Senior Business Process Owner - P&C Claims Litigations

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, Business Process Owner Senior you will plan, direct, and coordinate activities for complex processes, including problem definition, evaluation of requirements, design, testing, and implementation of business processes. You will be responsible for understanding the process operating objectives, business rules, performance requirements, risks, and controls and interactions between dependent processes to minimize failures, eliminate redundancies, and control process performance necessary to achieve efficient, effective design and execution of the process. You will support alignment of process to overall experience strategy and vision.  This position will support our Claims Litigation processes, and the ideal candidate will have in depth knowledge of litigated casualty claims and have a demonstrated process improvement background.

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: Chesapeake, VA, Colorado Springs, CO, Phoenix, AZ, San Antonio, TX, or Tampa, FL.

Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

What you'll do:

• Develop and implement strategic customer specific business process program plans that align with enterprise strategy and influence appropriate roadmap(s).
• Apply expert knowledge of the business and lead the alignment and development of business deliverable processes and capabilities to materially change and improve business performance.
• Serve as functional expert bringing diverse perspective to leverage multiple ways of thinking while developing end-user focused process solution.
• Manage the performance of processes by developing control limits, monitoring key performance indicators, and informing stakeholders of any deficiencies, improvements, operational risks issues, etc. and drives collaborative efforts to ensure process delivers against requirements.
• Identify, own, execute, enhance, and align controls to mitigate operational and compliance risks as it pertains to owned processes as it pertains to owned processes.
• Develop communication plans for customers and internal stakeholders.
• Ensure alignment between internal stakeholders and customers across all business process projects and services using proactive communication and engagement strategies.
• Utilize reporting, data, and analytics to measure process and project performance, deliver process operational efficiencies, and inform key stakeholders.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and evaluates business processes to lead continuous process improvement efforts.
• Lead solution development including business case / benefits substantiation and drive business requirements for process improvement initiatives. 
• Provide mentorship and guidance support for team and applicable business partners.
• Actively provide relevant business performance intel to progress the planning, research, analysis, development, and implementation of new and modifications to existing applications and processes to provide new or improved capabilities, products, and/or services.
• Ensure 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.
• 6 years business process execution/knowledge/experience, consulting, and/or process engineering/optimization.
• Experience in successfully applying quality management, process improvement, and problem-solving tools and methodologies.
• Experience in implementing and sustaining change/improvements (change champion).
• Hands on experience with Process Mapping and Modeling and creating and validating process documentation.
• Experience in the application of process management standards and policies, and knowledge of applicable regulations and risk management practices.
• Demonstrated experience