Director, Finance Data Applications, Controls, and Stewardship

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 Director, Finance Data Applications, Controls, and Stewardship leads critical capabilities that enable Finance to manage trusted data and deliver reliable business insights. This leader is responsible for Finance data stewardship and the business management of key data applications, including Snowflake-enabled solutions and financial allocation applications that connect financial performance and costs to USAA products and membership.  This role sets the strategic direction for these capabilities and leads a high-performing team responsible for data quality, business definitions, application priorities, access and application controls, and the effective delivery of Finance data. Working closely with Finance, Technology, Risk, and enterprise Data and Analytics partners, the director helps ensure that Finance data and applications are well controlled, fit for purpose, and positioned to support sound decisions and measurable business outcomes.     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.

Leads and collaborates on the strategic, tactical, operational, and financial responsibilities associated with Function or Line of Business data storage, data preparation, data exploration, information governance, analytics and information delivery. Oversees and coordinates the strategy of subfunctions in the establishment and execution on the delivery of information and analytics platforms and solutions to the business' key stakeholders and cross-functional partners. Responsible for successful end-to-end process of information management, analytics and delivery. Ensures industry trends and best practices are evaluated and integrated into current process, technology, and development of strategic plans. Provides thought leadership and system thinking to influence relevant data, information, and application architecture decisions to include staying abreast of changes or evolution to industry standards. Leads data reporting to identify reporting opportunities, analytics, and complex projects that include retirement of reports and promotion of advanced self service capabilities. Provides input on strategic insights to senior leaders and key stakeholders that contribute to functional objectives. Understands the business direction, environment, and strategies, to set the analytic direction and creates strategy to execute the approach that will influence business and drive change. Influences and oversees innovation, provides direction on work prioritization, manages capacity, assists with problem resolution. Oversees the Information delivery experience and risks to ensure teams maintain understanding of business processes, supporting data and applications and presentation of findings and recommendations. Identifies and pursues opportunities to utilize advanced data a delivery and business solutions techniques to optimize their contribution to resolving business issues. Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures. What