USAA - San Antonio, TX

posted 3 months ago

Full-time - Mid Level
San Antonio, TX
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

About the position

At USAA, we are dedicated to facilitating the financial security of millions of U.S. military members and their families. As a Lead Agile Product Owner for the Bank Member Experience and Complaints group, you will play a crucial role in ensuring that the voice of the customer is strongly represented in our agile processes. You will work directly with the Bank agile team to prioritize work that drives business outcomes while delivering on the team's commitments. Your responsibilities will include making decisions and prioritizing the team backlog to align with the business strategy, ensuring that the end-user's needs are at the forefront of our product development. In this role, you will be accountable for setting the product and value stream direction, ensuring alignment with key stakeholders across the organization. You will establish a culture rooted in transparency and learning, seeking opportunities for continuous improvement and quality enhancement. Your data-driven approach will be essential in decision-making, including strategic priorities and funding allocation. You will also be responsible for maintaining a groomed backlog of user stories, optimizing the flow of value, and removing impediments that may hinder the team's progress. This position requires a proactive approach to customer feedback, allowing you to better understand their needs and ensure that we deliver real value to the marketplace. You will lead projects with notable risk and complexity, developing strategies for successful execution while anticipating business and regulatory issues. Your expertise in process improvement and project delivery will be vital in driving innovative change and enhancing our customer experience.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with the team to develop, translate, and drive the vision and strategy for Bank products, focusing on member satisfaction.
  • Lead the team in understanding business requirements for effective Bank product solutions.
  • Collaborate with the Team-of-Team Lead to clarify and align on business strategy, goals, and objectives.
  • Translate business understanding into a clear vision for the Bank agile team, informing backlog creation and prioritization.
  • Work with stakeholders from the Bank and IT to determine business needs for implementing strategic objectives and delivering quality solutions.
  • Define and communicate acceptance criteria for outputs based on business requirements and customer needs.
  • Drive execution of successful objective implementation for Bank products and customer experience.
  • Solve unique problems with broad business impact using a data-driven approach to decision-making.
  • Set and deliver against Bank agile team-level OKRs.
  • Act as the voice of the end-user, proactively seeking customer feedback to understand their needs.
  • Own the Bank agile team backlog, ensuring it is groomed, prioritized, and refined.
  • Optimize the flow of value by assisting in a multi-Bank agile team environment, removing impediments, and managing risks.
  • Coach and engage the Bank agile team, providing feedback on work-in-progress and clarifying requirements.
  • Identify and drive opportunities for continuous team and process improvement.
  • Lead projects with notable risk and complexity, developing strategies for execution.
  • Anticipate business and regulatory issues, recommending product, process, or service improvements.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree; OR 4+ years of related experience may be substituted in lieu of degree.
  • 8+ years of experience in process improvement, project delivery, business/requirements analysis, or related to supported business operations/product line.
  • Knowledge of multiple technical software delivery methodologies (i.e., Agile, Waterfall, SAFe) with a proven track record in product management.
  • Expert experience in analyzing business requirements, process flows, and use cases to streamline business processes.
  • Expert understanding of Process Engineering methodologies and Change Management practices.
  • Extensive experience with applicable banking regulatory and compliance policies.

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience operating in an agile and transformative environment to drive innovative change.
  • Extensive knowledge of complaint management lifecycle processes and controls.
  • Extensive knowledge of Compliance Management System (CMS) and its relationship with complaint management.
  • Ability to translate complex business needs into technology capabilities.
  • Ability to effectively change manage process and technology solutions affecting diverse stakeholder groups.
  • US military experience through military service or as a military spouse/domestic partner.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
  • 401(k) and pension plans.
  • Life insurance coverage.
  • 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.
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