Advocacy Advisor I (Mid-level)

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, Advocacy Advisor I (Mid-Level), you will provide timely, accurate and compliant responses for complaints identified and addressed to USAA's Executive Management Group, Chairman and Board of Directors, general consumers, and/or regulatory agencies. Consider the unique situation and provide an appropriate resolution that balances the need of the company and the individual. 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, Tampa, FL, Colorado Springs, CO or Phoenix, AZ. Relocation assistance is not available for this position. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:30 am-6 pm (Time zone based on your location). What you’ll do: Serves as primary resource to handle and resolve all regulatory complaints and consumer complaints of a complex nature. Examines the work performed by stakeholders and vendor partners for any regulatory errors, or process or service failures pertaining to a complaint. Executes the end-to-end lifecycle to resolve logged complaints from regulators and consumers. Delivers outcomes verbally or written to regulators, complainants, and leadership. Facilitates collaboration among stakeholders (e.g., Business SMEs, Legal, Compliance, etc.) to apply proficient knowledge of Function or Line of Business products, services, and processes to serve as a subject matter resource and advocate in the resolution of moderately complex complaints. Conducts research, delivers resolutions verbally or written to complainants, leadership, and/or regulators. Identifies compliance gaps and sends potential issues to business partners to initiate the issue management process. Captures business process improvements and compliance gaps and escalates through proper internal channels for resolution. Communicates effectively in multiple platforms with complainants, executives, regulators, legal, other internal and external customers and handles all interactions with professionalism and care. Develops summaries to refer findings to business leadership and effectively influence positive outcomes. Serves as a resource to team members by providing guidance or feedback on appropriate processing and handling of work. Maintains proficient knowledge of applicable Association, Function, and/or Line of Business policies, procedures, regulatory guidelines, and enterprise complaint standards. Concisely documents factual summary of the complaint research and resolution. Effectively manages and prioritizes workload to consistently meet individual service level objectives and assist the team. 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. 2 years of relevant customer service experience in a financial services, fraud or insurance industry. 2 years of demonstrated experience in researching and resolving complainant issues and member escalations in financial services. Demonstrated experience in difficult verbal communications and developing clear, concise written summaries through open discussion and proactive business partner engagement. Previous experience researching and resolving member account issues. Experience multi-tasking and prioritizing in a highly complex environment while maintaining attention to detail. What sets you apart: 2+ years of experience handling banking escalations to resolution on a member resolution team. 2+ years of experience handling bank regulatory complaints. Experience working on a bank resolutions team. Experience working as a titled Bank Business Process Owner/Consultant. End to end process experience for bank processes. U.S. military experience through military service or a military spouse/domestic partner. Compensation: The salary range for this position is: $59,760 - $100,850. 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. If you are an existing USAA employee, please use the internal career site in OneSource to apply. Please do not type your first and last name in all caps. Find your purpose. Join our mission. USAA is unlike any other financial services organization. The mission of the association is to facilitate the financial security of its members, associates and their families through provision of a full range of highly competitive financial products and services; in so doing, USAA seeks to be the provider of choice for the military community. We do this by upholding the highest standards and ensuring that our corporate business activities and individual employee conduct reflect good judgment and common sense, and are consistent with our core values of service, loyalty, honesty and integrity. USAA attributes its long-standing success to its most valuable resource: our 35,000 employees. They are the heart and soul of our member-service culture. When you join us, you'll become part of a thriving community committed to going above for those who have gone beyond: the men and women of the U.S. military, their associates and their families. In order to play a role on our team, you don't have to be connected to the military yourself – you just need to share our passion for serving our more than 13 million members. USAA is an EEO/AA Employer - applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, protected veteran status or other status protected by law. California applicants, please review our HR CCPA - Notice at Collection here.