Director, Claims Operations - Property

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

We are seeking a dedicated Director Claims Operations - Property.

This role is remote eligible in the continental U.S. with occasional business travel. However, individuals residing within a 60-mile radius of a USAA office will be expected to work on-site four days per week.

What you'll do:

As Director Claims Operations – Property you will manage and be accountable for property claims operations member service teams who are responsible for delivering business results. You will be responsible for leading execution change management, claims strategies, leader development and technology adoption. You will drive execution of operational risk management, regulatory compliance training, policies and procedures across multiple teams.

• Selects, develops, leads and holds managers accountable for serving members and providing appropriate solutions in auto, property and other claims operations through their teams.
• Consistently coaches managers on leading their teams on claims handling, inspecting and reviewing quality of claims and responding to escalations.
• Responsible for achievement of assigned goals, objectives and scorecard deliverables.
• Plans, organizes, and controls the resources to deliver the appropriate claims service.
• Accountable for ensuring compliance with regulations, policies, procedures, and the fair claims settlement practices act.
• Provides guidance on technical matters, monitors claims reserves and extends settlement authority.
• Responsible for service, loss control, and loss adjustment expense.
• Identifies trends and develops action plans as appropriate.
• Understands, researches, and works to influence the financial impact for their respective business area.
• Inspires a high performance team that works to deliver exceptional experiences to the members and achieve exceptional results.
• Creates conditions for success removes obstacles, leads and champions change.
• 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 relevant education and/or experience.
• 8 years of progressive customer service, operational, military or leadership experience to include a minimum 6 years of P&C experience with 4 of those years in claims required with demonstrated proficiency.
• 3 years of direct team lead or management experience.
• Demonstrated team leadership, cross-functional collaboration, building business solutions, and/or claims accountabilities.
• Experience using, interpreting, solutioning and leading with data.

What sets you apart:

• 4 years Property Claims Leadership experience at a Director level or Property Claims Manager level.
• Completed Bachelor’s Degree.
• Central or Eastern time zones preferred.
• Experience leading geographically dispersed, remote, or multi-site property claims teams.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex litigation, appraisal, or high-severity property claim strategies.
• Demonstrated ability to perform critical review of property estimates to grant appropriate settlement authority.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze contractual policy provisions in a multi-state environment.
• Demonstrated proficiency with the Xactimate estimating platform.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively lead through strategic & organizational changes delivering intended results and outcomes.

USAA does not provide visa sponsorship for this role. Please do not apply for this role if at any time (now or in the future) you will need immigration support (i.e., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT Training Plans, etc.).

Compensation range: The salary range for this position is: $143,320-$273,930.

Compensation: USAA has an effective process for assessing market data and establishing ranges to ensure we remain com