ED, Attorney (HR)

USAA • San Antonio, NC

27d • Hybrid

About The Position

At USAA, our mission is to empower our members to achieve financial security through highly competitive products, exceptional service and trusted advice. We seek to be the #1 choice for the military community and their families. Embrace a fulfilling career at USAA, where our core values – honesty, integrity, loyalty and service – define how we treat each other and our members. Be part of what truly makes us special and impactful. The Opportunity Responsible for leading a team of attorneys and/or legal support staff who provide and coordinate the provision of legal advice, counsel and services to operating areas to ensure the highest level of service is provided for clients. Provides legal counsel on issues regarding products, services, and processes to ensure they are executed in accordance with business objectives, and legal and regulatory requirements. Identifies and implements procedures within their team to enhance productivity and assures ongoing compliance, ensures legal risks are effectively identified, measured, monitored and controlled, optimal resource utilization and appropriate professional staff development for all attorneys and support staff. 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 San Antonio, TX or Charlotte, NC. Relocation assistance is available for this position.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited school
• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school
• Licensed and in good standing to practice law in one state or a territory of the USA
• 8 years of experience practicing law
• 10 years of progressive related experience developing legal strategies, managing major initiatives and delivering results within a complex matrix environment
• 4 years of direct team lead or management experience
• Experience collaborating with key resources and stakeholders, providing legal counsel to effectively influence decisions and managing legal advice and guidance efforts to achieve strategic goals
• Executive-level business acumen in the areas of business operations, industry practices and emerging trends for in-house legal counsel

Nice To Haves

• 5 years experience supporting the HR organization of a large financial services institution, including providing operational advice as well as advising on and managing employment-related disputes
• Experience collaborating with key resources and stakeholders, influencing decisions and managing work to achieve strategic goals required
• Demonstrated learning agility and ability to pivot focus as business needs evolve
• Vision toward efficiencies and effectively leveraging new and emerging technologies
• Demonstrated success operating horizontally across teams in a flexible, agile manner
• Significant experience independently driving change and leading through large scale business transformations with significant talent movement
• US military experience through military service or a military spouse/domestic partner

Responsibilities

• Provides counsel to enable the client to implement strategic initiatives, influencing decisions and managing risks to achieve strategic goals
• Collaborates with clients and other enterprise stakeholders and leads the execution of legal strategy, considering USAA’s business strategy and regulatory requirements
• Proactively identifies strategic and tactical opportunities to improve operational effectiveness and optimal productivity, including developing and implementing best practices, ensuring quality of the work performed by members of the team and by supporting change efforts
• Ensures timely, accurate and cost-effective legal advice is provided to senior management regarding legal and regulatory matters
• Leads broad, enterprise and functional area projects
• Leads, builds and oversees a high performing team of lawyers and legal professionals through ongoing execution of recruiting, development, retention, coaching and support, performance management, and managerial activities
• Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures

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, visit our benefits page on USAAjobs.com.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees