Digital Technical Product Manager Senior – Digital Advice

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

We are seeking an experienced outcome driven Digital Technical Product Manager Senior to join our Digital Advice product team and play a key role in shaping the future of how USAA serves its members. In this role, you will drive the discovery, delivery, and continuous improvement of digital and technology products that enhance the digital advice experience for USAA members. You will collaborate closely with internal stakeholders, including engineering, design, and marketing, as well as external partners, to tackle complex challenges and optimize the end-to-end customer journey. Leveraging your technical and product management skills, you will design and drive innovative multi-platform technology solutions for digital advice. You will be instrumental in optimizing existing advice capabilities across all delivery channels, ensuring a seamless and engaging member experience while driving improvements in Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and mitigating Key Risk Indicators (KRIs). Applying User-Centered Design and Design Thinking principles, you will contribute to bringing world-class digital advice experiences to market. You will play a critical role in developing the product strategy, vision, and goals, and in justifying key product decisions related to innovation and investment, ensuring alignment with overall business objectives.

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 the following locations: San Antonio TX or Plano TX.

Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

What you'll do:

• Independently leverages Digital or Technology research, business and market intelligence, and data-driven insights to identify opportunities, propose solutions, create and maintain roadmaps, and improve performance.
• Translates Digital or Technology product and experience opportunities (customer “needs” and “wants” as well as all other input forms into problems, gaps, etc.) into initiatives (i.e., requirements, epics, features) and drives execution strategy.
• Shepherds complex Digital or Technology product and experience opportunities from idea to market validation through collaboration with all relevant stakeholders and SMEs (Business, UX, Technology, Ops, Marketing, etc.).
• Leads the development of Business Case artifacts and hypotheses for scoping and prioritization of efforts.
• Continuously leverages advanced data-driven problem-solving techniques and analytical rigor to understand and report on product and experience performance against KPIs/KRIs.
• Generates meaningful insights through a variety of tools and resources to uncover areas of opportunity to inform Digital or Technology product and experience improvements.
• Leads cross-functional product teams and relationships to discover and build new Digital or Technology products, experiences, and features by collaborating with stakeholders and organizational leaders to coordinate product development efforts aligned with strategic priorities.
• Prepares compelling presentations, and other forms of communication standards and templates, to present and communicate complex concepts to a diverse audience, including senior leadership.
• Conducts internal and external research and conducts situational analysis to identify and apply industry best practices and trends to increase effectiveness of Digital or Technology products.
• Begins to bring in “big picture” thinking and seeks to drive clarity among team and stakeholders.
• Maintains and applies advanced knowledge of the Business, Technology, UX, and relevant experiences and processes, and an academic understanding of Product Management.
• Serves as a resource to team members and assists with on-boarding new employees.
• 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.
• 6 years Digital/Technology Product Management experience, to include Digital/Technology experience in Strategy/Planning, Innovation, User Experience, Process Engineering, Analytics, and/or Research/Testing.
• Proven ability to effectively develop, influence, present and communicate complex concepts to cross-functional teams, non-technical users, and leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to work in an Agile, Lean Product Development and Lean Portfolio Management environment.
• Knowledge of digital and technology strategy and delivery as it relates to roadmap development, journey mapping, competitive analysis and research, and situation analysis methods.
• Knowledge of digital and technology strategy and delivery as it relates to Experience Design concepts and Human Centered Design concepts, roadmap development, journey mapping, competitive analysis and research, and situation analysis methods.

What sets you apart:

• 4+ years experience applying user research to design behavior-based digital experiences.

• 4+ years experience designing and delivering exceptional user experiences for digital financial products or services.
• US military experience through military service or a military spouse/domestic partner.

Compensation range: The salary range for this position is: $114,080- $218,030.

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: USAA has an effective process for assessing market data and establishing ranges to ensure we remain competitive. You are paid within the salary range based on your experience and market data of the position. The actual salary for this role may vary by location.

Employees may be eligible for pay incentives based on overall corporate and individual performance and at the discretion of the USAA Board of Directors.

The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.

Benefits: At USAA our employees enjoy best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellness. These benefits include comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans, 401(k), pension, life insurance, parental benefits, adoption assistance, paid time off program with paid holidays plus 16 paid volunteer hours, and various wellness programs. Additionally, our career path planning and continuing education assists employees with their professional goals.

For more details on our outstanding benefits, visit our benefits page on USAAjobs.com.

Applications for this position are accepted on an ongoing basis, this posting will remain open until the position is filled. Thus, interested candidates are encouraged to apply the same day they view this posting.

USAA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.