Portfolio Manager

Why USAA?Why USAA?

Let’s do something that really matters.

At USAA, we have an important mission: facilitating the financial security of millions of U.S. military members and their families. Not all of our employees served in our nation’s military, but we all share in the mission to give back to those who did. We’re working as one to build a great experience and make a real impact for our members.

We believe in our core values of honesty, integrity, loyalty and service. They’re what guides everything we do – from how we treat our members to how we treat each other. Come be a part of what makes us so special!The Opportunity

The Opportunity

As a dedicated Portfolio Manager Senior, you will be responsible for supporting Company or Staff Agency (CoSA) or lines of business (LOB) portfolios and ensures compliance with applicable policies, procedures, standards, controls, and regulations. Partners with executive sponsors, business owners and additional team members to ensure alignment to strategic objectives and effective prioritization, planning, budgeting, delivery, and benefits realization of work efforts.

We offer a flexible work environment that requires an individual to be in the office 4 days per week. This position can be based in one of the following locations: San Antonio, TX, Plano, TX, Phoenix, AZ, Colorado Springs, CO, Charlotte, NC, Chesapeake, VA or Tampa, FL.

Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

What you'll do:

• Monitor, govern and is accountable for low to moderately complex CoSA or LOB portfolios.

• Complete governance routines per the Enterprise Program Management Office (EPMO) Policy, Standards and Procedures.

• Monitor a complex portfolio on an ongoing basis, to resolve issues and disseminate information to partners.

• Facilitate the identification, management, and resolution of systemic cross-work risks / issues and interdependency conflicts for work effort(s) / program deliverables and informs portfolio team and customers as needed.

• Leverage analytics to research and identify Financial Management risks and recommends solutions to address opportunities; may raise to their respective Portfolio Management Office (PMO) or leadership team as needed.

• Monitor for stale work efforts and need for resolution, including termination proposal if applicable.

• Support development and execution of CoSA planning in partnership with Enterprise Integrated Planning (EIP) and their respective PMO.

• Monitor and make prioritization recommendations to their senior leadership to ensure portfolio alignment and delivery against strategic priorities as needed.

• Communicate portfolio statuses and changes regularly with executive sponsors, program sponsors, business owners, and additional collaborators as required.

• Review health and performance of portfolio regularly, monitors portfolio success via recognized methodologies, and identifies performance improvement opportunities, providing updates to leader and partners.

• Drive the adoption and sustainment of changes within the organization in compliance with USAA’s Change Management methodology.​

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.

• Minimum 6 years' progressive project, program, or portfolio management experience to include operational improvement and/or consulting for large strategic efforts.

• Proficient understanding of project, program, and portfolio management principles.

• Solid understanding in the full lifecycle experience leading strategic and operational work efforts.

• Experience with portfolio management and execution experience delivering complex work efforts working with Waterfall and Agile methodologies.

• Currently possess at least one of the following: Certified Project Manager (CPM), Lean Portfolio Management Certification, Project Management Professional (PMP), or gains one within 6 months of placement.

• Proficient experience in USAA’s change management methodology or similar industry change management methodology. ​

What sets you apart:

• 3+ years financial service or similar highly regulated industry experience.

• 2+ years of Credit Card experience in financial/business analysis, accounting, and portfolio optimization practices.

• 2+ years SAFe Agile working experience.

• Possesses the following certification: SAFe Program Consultant (SPC)

• Experience facilitating lean portfolio ceremonies or planning sessions.

• Ability to clearly articulate complex issues, risks, and proposed solutions to various level of management, including Executives.

• Experience working with cross functional business and IT partners to lead strategic project and roadmap initiatives.

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: $109,130.00 - $208,580.00.

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.

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