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Why USAA?

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

We are seeking a **visionary, systems-minded leader** to architect and activate our workforce technology strategy. This newly created role is central to our future-of-work agenda, sitting at the nexus of **strategic workforce planning** , **AI-enabled HR technology** , and **organizational design** . It’s a rare opportunity to shape how we scale, sustain, and evolve the digital infrastructure that powers our people strategy.

This leader will be responsible for identifying, aligning, and orchestrating the right mix of technologies—including our talent marketplace (8fold), automation platforms, and emerging AI capabilities—to meet the dynamic needs of our workforce. Success in this role requires deep collaboration across HR Operations, Technology, Procurement, and vendor partners to ensure seamless integration, accelerated adoption, and continuous innovation.

This role is remote eligible in the continental U.S. with occasional business travel. However, individuals residing within a 60-mile radius of a USAA office will be expected to work on-site four days per week.

Relocation assistance is available for this position.

The Work Ahead

+ **Workforce Technology Strategy:** Design and evolve a future-ready workforce technology strategy aligned with enterprise goals. Recommend AI-powered platforms that support workforce planning, talent mobility, and organizational design, co-creating solutions with talent leaders.

+ **Cross-Functional Collaboration:** Connect across HR Operations, Technology, and Procurement to align and sequence initiatives within the broader HR roadmap. Ensure readiness and adoption across stakeholder groups.

+ **Change & Adoption Enablement:** Lead change management and training efforts to drive successful rollout and adoption of new technologies. Build enablement resources that help teams confidently use new tools.

+ **Vendor & Capability Management:** Manage vendor partnerships and stay ahead of product releases. Ensure organizational processes are ready to absorb and leverage new capabilities quickly.

+ **Sustainability & Automation:** Embed scalable, sustainable solutions into daily operations. Drive automation and process optimization to increase efficiency and long-term impact.

+ **Project Leadership:** Lead cross-functional technology initiatives from strategy through execution, ensuring clear milestones, accountability, and measurable outcomes.

What you'll do:

+ Leads complex, comprehensive Talent Management projects from strategy through implementation, adoption, and stabilization.

+ Consults with senior business leaders to deeply understand the business and develops and implement talent programs and solutions to address their biggest needs

+ Develops and delivers data-driven insights and materials to support talent practices and talent deliverables.

+ Creates and manages programs for specific employee populations, such as military-affiliated talent, high potential talent, and any other key segments as well as critical skills for the future of the workforce.

+ Uses data analytics to inform leadership development talent strategies, proactively identifies skill development opportunities based on business needs, identifies trends, and measures program effectiveness (ROI).

+ Manages vendor relationships and partners with USAA procurement to ensure optimal outcomes.

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

What you have:

+ Bachelor's degree; 4 additional years of related experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted in lieu of a degree

+ 8+ years of experience in enterprise-level talent program and process development and implementation with a focus on talent development (e.g. coaching, mentoring, rotations, leadership development, talent pipeline planning, learning, skills management)

+ Advanced knowledge of various talent management technology solutions

+ Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, particularly when working with senior executives

+ Proven ability to develop and implement strategic talent management initiatives

+ Proven ability and experience managing and influencing senior leaders and peer stakeholders

+ Uses technology, AI, and/or automation to work efficiently and champions these behaviors among teammates

+ Stays attuned to advancement in research and practice and applies those insights to work

+ Experience managing change in support of organizational or programmatic initiatives

+ Demonstrates a structured approach to problem solving while balancing competing priorities

What sets you apart:

+ Proven experience in HR technology strategy, workforce planning, or organizational design

+ Strong understanding of AI-powered HR platforms and talent marketplaces (experience with 8fold is a plus)

+ Exceptional stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills

+ Ability to translate complex technology concepts into actionable strategies

+ Experience leading change and driving adoption of new tools and capabilities

+ Excellent communication and influence skills, with the ability to translate data into compelling narratives and actionable strategies

**Compensation range:** The salary rang for this position is: $127,310.00 - $243,340.00.

USAA does not provide visa sponsorship for this role. Please do not apply for this role if at any time (now or in the future) you will need immigration support (i.e., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT Training Plans, etc.).

**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.

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

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.

**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.

_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.