Business Strategy Analyst Senior - Deposits (100% Remote Work Available)

Company: USAA
Location: Flower Mound
Posted on: May 5, 2022

Job Description:

Purpose of JobWe are seeking a talented Business Strategy Analyst Senior for the San Antonio Home Office II/III, Tampa Campus, Phoenix Campus, Colorado Springs Campus, Charlotte Campus, Plano Campus or 100% Remote Work Location Available. The Deposits Forecasting & Analytics Team within USAA's Retail Bank brings analytical rigor, product knowledge and leadership to manage and develop best-in-class products in service of USAA's mission to facilitate the financial security of our members. Reporting to the Director of Forecasting, we are looking for a Business Strategy Analyst Senior who will contribute to the team's growing suite of forecasting models and tools. This role will have two main responsibilities. First, the role will manage and lead the execution of our quarterly forecasts as well as our detailed forecast review processes, partnering with product teams to understand and communicate the reasons for forecast changes and forecast errors. Second, the role will find weaknesses and continuously improve the accuracy, precision, repeatability, and robustness of our growing suite of models and codebase through advanced analytics, rigorous testing, and leveraging best practices. Successful candidates should be comfortable with various aspects of business analytics, project management, data science, deck building, and have at least a basic exposure to common programming languages. The ability to solve open-ended analytical problems is a must.Uses 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. Provides insights and information-based context for key stakeholders in the business unit to effectively manage, influence, and impact line of business strategy.Job RequirementsAbout USAAUSAA knows what it means to serve. We facilitate the financial security of millions of U.S. military members and their families. This singular mission requires a dedication to innovative thinking at every level.Primary Responsibilities:

• Identifies and manages existing and emerging risks that stem from business activities and the job role.
• Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled.
• Follows written risk and compliance policies, standards, and procedures for business activities.
• Collaborates with key stakeholders to identify key business assumptions and hypotheses around line of business strategy. Continuously refines hypotheses and identifies business questions to explore further.
• Facilitates the integration of the analytic strategy and business strategy.
• Develops the analytical framework and blueprint to answer business questions identified in the business portfolio, product, or member experience.
• Collaborates with key stakeholders to evaluate and uncover strategic insights related to Profit & Loss performance including Product Strategy, Pricing, Marketing, Sales, Credit Risk, Distribution Channels, and Member Experience.
• Applies 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.
• Leverages advanced data-driven problem-solving techniques to manipulate and interpret business results. Translates findings into insights for strategy management and execution.
• Communicates the significance of strategic insights to senior leaders and other key stakeholders to drive business decisions.
• May provide guidance and on-the-job training to team members.When you apply for this position, you will be required to answer some initial questions. This will take approximately 5 minutes. Once you begin the questions you will not be able to finish them at a later time and you will not be able to change your responses.Minimum Requirements:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Business, Science, Finance, Economics or related discipline; OR 4 years of related experience (in addition to the minimum years of experience required) may be substituted in lieu of degree.
  • 6 years of data & analytics or strategy consulting experience; OR a minimum of 4 years of data & analytics or strategy consulting experience and up to 2 years of progressive functional business relevant experience within the respective industry of responsibility (i.e. P&C, Bank, Finance, Marketing etc.) for a total of 6 years combined experience; OR Advanced Degree in Business, Science, Finance, Economics or related discipline and 4 years of experience in data/analytics, strategy consulting or functional business experience within the respective industry of responsibility (i.e. P&C, Bank, Finance, Marketing, etc.)
  • Experience identifying business needs and managing strategic plans driven by qualitative/quantitative analysis and market insights.
  • Demonstrated experience using data analytics to formulate data-driven insights and influence business decisions.
  • Experience performing complex data analysis using various data analytics tools (i.e. Microsoft Excel, Tableau, R, Python).Preferred Experience:
    • Consulting experience.
    • Experience building slides and decks to communicate a coherent story and presenting in formal settings.
    • Understanding of basic statistics, probability, data science and machine learning techniques, and computation.
    • Advanced knowledge of Python, R, Julia, or other similar analytical/statistical programming languages.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.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 position. The salary range for this position is: $97,200 - $175,000*( this does not include geographic differential it may be applied based on your work location).Employees may be eligible for pay incentives based on overall corporate and individual performance or at the discretion of the USAA Board of Directors. *Geographical Differential: Geographic pay differential is additional pay provided to eligible employees working in locations where market pay levels are above the national average. Shift premium: will be addressed on an individual-basis for applicable roles that are consistently scheduled for non-core hours. 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. Please click on the link below for more details.USAA Total RewardsRelocation assistance is not available for this position.#FSB

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