USAA - San Antonio, TX
posted 4 months ago
As a dedicated First Party Fraud Analyst I at USAA, you will serve as an individual contributor within the First Party Fraud team, which is part of the Financial Crimes division. Your role will involve leveraging your understanding of the Financial Crimes space and collaborating with team members to align with the strategic business direction. You will utilize your intermediate business, analytical, and technical knowledge to engage in discussions with cross-functional teams, aiming to understand and influence business objectives and solution strategies. In this position, you will apply sophisticated analytical techniques to address medium to large-scale business problems that impact current and future business strategies. You will employ innovative and scientific/quantitative analytical approaches to derive conclusions and make actionable recommendations that drive change. Your ability to translate these recommendations into effective communication materials will be crucial for peer reviews and presentations to mid-to-upper-level management. You will be responsible for identifying and gathering relevant and quality data sources necessary to fully address the problems at hand, utilizing testing or exploratory data analysis (EDA). This includes integrating and transforming disparate data sources while applying appropriate data hygiene techniques. Thorough documentation of assumptions, methodologies, validations, and testing will be essential to facilitate peer reviews and ensure compliance with requirements. Additionally, you will stay informed about emerging technologies that can enhance the application of scientific methodologies and quantitative analytical approaches to problem resolution. Your role will also involve ensuring that risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures. This position requires you to work in a flexible environment, with an expectation to be in the office four days a week, while also allowing for remote work within the continental U.S. and occasional business travel.