Business Support Analyst Senior (Operations Analyst)– Life Company Distributions

USAA•Tampa, FL

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a dedicated Business Support Analyst Senior to play an important role within the Life Company’s Distribution channel, supporting Life, Health and Annuity products in an NON-IT function. The ideal candidate will need to be well versed in budget forecasting, reporting, enterprise data sources, and performance applications to support the capacity needs, business strategies and objectives, and operational performance needs of Life Company. This role supports the business by analyzing and evaluating relevant complex business data, information, metrics and processes to identify opportunities and solutions to business plan development and optimization of business operations. Responsible for supporting key functions and providing recommendations to achieve current and future business strategy needs/objectives. We offer a flexible work environment that requires an individual to be in the office 4 days per week. This position will be based on the San Antonio, TX; Phoenix, AZ.; Colorado Springs, CO; Tampa, FL; or Plano, TX. campus. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Requirements

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. (Total of 10 years of experience without bachelor’s degree)
6 years of experience in end-to-end analysis and/or operations experience, including: requirement gathering and documentation, operational planning and forecasting, data analytics, or current/future state analysis, in direct support of business planning initiatives and optimization of business operations.
Advanced knowledge in a wide variety of systems coordination, process/product review initiatives and the development of management information requirements for related business functions.
Knowledge of business operations and systems/business requirements processes.
Experience facilitating and driving collaboration to common understanding of business requirements and driving standard enterprise-wide business processes.
Knowledge of business analysis tools for ex: MS Visio MS Excel, Tableau, SQL.

Nice To Haves

US military experience through military service or a military spouse/domestic partner
Working knowledge in Life Insurance, Health Insurance and/or Annuities.
Experience in full sales funnel and/or performance measurement to include development of scorecards and dashboards.
3 or more years of experience being Data driven with the ability to navigate areas of uncertainty or unknowns driven by business influences.
Experience with presenting analysis and findings to Senior Leadership.
Working knowledge in various aspects of corporate finance functions. (i.e. forecasting, reporting experience)
Experience in anticipating the needs of the business, based on data, to present solutions to leadership for execution.

Responsibilities

Develops and maintains an understanding of overall complex business functions with in-depth knowledge of specific areas/functions and related activities.
Provides expertise in development of business goals and objectives to exploit all distribution channels, leverage use of data, and simplify processes.
Provides operational support on current complex processes and supports business operations and management in identifying opportunities and solutions to meet current and future business needs.
Validates information and interfaces with other departments to include presentations of documented findings, alternatives and recommended actions.
Participates in the planning, research, analysis, development, and implementation of new and modifications to existing applications and processes to provide new or improved capabilities, products, and/or services.
Maintains broad system knowledge, stays current on all system enhancements, identifies training needs and implements plans.
Maintains broad business knowledge, stays current on key business strategies & initiatives and identifies opportunities for support and enablement.
Assists with the documentation of new and revised departmental procedures.
Gathers information for complex processes, analyzes data and trends, identifies root causes, and develops work products.
Serves as a resource to team members on escalated issues of a routine nature.
Reviews and analyzes reports and provides recommendations to improve matrix and reporting controls.
Develops and analyzes additional ad-hoc reports as needed by Management and or Regulatory Agencies.
Contributes on policies, standards, risk management and controls related to relevant processes.
Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures.