Program Manager Lead

Why USAA?

The Opportunity

We are seeking a dedicated Program Manager Lead for our Marketing Execution Enablement team.

This position can work remotely in the continental U.S. with occasional business travel.

Leads the management, implementation and oversight/governance of marketing execution process risk and control programs to ensure alignment with Enterprise risk management programs and monitor program health. Analyze and evaluate relevant complex business data, information, metrics and processes to identify opportunities and solutions to enable optimization of marketing operations. Responsible for supporting key functions and providing recommendations to achieve current and future business strategy, needs/objectives. Works to achieve multi-year program deadlines, scope, and overall program benefits. Supports cross-functional teams in the development and execution of change plans in accordance with USAA’s change methodology or industry best practices.

What you'll do:

• Leads the implementation of strategic tasks that align programs with an organization’s business strategy and goals.
• Responsible for developing multi-year business plans to deliver business capabilities and define execution approach to achieve business goal while reducing risk and delivering early business value wherever possible.
• Works with program sponsors and cross-functional teams, to evaluate, plan and develop scope, milestone road maps, required resources, work plan, budget, anticipated dependencies, and timing for new programs.
• Prepares reports that provide stakeholders and management with status updates to include identifying risks or issues.
• Ensures all team members understand how to work together, understand interdependencies, and coordinates their efforts to complete program goals.
• Assists in the development of performance metrics, dashboards and management tools that clearly articulate the status of key activities ensuring timely and successful execution.
• Directs analyses, root cause identification and development and recommendation of key work products.
• Identifies potential new program opportunities to deliver integrated solutions that meet multiple business partner needs.
• Defines and maintains multiple program strategies based on business demand and ROI expectations.
• Negotiates agreements, settles disputes equitably and diffuses high tension situations.
• Negotiates program tradeoffs with IT and the business to ensure alignment of demand to capacity.
• Mentors Program Managers in identifying benefits and defining alternatives across departmental programs and across USAA programs.
• Adheres to EPMO processes, procedures, controls, standards, tools, and templates (as required).
• Adheres to governance rigor required for work efforts.
• Drives the adoption and sustainment of changes within the organization in compliance with USAA’s Change Management methodology.
• 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; OR 4 years of related experience (in addition to the minimum years of experience required) may be substituted in lieu of degree.
• 8 years of project and / or program management experience, including experience defining a new program and / or managing large-scale projects.
• Demonstrated experience using Waterfall or Agile methodologies to execute on program strategies and deliver complex work efforts.
• Advanced understanding and demonstrated application of risk management policies and procedures.
• Comprehensive knowledge of program management methodology and techniques; program performance evaluation and change management principles / methodologies.
• Proficient experience in USAA’s change management methodology or similar industry change management methodology.
• Extensive experience developing, maintaining, and reporting on large cost work effort(s) / program budgets.
• Stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Expert level of experience in Principles of Project, Program or Portfolio Management.
• Demonstrated expert experience using knowledge of the business, its products, and processes to assess program risks and rewards across multiple technologies and business goals.

What sets you apart:

• 4+ years knowledge and experience of email and direct mail channels, audience management, platforms, and systems.
• Knowledge and experience managing processes, risk and controls within a Financial Services environment.
• Demonstrated experience implementing marketing operations transformation, process improvements and automation.
• Knowledge and experience leading and executing with responsibilities including applying expertise to create high quality deliverables, active stakeholder engagement/management and reporting.

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.

What we offer:

Compensation: USAA has an effective process for assessing market data and establishing ranges to ensure we remain competitive. You are paid within the salary range based on your experience and market data of the position. The actual salary for this role may vary by location. The salary range for this position is: $120,550 - $230,400.

Employees may be eligible for pay incentives based on overall corporate and individual performance and at the discretion of the USAA Board of Directors.

Benefits: At USAA our employees enjoy best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellness. These benefits include 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, and various wellness programs. Additionally, our career path planning and continuing education assists employees with their professional goals.

For more details on our outstanding benefits, please visit our benefits page on USAAjobs.com.

Applications for this position are accepted on an ongoing basis, this posting will remain open until the position is filled. Thus, interested candidates are encouraged to apply the same day they view this posting.

USAA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.