The OpportunityThis position will report directly to the AVP of Member Prosperity & Protection as a dedicated Program Manager Senior supporting the USAA Currently Serving (CS) Strategy. This role is responsible for driving execution of the CS strategic roadmap by leading complex, cross-functional programs across the four strategic pillars: enhancing products, improving service, expanding distribution, and optimizing marketing. Serving as a key integrator across business, technology, operations, and association-wide teams, this role will help deliver CS outcomes, including new member acquisition, improve retention, deepen member relationships, and strengthen trust and value for the Currently Serving cohort.
We offer a flexible work environment that requires an individual to be in the office 4 days per week. This position will be based in the San Antonio, TX office. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.
What you'll do:- Defines and maintains program strategies commensurate with the level of risk, size, and complexity to ensure individual efforts align with organizational goals.
- Responsible for providing 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.
What you have:- 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.
What sets you apart:- Experience leading large-scale, cross-functional strategic programs to drive measurable business outcomes
- Demonstrated success influencing and aligning stakeholders across a highly matrixed environment to drive execution of enterprise priorities
- Experience leading transformation and change initiatives, including governance, risk management, dependency coordination, and adoption planning.
- US military experience gained through military service or gained as a military spouse / domestic partner
Compensation range: The salary range for this position is: $103,450 - $197,730.
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.
