Director, IT-Ventures and Innovation

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.

The Opportunity

The Exploratory Innovation team within the Ventures and Innovation technology group is seeking a dedicated IT, Director who is a hands-on leader to build net new products and scale existing solutions for USAA members and internal teams. As the leader of this team, you will be responsible for developing and owning the roadmap and guiding team through successful execution. This role presents numerous challenges, but the significant reward lies in the opportunity to leave your indelible mark on products that could positively impact millions of USAA members.

Directs, plans, and organizes activities of professional and administrative staff engaged in providing information technology services. Provides for technical leadership in the plan, design, development, testing, implementation, or maintenance of business solutions. Provides high level consultation and influence on technical solutions, including emerging technologies. Leads and directs organizational change, process improvement, or technical support initiatives cross-departmentally and within assigned unit. Contributes to and drives long- and short-term strategic direction. Advises senior management and provides input to aide in decision making.

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 or Charlotte, NC. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

What you'll do:

• Responsible for developing, maintaining, testing, and monitoring an internal control environment, including preventative and detective controls, to effectively manage risks.

• Builds and coordinates a team of employees for assigned technology support area through ongoing execution of recruiting, development, retention, coaching and support, performance management, and managerial activities.

• Coordinates efforts in establishing documentation standards and quality assurance methodologies for technology support functions and ensure adherence to standards across teams.

• Accountable for the identification, research, and analysis of end to end business, processes, and technology support opportunities.

• Develops and coordinates metrics for technology support capabilities and/or processes (KPIs, KRIs, etc.).

• Creates a multi-year plan to operationalize a technology support strategy, with key landmarks, results, and realization targets.

• Coordinates the creation and execution of departmental budgets and forecasts for applicable technology support function.

• Leads all aspects of the availability management of technology solutions / domains by applying strong change and incident management practices.

• Works across multiple functional areas and influences future business strategy to be able to best apply available technology support functions as well as future ones.

• Stays abreast of industry trends and understands the direction of applicable technology support capabilities and ensures technology environment is agile enough to change quickly to support.

• Builds successful partner relationships with other IT and business leaders by developing a clear understanding of business needs, acting as a trusted advisor, and ensuring cost-effective delivery of technology support services to meet those needs.

• Participates in the development of 3rd Party vendors strategy and provides oversight to ensure achievement of technology support objectives

• May provide oversight of vendor management activities including service agreements, staff augmentation and technology contracts.

• 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 of experience in a technology function to include 3 years leadership experience, demonstrated in either a supervisor or individual contributor role, of IT Professionals in a Software Development/