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Why USAA?

Why USAA?

Let’s do something that really matters.

At USAA, we have an important mission: facilitating the financial security of millions of U.S. military members and their families. Not all of our employees served in our nation’s military, but we all share in the mission to give back to those who did. We’re working as one to build a great experience and make a real impact for our members.

We believe in our core values of honesty, integrity, loyalty, and service. They’re what guides everything we do – from how we treat our members to how we treat each other. Come be a part of what makes us so special!

The Opportunity

As a P&C Policy & Performance Underwriter Lead, you will be responsible for identifying, developing, implementing, and managing personal lines P&C Underwriting policies and processes to achieve enterprise priorities. You will also partner with internal stakeholders to maintain P&C Underwriting policies and procedures while ensuring compliance with state regulations. Ensures implementation of complex projects throughout a line of business or specific area.

This position can work remotely in the continental U.S. with occasional business travel. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

What you’ll do:

• Leads and provides guidance to others on the development and implementation of underwriting guidelines, controls, and strategies for all P&C Lines of Business to achieve P&C outcomes.

• Owns and manages a complex body(ies) of work that deliver on strategic underwriting priorities by independently gathering qualitative and quantitative analytical data to proactively evaluate and recommend changes to or establish a point of view on the Underwriting appetite for product acceptability.

• Develops and delivers underwriting educational programs/tools, training/mentoring, and communications to internal and external audiences to include P&C EMG, P&C President, and the Board.

• Provides direction to resolve risks or impediments, mentors, and shares industry knowledge and experience with other employees.

• Independently gathers qualitative and quantitative analytical data, and teaches others on the utilization of data, to conduct root cause analysis to proactively evaluate and recommend changes to, or establish a point of view on the Underwriting appetite or other underwriting processes.

• Serves as a delegate for leadership. Communicates and shares information across P&C and the Enterprise, tailors messaging for audiences ranging from peers to senior executives.

• Leads the development of large-scale solutions or complex changes to underwriting policies, programs, products, systems, and processes in a highly regulated environment.

• Evaluates and pilots new strategic and innovative business solutions to optimize and automate underwriting processes.

• Independently configures, tests, and implements systematic underwriting changes while adhering to rule documentation standards.

• Independently leverages data-driven problem-solving techniques, using data analysis tools, to manipulate and interpret business results. Translates findings into insights, shaping into project or Initiative requests where warranted.

• Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures.

What you’ll have:

• Bachelor’s degree: OR 4 additional years of related experience (in addition to the minimum years of experience required) may be substituted in lieu of degree.

• 8 years of experience in Property & Casualty, Project Management, Process Engineering, Business Process or Risk Management, to include direct experience executing underwriting processes and/or defining underwriting procedures.

• Advanced knowledge of relevant industry practices, insurance policy contracts, trends, and regulatory requirements.

• Experience in leading efforts to interpret and apply P&C regulations to mitigate underwriting compliance risk.

• Experience in making data driven decisions to create actionable recommendations for performance improvement.

• Experience in presenting analysis and findings to varying levels of management and key stakeholders to gather support for business initiatives and influence strategy.

• Experience researching, developing, writing, and editing operational procedures and documents.

• Advanced proficiency using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and/or Access.

What sets you apart:

• 6+ years of direct P&C Underwriting Homeowners experience executing underwriting processes and application of insurance regulations and risk management processes.

• 4+ years of experience in developing and presenting analysis/findings in a manner that conveys understanding, influences various levels of management, garners support for recommendations, and influences business strategy.

• Experience working with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and/or third-party data.

• Experience working with third party vendors.

• Master's Degree and/or CPCU designation.

• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities concurrently and work in a fast-paced environment.

• Strong ability to present analysis/findings in a manner that conveys understanding, influences various levels of management, garners support for recommendations, and influences business strategy.

• Strong business acumen, professional presence, and proven ability to influence change at all levels to include senior leaders and/or EMG.

• Advanced knowledge of existing data analytics tools, as well as emerging technologies, for example, ADS, Tableau, or SAS.

The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.

What we offer :

Compensation: USAA has an effective process for assessing market data and establishing ranges to ensure we remain competitive. You are paid within the salary range based on your experience and market data of the position. The actual salary for this role may vary by location. The salary range for this position is: $99,160-$189,530.

Employees may be eligible for pay incentives based on overall corporate and individual performance and at the discretion of the USAA Board of Directors.

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, please visit our benefits page on USAAjobs.com.

Applications for this position are accepted on an ongoing basis, this posting will remain open until the position is filled. Thus, interested candidates are encouraged to apply the same day they view this posting.

USAA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

If you are an existing USAA employee, please use the internal career site in OneSource to apply.

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Find your purpose. Join our mission.

USAA is unlike any other financial services organization. The mission of the association is to facilitate the financial security of its members, associates and their families through provision of a full range of highly competitive financial products and services; in so doing, USAA seeks to be the provider of choice for the military community. We do this by upholding the highest standards and ensuring that our corporate business activities and individual employee conduct reflect good judgment and common sense, and are consistent with our core values of service, loyalty, honesty and integrity.

USAA attributes its long-standing success to its most valuable resource: our 35,000 employees. They are the heart and soul of our member-service culture. When you join us, you'll become part of a thriving community committed to going above for those who have gone beyond: the men and women of the U.S. military, their associates and their families. In order to play a role on our team, you don't have to be connected to the military yourself – you just need to share our passion for serving our more than 13 million members.

USAA is an EEO/AA Employer - applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

California applicants, please review our HR CCPA - Notice at Collection (https://statmcstg.usaa.com/mcontent/static_assets/Media/enterprise_hr_cpra_notice_at_collection.pdf) here.

USAA is an EEO/AA Employer - applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.