Business Strategy and Planning Director

USAA•Tampa, FL

1d•$114,080 - $218,030•Hybrid

About The Position

The Business Strategy and Planning Director provides support and guidance to executive management to identify, develop, and communicate specific business strategies across functional areas, utilizing expert knowledge of USAA, industry, business development, and financial planning. This role leads strategic analyses of business needs and environmental trends in support of business strategy development and planning processes, and as appropriate, enterprise strategy and planning processes. The Director also conducts business strategy reviews to assess progress and drive awareness of strategy achievement. USAA offers a flexible work environment that requires an individual to be in the office 4 days per week. This position can be based in San Antonio, TX, Plano, TX, Phoenix, AZ, Colorado Springs, CO, Charlotte, NC, or Tampa, FL. Relocation assistance is available.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree; OR 4 years of relevant education and/or experience.
4 - 8 years of directly related business planning consultation experience to include developing business strategy for short-term and/or long-term goals.
Experience influencing and managing communication to senior executives, internal colleagues through concise, official and regular updates on status, progress, strategies and roadmaps.
Extensive experience in Project Management.
Strong business acumen in financial services or related industry, and a proven ability to balance strategic thinking with practical implementation skills.
Experience working with clients/customers to realize business issues and develop a strategy for the business's direction from the gathered insights.

Nice To Haves

MBA
undergraduate degree in a STEM discipline
experience in consulting

Responsibilities

Drives the development and coordination of components within the overarching strategy for the Function.
Works with executive management to establish strategic and operational framework that establishes enables short and long-term business goals and key results.
Develops specific processes to manage the business strategic and operational planning process.
Drives the alignment of business process and frameworks to enterprise strategy, process and framework.
Partners with senior-level leaders across functions and channels to develop near- and long-term visions and roadmaps and works with business leaders to manage transition from strategy to execution.
Maintains responsibility of integration of change management plans, project documentation and strategies for large, complex business specific initiatives that often impact the organization and/or enterprise.
Identifies strengths and weaknesses to evaluate operational effectiveness by establishing best practices and management routines to address gaps.
Guides team members as they perform research and analysis.
Supports executive leadership by leading the design, coordination, and governance of the annual strategic planning and operational planning processes.
Leads and motivates cross-functional team members in strategy and operational plan development and implementation.
Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures.