Director, Checking Product Management

Company: USAA
Location: Sun City
Posted on: September 11, 2020

Job Description:

Purpose of Job

We are currently seeking a talented Director, Checking Product Management for one of the following locations: San Antonio Home Office II/III, Phoenix Campus, Colorado Springs Campus, Tampa Campus or 100% Remote Work Environment.

The Director, Checking Product Management will lead USAAs Checking product management team with accountability for driving checking acquisition, primacy and balance growth among both new and existing members. Responsible for optimizing existing product constructs, designing new product value propositions, building acquisition and engagement programs, enhancing the member experience, and proactively managing product risk. We are looking for a thought-leader to leverage strong critical thinking skills, human centered design and a fact-based mindset in the development of a growth strategy for USAAs checking portfolio. Consistent with the Checking strategy, the Director will set business goals and proactively measure and manage performance to achieve Checking commitments.

Manages a team of individual contributors responsible for the maintenance of existing products and/or the development and launch of new products. Works collaboratively across Marketing, Finance, Legal, Information Technology, Operations and the Distribution Sales and Services groups to develop industry-leading products.

Job Requirements

About USAA USAA knows what it means to serve. We facilitate the financial security of millions of U.S. military members and their families. This singular mission requires a dedication to innovative thinking at every level.

In each of the past five years, we've been a top-40 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For, and we've ranked among Victory Media's Top 10 Military Friendly Employers 13 years straight. We embrace a robust veteran workforce and encourage veterans and veteran spouses to apply.

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* Communicates the product value proposition to Distribution organization. * Ensures product team delivers sales support to all distribution channels (e.g., .com, mobile, contact center) so that the product is properly positioned to customers (sales tool and collateral development, sales training, etc.). * Generates innovation and solutions for customer needs to ensure a dynamic product development pipeline exists. * Develops and launches new product offerings as well as auxiliary/enhanced features/services for existing products. * Analyzes and evaluates product performance metrics to form recommendations regarding market opportunities and product enhancements. * Leverages resources to gather data and member information to support formulation of product strategy and acquire competitive intelligence.

Minimum Requirements

* Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Supply Chain, Statistics, or related discipline, OR 4 additional years of related experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted in lieu of a degree. * 8 or more years relevant industry experience in Financial Services, Banking, Actuary, Underwriting, Marketing, or Operations, or 4 or more years direct product management experience. * 3 or more years of direct team lead or management experience.

*Qualifications may warrant placement in a different job level*

When you apply for this position, you will be required to answer some initial questions. This will take approximately 5 minutes. Once you begin the questions you will not be able to finish them at a later time and you will not able to change your responses.

Preferred Requirements

* MBA degree preferred * 5+ years of experience in checking product management or management consulting * Strong analytical experience leveraging BI tools (e.g., SAS, Tableau), benchmarking data, and client insights to drive strategy development * Experience building product acquisition and engagement programs * Design-thinking experience developing products, services, and value propositions * Strong analytical and critical thinking mindset * Experience building out new teams and developing talent within teams * Regulatory knowledge within the consumer checking space and demonstrated fist line of defense experience managing risk and controls * Strong collaboration and influencing skills with demonstrated ability to build strong partnerships with distribution and marketing teams

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.

At USAA our employees enjoy one of the best benefits packages in the business, including a flexible business casual or casual dress environment, comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans, along with wellness and wealth building programs. Additionally, our career path planning and continuing education will assist you with your professional goals.

Relocation assistance is available for this position.

For Internal Candidates: Must complete 12 months in current position (from date of hire or date of placement) or must have managers approval prior to posting.

Last day for internal candidates to apply to the opening is 9/8/20 by 11:59 pm CST time .

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