Hybrid Lead Quantitative Strategist – AI CoE

at USAA

• Job title: Lead Quantitative Strategist – AI CoE
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $164,780 - $314,960 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, San Antonio, United States

About the role

• Lead strategy professional at USAA developing AI strategy and governance. Engage with senior leadership on data analytics initiatives and quantitative risk management.

Responsibilities

• Develops metrics and decision frameworks to achieve key business objectives
• Applies specialized analytical knowledge to assess future risks and/or new risks, opportunities, and effectiveness.
• Translates results into meaningful solutions to enhance strategic decision making.
• Presents findings to senior level leadership.
• Develops complex systems and programs that measure aggregate risk exposures.
• Develops quantitative financial or economic models and performs model validations and presents results to senior leadership.
• Applies innovative and scientific/quantitative analytical approaches to draw conclusions and make recommendations to answer business objectives and lead change.
• Translates highly analytical recommendations into comprehensible communication materials to effectively present to senior leadership.
• Provides subject matter expertise in operationalizing recommendations within the business.
• Produces advanced analytical material to lead discussions with cross functional teams and senior leadership to understand complex business objectives and influence solution strategies.
• Drives and creates cross functional teams in support of initiatives that have significant impact to the enterprise or a core business area.
• Provides direction and mentorship to other team members in the peer review process.
• Expertly communicates analytical results, findings and solutions to governance committees and business process owners and influences business analysis.
• Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Economics, Finance, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, Actuarial Sciences, or other quantitative field; OR 4 years of related experience may be substituted in lieu of degree.
• 8 years of related quantitative analysis experience to include statistical analysis, modeling, engineering, mathematics, business or other quantitative field; OR advanced degree/designation in Economics, Finance, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, Actuarial Sciences, or other quantitative field and 6 years work experience in a quantitative field relevant to risk management; OR PhD in Economics, Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics, or other quantitative field and up to 4 years work experience in a quantitative field relevant to risk management.
• 6 years experience working with complex analytical tools and data.
• 2 years experience producing and presenting complex data related to strategic business activities.
• Experience gathering and leading cross-functional teams to produce an effective business outcome.
• Experience mentoring and leading team members related to quantitative analysis and communications.

Benefits

• 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
• various wellness programs
• career path planning and continuing education