Why USAA?
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.
The Opportunity
As a dedicated Director, Bank Agile Product Management , you will lead a team who is responsible for delivering solutions for Bank product(s) using Agile methodologies that will enable the business to achieve business results and customer value. Partner with and engages senior leaders/stakeholders to ensure product being delivered is aligning to the Bank's objectives and the overall business strategy. Apply strong business and/or technical acumen to enable the team(s) within the Bank to achieve their goals. Make funding allocation decisions to drive end-user value. Ensures all work is completed within all regulatory and compliance policies and processes.
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, Tampa, FL or Charlotte, NC.
Relocation assistance is not available for this position.
What you'll do:
Leads an agile team(s) assigned to developing solutions for implementing the Bank's business objectives aligned to the department and company strategy.
Responsible for creating and implementing policies and processes for delivering agile methodologies that will meet business results and are aligned to strategic business objectives and required outcomes. Accountable for Team-of-Teams level Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), as well as team-level OKRs; empowers teams within the Bank to deliver business outcomes against their OKRs.
Manages project assignments and prioritization of work for Agile teams. Oversees deliverables to ensure they are progressing in a timely manner and are aligned to objectives. Makes data driven decisions as needed related to funding and resource allocation.
Leads positive team dynamics, encourages collaboration and drives achievement of goals and OKRs. Ensure assigned Bank projects are completed within financial regulatory and compliance policies and that risk issues identified are mitigated as required.
Applies expert knowledge and removes escalated impediments to the team's success and assists in conflict resolution, issue and dependency management.
Coordinates, coaches, supports and guide leaders and teams in Agile principles, values and practices.
Maintains stakeholders informed of project status to include Senior Leaders. Builds consensus with alliances across the organization.
Assesses, utilizes, and partners with external resources and partners to meet agreed upon expectations.
Shares information about the portfolio's output and direction with other Team of Team Leads and stakeholders to ensure alignment across the organization.
Builds and oversees a team dedicated to excellence through recruiting, developing, retaining, coaching, guiding, performance management and managerial activities.
Has full management responsibility for some members of the Agile team, e.g., Product Owner from their own business area, including responsibilities for hiring, firing, development and providing input on compensation decisions.
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 related experience (in addition to the minimum years of experience required) may be substituted in lieu of degree.
8 years' experience in product development, process improvement, project delivery, or business/requirements analysis to include 2 years of that experience within a financial services organization.
3 years of direct team leadership experience or leading large matrixed, cross-functional teams.
Experience in marketing, strategy, digital, process, or user experience design within a financial organization.
Agile Scrum best practices and experienced being a product owner for a scrum team.
Knowledge and experience of multiple technical software delivery methodologies such as Agile, and SAFe.
Experience analyzing business requirements, process flows and use cases to drive decisions and identify opportunities to streamline business processes and end-to-end payments flows in accordance with risk management framework and regulatory, and network requirements.
Experience in analyzing business requirements to drive decisions and streamline business processes in accordance with risk management framework and regulatory requirements.
Comprehensive experience in applicable banking regulatory and compliance policies.
What sets you apart:
Deep expertise in home equity lending , strong experience in regulated financial product delivery , and a proven track record leading large-scale Agile product organizations in banking or mortgage environments .
Hands-on product leader who understands HELOC not just as a feature set, but as a credit and balance-sheet-driven financial product . Equally comfortable discussing customer experience flows, regulatory constraints, system dependencies, and portfolio risk dynamics.
Translate HELOC business strategy and regulatory requirements into actionable product epics and features.
Direct experience with HELOC products across origination and servicing.
Strong understanding and experience in HELOC enterprise mortgage platforms and ecosystems that support Loan origination and loan servicing.
U.S. military experience through military service or a military spouse/domestic partner.
Compensation : The salary range for this position is: $143,320 - $273,930.
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.
USAA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
If you are an existing USAA employee, please use the internal career site in OneSource to apply.
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Find your purpose. Join our mission.
USAA is unlike any other financial services organization. The mission of the association is to facilitate the financial security of its members, associates and their families through provision of a full range of highly competitive financial products and services; in so doing, USAA seeks to be the provider of choice for the military community. We do this by upholding the highest standards and ensuring that our corporate business activities and individual employee conduct reflect good judgment and common sense, and are consistent with our core values of service, loyalty, honesty and integrity.
USAA attributes its long-standing success to its most valuable resource: our 35,000 employees. They are the heart and soul of our member-service culture. When you join us, you'll become part of a thriving community committed to going above for those who have gone beyond: the men and women of the U.S. military, their associates and their families. In order to play a role on our team, you don't have to be connected to the military yourself - you just need to share our passion for serving our more than 13 million members.
USAA is an EEO/AA Employer - applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.
California applicants, please review our HR CCPA - Notice at Collection (https://statmcstg.usaa.com/mcontent/static\assets/Media/enterprise\hr\cpra\notice\at\collection.pdf) here.
USAA is an EEO/AA Employer - applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.
