Business Process Owner I - (Mid-level) - MV

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 I , you will play a key role in advancing USAA's Experience Intelligence strategy by helping the association proactively identify, monitor, and resolve service degradation across critical member experiences. Leveraging business process management principles, you will partner with business, technology, analytics, and experience teams to define performance indicators that measure both whether members can successfully complete key journeys and how effectively those journeys are performing against established service standards .

In this role, you will help translate business objectives into measurable process outcomes, support the instrumentation and monitoring of experience health metrics, and enable operational teams to leverage data-driven insights to improve member outcomes. When performance thresholds are exceeded, you will support structured root cause analysis efforts that help experience owners quickly identify contributing factors, develop corrective actions, and prevent future recurrence.

Success in this role requires strong collaboration across End-to-End Service, Technology, Member Insights & Analytics, and line-of-business teams to improve visibility, strengthen process performance, and drive continuous service improvement. This position may also support broader Experience Intelligence initiatives, including service governance, member friction identification and resolution, performance reporting, process optimization, and other strategic priorities as business needs evolve.

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, Colorado Springs, CO, Charlotte, NC or Tampa, FL.

Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

What you'll do:

• Applies knowledge of the business to understand customer gaps in performance, and develops, modifies, re-engineers customer specific process program plans in alignment with business deliverables and enterprise strategy to achieve the level of desired performance.
• Develops, sustains, and manages defined business processes through a structured approach as functional expert bringing diverse perspective to leverage multiple ways of thinking while developing end-user focused process solutions.
• Plans and coordinates the overall health of processes by developing control limits, monitoring key performance indicators, etc.
• Identifies, owns, executes, enhances, and aligns controls to mitigate operational and compliance risks as it pertains to owned processes.
• Assists in identification of business unit and business process risks across assigned activities.
• Develops communication plans for customers and internal stakeholders.
• Ensures alignment between internal stakeholders and customers across assigned business process projects and services using proactive communication and engagement strategies.
• Utilizes reporting, data, and analytics to measure process and project performance, adjust services and operational activities, and inform key stakeholders.
• Stays 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.
• Actively provides 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.
• 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.
• 4 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.
• Hands on experience with process mapping and modeling, and creating and validating process documentation.
• Understanding and application of process management standards and policies, and knowledge of applicable regulations and risk management practices.
• Demonstrated experience with utilizing various systems to collect and analyze data.

What sets you apart:

• Experience in technology, software engineering, agile development practices, digital product management, or technology operations
• Experience establishing and monitoring operational performance metrics, telemetry, or real-time alerting solutions
• Experience leading or supporting root cause analysis (RCA), incident management, or problem management activities
• U.S. military experience through military service or as a military spouse/domestic partner.

Compensation range: The salary range for this position is: $77,120 - $147,390.

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.