Lead Business Strategy Analyst - Underwriting Measurement Strategist at USAA in San Antonio Home Office I

Job description

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 We are seeking a strategic and analytical Lead Underwriting Measurement Strategist to drive data-driven decision-making for our Property & Casualty (P&C) Underwriting Team. As a member of the Underwriting Analytics Leadership Team, you will design and implement sophisticated metrics to evaluate underwriting initiatives, bridging the gap between complex data and actionable business strategy. By partnering closely with Finance, Pricing, Underwriting, and Go-to-Market teams, you will influence business processes, drive operational efficiencies, and provide the analytical rigor necessary to optimize underwriting performance and member impact. This role is remote eligible in the continental U.S. with occasional business travel. However, individuals residing within a 60-mile radius of a USAA office will be expected to work on-site four days per week. What you'll do: Leads discussions with key stakeholders to communicate information learned from analyses, provide input into line of business strategy development, and drive and influence business decisions. Leads integration of the analytic strategy and business strategy. Oversees efforts to identify key business assumptions and hypotheses around line of business strategy. Continuously refines hypotheses and identifies business questions to explore further. Develops the analytical framework and blueprint to answer business questions identified in the business portfolio, product, or member experience and provides support to lower levels towards this effort. Collaborates with key stakeholders to evaluate and uncover complex or critical strategic insights related to Profit & Loss performance including Product Strategy, Pricing, Marketing, Sales, Credit Risk, Distribution Channels, and Member Experience. Applies expert analytical rigor to define outcome measures, improve prioritization, increase agility in decisioning, improve ability to evaluate progress towards business outcomes, and to evaluate risks to strategic goals. Effectively influences and drives strategic agreement utilizing subject matter expertise and interpersonal and negotiation skills. Serves as a team lead and provides guidance and on-the-job training to team members. 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 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 of combined experience; 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/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 hypoth