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USAA · 2 days ago

Director, Decision Science Analytics – Life Company Annuity and Health

San Antonio, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$165K/yr - $297K/yr

8+ years exp

USAA is dedicated to empowering its members to achieve financial security through competitive products and exceptional service. The Director of Decision Science Analytics will lead a team responsible for analytics, reporting, and data support for the Annuity and Health lines of business, ensuring the team develops advanced analytical skills and delivers actionable insights to drive business change.

BankingFinancial ServicesInsuranceVenture Capital

No H1B

Responsibilities

As a strategic partner, leads or collaborates with other analytical leaders in executing the strategic direction of the business using mathematical and statistical techniques and/or innovative/quantitative analytical approaches

Develops team reputation as highly skilled experts in decision science support

Oversees and coordinates analytical tasks which include the evaluation of the business problem, analytical methodology, validation, documentation and presentation of findings and recommendations

Monitors, understands, and adopts emerging technology that can affect the application of scientific methodologies and/or quantitative analytical approaches to problem resolutions

Identifies additional resource needs ranging from IT investments, 3rd party support or additional analysts and provides business rationale and justification for additional needs

Understands the business direction, environment, and strategies, to set the analytic direction and builds strategy to execute the approach that will influence business and drive change

Leads the effort and/or partners with enterprise analytics teams to build USAA core analytics capabilities and processes

Builds and leads all aspects of a team of employees for assigned functional area through ongoing execution of recruiting, development, retention, coaching and support, performance management, and managerial activities

Assigns and or Serves as a mentor for mathematical skills and statistical techniques and guides teams to use the appropriate approaches, to drive fact-based decision-making

Maintains and innovates knowledge of data analysis tools, data visualization, developing analysis queries and procedures in SQL, SAS, BI tools or other analysis software, and relevant industry data & methods and ability to connect external insights to business problems

Researches and pursues the latest and/or industry leading practices in data and analytics, (Ex: Cloud, Data Mining, Python, Neural Networks, Sensor data, IoT, Streaming/NRT data) to advance the overall DSA community knowledge

Identifies opportunities to continue to learn in the data and analytics space, whether informal (E.g., Coursera, Udemy, Kaggle, Code Up, etc.) or formal (E.g. Certifications or advanced coursework)

Works with IT/CTO partners to advance new data and platforms that correspond to evolving skill sets

Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures

Qualification

Decision Science AnalyticsMathematical techniquesStatistical techniquesData analysis toolsSQLSASBusiness Intelligence toolsData visualizationData wranglingData miningCloud technologiesPythonNeural NetworksIoTStreaming dataTeam leadership

Required

Bachelor's degree in quantitative analytics field such as Economics, Finance, Statistics, Mathematics, Actuarial Sciences, Operations Research, Data and/or Business Analysis, Data Science or other quantitative discipline; OR 4 years of related experience in statistics, mathematics or quantitative analytics (in addition to the minimum years of experience required) may be substituted in lieu of degree

8 years of experience in a decision support analytic function OR advanced degree in relevant discipline, 6 years of experience in a decision support analytic function

3 years of direct team lead or management experience

Demonstrates expert skills in mathematical and statistical techniques and approaches used to influence Business Strategy with fact-based decision-making to all levels of leadership up to senior executive levels

Modernizes knowledge of data analysis tools, data visualization, developing analysis queries and procedures in SQL, SAS, BI tools or other analysis software, and relevant industry data & methods and ability to connect external insights to business problems

Experience with new and emerging data sets, and incorporation (data wrangling, data munging) into new insights

Preferred

US military experience through military service or a military spouse/domestic partner

3 or more years of experience formally leading a team of Decision Science Analysts and Business Intelligence Analysts

Working knowledge of Annuity and Health products

Knowledge of data and analytical capabilities available across USAA Association

Advanced degree in in quantitative analytics field such as Economics, Finance, Statistics, Mathematics, Actuarial Sciences, Operations Research, Data and/or Business Analysis, Data Science or other quantitative discipline