Development Product Owner Senior

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

As a dedicated Development Product Owner Senior within the AML space, you will attain, understand, and communicate business vision and needs to write and refine user stories, prioritize work, and provide guidance to technical teams. Uses critical thinking, problem solving, and Agile principles to partner with business owners, subject matter authorities, and the development teams to build effective solutions. Possesses a sophisticated knowledge and understanding of and ability to work within multiple delivery methodologies, including Agile and other approaches, to deliver business value.

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, Colorado Springs, CO, Charlotte, NC, or Tampa, FL. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

What you'll do:

• Works with business and Subject Matter Experts to understand business strategy and vision and then writes, refines, accepts and prioritizes stories and/or features to support effective and compliant solutions while balancing investment and business value.
• Owns and maintains a prioritized work backlog for one or more Agile teams. Product backlog includes complete user stories with acceptance criteria so that they are consumable and testable by the Agile team or program. Reviews and accepts output of I/T and/or business development to ensure specified acceptance criteria have been completed.
• Serves as direct representative of the business with one or more delivery teams, representing the customers' perspective throughout the product delivery cycle.
• Participates in a cross-functional team of user experience partners, designers, business analysts, developers, testers and others to develop, implement and release in alignment with program and/or product road maps.
• Partners with sponsors, team members, and IT to facilitate, define and document relevant business processes, gaining an advanced understanding of the needs, measures, and risks & controls for the improvement area.
• Prepares the business for the change and provides tactics and metrics for benefits, adoption, and risk. Leverages existing organizational change routines, as needed.
• Works with different technologies, internal and external to have oversight of development, testing and controls.
• Applies advanced knowledge in the business development/execution field, regularly seeking out opportunities to enhance, improve and advance the function.
• Coaches and mentors other Product Owners.
• Demonstrates advanced knowledge in multiple business or system domains and capable of leading development across multiple teams at the project or program level.
• 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) that may be substituted in lieu of degree (10 years total).
• 6 years’ experience in operational improvement, project delivery, business/requirements analysis or directly related to supported business operations/product line.
• Sophisticated knowledge of Microsoft Office products, applicable databases and product management tools.
• Advanced knowledge of multiple technical software delivery methodologies (i.e., Agile, Waterfall, SAFe).
• Strong experience analyzing business requirements, process flows and use cases to see opportunities to streamline business processes in accordance with risk management framework and regulatory requirements.
• Solid knowledge and demonstrated use of Process Engineering methodologies.
• Advanced ability to independently work to gather business requirements, process flows and use cases to develop and deliver on business capabilities within the approved methodology, writing user stories, and following the development process through user story acceptance.
• Experience in analyzing business requirements and ability to find opportunities to drive decisions and streamline business processes in accordance with risk management fram