Visualization Engineer - Mid Level

USAA•San Antonio, TX

3d•$85,040 - $162,550•Hybrid

About The Position

USAA is hiring a mid-level Visualization Engineer to analyze complex business problems using internal and external data, identify trends and patterns, and provide insights to analysts and decision makers. The role creates specifications for reports and analysis based on business needs and available data, may consult with users and cross-functional teams, and prototypes ways to present information effectively. The position partners with customers to define business problems and data needs, develops and implements business intelligence solutions, and works with IT execution teams on analytics infrastructure and data engineering. It applies visualization best practices and enterprise branding, emphasizes prototyping and end-user experience, and serves as a trusted advisor to stakeholders. The role also contributes to architecture decisions, shares industry practices, and ensures business risks are managed in accordance with risk and compliance policies. The work environment is flexible but requires working in the office four days per week. The position may be based in San Antonio or Plano, Texas; Phoenix, Arizona; or Charlotte, North Carolina. Relocation assistance is not available.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a listed quantitative or business field, or four years of relevant education and/or experience.
Four years of experience in data/analytics or relevant functional business experience; alternatively, an advanced degree in a quantitative analytics field and two years of relevant experience.
Experience identifying and implementing innovative approaches to address business problems.
Experience developing business deliverables using business intelligence platforms, data management platforms, or SQL-based languages.
Ability to build business knowledge through meaningful partnerships with individual contributors, leadership, and EMG-level stakeholders.
Advanced communication skills and ability to present to all levels of management.
Ability to embed intuitive storytelling in business intelligence solutions.

Responsibilities

Gather complex business requirements by partnering with customers to define business problems and data needs.
Use understanding of multiple data structures and sources to lead development and implementation of business intelligence solutions, including data visualization, transformation, or collection.
Work with IT execution teams on analytic infrastructure, data engineering, and related business intelligence efforts.
Collaborate on the design and implementation of technical standards and governance practices.
Apply data visualization best practices and enterprise branding to identify and interpret trends and patterns.
Use prototyping, usability, and end-user experience principles to maximize the impact of dashboards, reports, insights, and analyses.
Advise stakeholders and end users on data visualization to drive business value.
Develop knowledge to influence relevant data, information, and application architecture decisions.
Participate in industry, center-of-excellence, or other discipline-relevant groups and panels to stay current and share best practices.
Identify, measure, monitor, and control risks associated with business activities in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures.