedule
This position 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. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans
- 401(k) and pension
- 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 support