Decision Science Analyst Senior

USAA•San Antonio, NC

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

This role supports the Communications and Public Affairs office by providing decision support. The analyst will apply mathematical and statistical techniques, as well as innovative/quantitative analytical approaches, to draw conclusions and make 'insight to action' recommendations that address business objectives and drive change. The core of the work involves gathering, manipulating, and synthesizing data, models, and other relevant information to formulate implementable strategies. The role offers a flexible work environment requiring 4 days in the office per week and is available in San Antonio, TX, Plano, TX, Phoenix, AZ, Charlotte, NC, Colorado Springs, CO, and Tampa, FL. Relocation assistance is not provided.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Economics, Finance, Statistics, Mathematics, Actuarial Sciences, Operations Research, Data and/or Business Analysis, Data Science, or a business or quantitative field; OR 4 years of relevant education and/or experience.
6 years of data & analytics experience OR a minimum of 4 years of data & analytics experience and up to 2 years of progressive functional business relevant experience within the respective industry of responsibility (i.e. P&C, Bank, Finance, Marketing etc.) for a total of 6 years combined experience OR advanced degree in quantitative analytics field such as Economics, Finance, Statistics, Mathematics, Actuarial Sciences, Operations Research, Data and/or Business Analysis, Data Science or other quantitative discipline and 4 years of experience in data/analytics or functional business experience within the respective industry of responsibility (i.e. P&C, Bank, Finance, Marketing, etc.).
Demonstrates advanced skills in mathematical and statistical techniques and approaches used to drive fact-based decision-making.
Advanced knowledge of data analysis tools, data visualization, developing analysis queries and procedures in SQL, SAS, BI tools or other analysis software, and relevant industry data & methods and ability to connect external insights to business problems.
Experience with new and emerging data sets, and incorporation (data wrangling, data munging) into new insights.

Nice To Haves

Prior U.S. military service or being a military spouse/domestic partner is highly valued.
Proven experience in structuring complex, undefined business problems into data-driven solutions and actionable recommendations.
Advanced proficiency in SQL, Python, and Snowflake, with experience extracting, transforming, analyzing, and visualizing large-scale datasets.
Demonstrated ability to partner with business and technology leaders to define data strategy, establish infrastructure requirements, and enable scalable analytics capabilities.
Experience developing measurement frameworks and success metrics to assess program outcomes, track business value, and influence strategic priorities.

Responsibilities

Leverages advanced business, analytical, and technical knowledge to participate or lead discussions with cross-functional teams to understand and collaborate on highly complex business objectives and influence solution strategies.
Applies advanced analytical techniques to solve business problems that are typically medium to large scale with significant impact to current and/or future business strategy.
Applies innovative and scientific/quantitative analytical approaches to draw conclusions and make 'insight to action' recommendations to answer the business objective and drive the appropriate change.
Translates recommendations into communication materials to effectively present to various levels of management.
Incorporates visualization techniques to support the relevant points of the analysis and ease the understanding for less technical audiences.
Identifies and gathers the relevant and quality data sources required to fully answer and address the problem for the recommended strategy through testing or exploratory data analysis (EDA).
Integrates/transforms disparate data sources and determines the appropriate data hygiene techniques to apply.
Thoroughly documents assumptions, methodology, validation, and testing to facilitate peer reviews and compliance requirements.
Understands and adopts emerging technology that can affect the application of scientific methodologies and/or quantitative analytical approaches to problem resolutions.
Succinctly delivers analysis/findings in a manner that conveys understanding, influences various levels of management, garners support for recommendations, drives business decisions, and influences business strategy.
Provides subject matter expertise in operationalizing recommendations.
Remains informed on current data and analytics trends (e.g., Cloud, Data Mining, Python, Neural Networks, Sensor data, IoT, Streaming/NRT data).
Identifies opportunities to continue to learn in the data and analytics space, whether informal (e.g., Coursera, Udemy, Kaggle, Code Up, etc.) or formal (e.g. Certifications or advanced coursework).
Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures.