Overview
USAA is seeking a Business Strategy Analyst Lead for Pricing and Product Analytics. This role is remote eligible in the continental U.S. with occasional business travel. Individuals residing within a 60-mile radius of a USAA office will be expected to work on-site four days per week.
Underwriting and Pricing Analytics is hiring two Business Strategy Analyst Leads to support newly formed Auto and Property Analytics teams. Reporting directly to Executive Management, these leads will shape strategic plans, coordinate the development of business cases, and facilitate the scoping, prioritization, and tracking of key initiatives. They will also establish operational processes to manage team productivity and lead executive storytelling to ensure the successful delivery of committed outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Utilize quantitative and qualitative analysis to provide thought-leadership on evolving industry trends, market developments, USAA's strategic direction, regulatory environment, and macroeconomic trends for the business unit.
- Provide insights and information-based context for key stakeholders to effectively manage, influence, and impact line of business strategy.
- Lead discussions with key stakeholders to communicate information learned from analyses, provide input into line of business strategy development, and drive and influence business decisions.
- Lead integration of the analytic strategy and business strategy.
- Oversee efforts to identify key business assumptions and hypotheses around line of business strategy and continuously refine hypotheses.
- Develop the analytical framework and blueprint to answer business questions identified in the business portfolio, product, or member experience.
- Collaborate with key stakeholders to evaluate and uncover complex or critical strategic insights related to Profit and Loss performance including Product Strategy, Pricing, Marketing, Sales, Credit Risk, Distribution Channels, and Member Experience.
- Apply expert analytical rigor to define outcome measures, improve prioritization, increase agility in decisioning, and evaluate risks to strategic goals.
- Effectively influence and drive strategic agreement utilizing subject matter expertise and interpersonal and negotiation skills.
- Serve as a team lead and provide guidance and on-the-job training to team members.
- Ensure risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Science, Finance, Economics or related field; OR 4 years of relevant education and/or experience.
- 8 years of data and/or analytics or strategy consulting experience; OR a minimum of 6 years of data and/or analytics or strategy consulting experience and up to 2 years of progressive functional business relevant experience for a total of 8 years combined; OR Advanced Degree in Business, Science, Finance, Economics or related discipline and 6 years of experience in data and/or analytics or strategy consulting.
- Experience identifying business needs and developing strategic plans driven by qualitative and quantitative analysis and market insights.
- Experience working with leadership teams to identify key opportunities to develop and enhance business strategy using quantitative and qualitative analytics.
- Experience influencing business decisions.
- Strong analytical skills with experience using hypotheses-driven problem solving.
- Extensive experience leading and performing complex data analysis using various data analytics tools including Microsoft Excel, Tableau, R, Python, SQL, Snowflake, SAS, and Adobe Analytics.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior experience within the personal lines insurance industry, including a demonstrated track record of partnering effectively with pricing or data science teams to drive analytical outcomes.
- Experience applying Agile principles to business teams to improve transparency, adaptability, and speed to delivery.
- Proven ability to lead discussions with senior stakeholders, effectively communicating complex analytical insights to inform line-of-business strategy and drive high-impact decision-making.
- Proven success in designing end-to-end analytical blueprints and mentoring team members in strategic execution.
- Ability to translate data-driven findings into compelling executive narratives that secure strategic buy-in.
- Experience streamlining workflows and establishing processes to improve team productivity and project delivery.
- US military experience gained through military service or as a military spouse or domestic partner.
Compensation and Benefits
- Salary range: $127,310 to $243,340, varying by location and experience.
- Employees may be eligible for pay incentives based on overall corporate and individual performance.
- Benefits include comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans, 401(k), pension, life insurance, parental benefits, adoption assistance, paid time off with paid holidays plus 16 paid volunteer hours, and various wellness programs.
- Career path planning and continuing education support available.
USAA does not provide visa sponsorship for this role.