MarTech Strategy Lead

** 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.

We are proud to support active-duty military spouses. USAA roles may offer remote or hybrid flexibility for active-duty military spouses consistent with applicable policy and business needs.

** The Opportunity*
* We are seeking a strategic and results-oriented  
** Mar Tech Engagement Lead
** to serve as a key liaison between our Mar Tech organization and its internal stakeholders. This role is crucial for driving business outcomes by ensuring our marketing technology investments and strategies effectively support and advance organizational goals. You will champion the value of our Mar Tech stack, foster strong collaborative relationships across departments, and translate business needs into actionable technology solutions that enhance customer engagement and accelerate business growth.

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 4 days per week.

Relocation assistance is  
** not
* * available for this position.

** What you'll do:*
* + Independently leverages Digital or Technology research, business and market intelligence, and data-driven insights to identify opportunities, propose solutions, create and maintain roadmaps, and improve performance.

+ Leads team and stakeholders to envision, define, and translate Digital or Technology product and experience opportunities (customer 'needs' and 'wants' as well as all other input forms into problems, gaps, etc.) into initiatives (i.e., requirements, epics, features) and drives execution strategy.

+ Shepherds highly complex, highly integrated, and strategic Digital or Technology product and experience opportunities from idea to market validation through collaboration with all relevant stakeholders and SMEs (Business, UX, Technology, Ops, Marketing, etc.).

+ Drives, quantifies, and defends Digital and Technology product and experience investments through Business Case artifacts and hypotheses, communicating the value proposition of Digital or Technology products and experiences.

+ Continuously leverages expert data-driven problem-solving techniques and analytical rigor to understand and report on product and experience performance against KPIs/KRIs; shares best practices with team members.

+ Guides team to generate meaningful insights through a variety of tools and resources to uncover areas of opportunity to inform Digital or Technology product and experience improvements; follows through to ensure applicable improvements are implemented.

+ Sets the standard for preparing compelling presentations, and other forms of communication to communicate complex concepts to a diverse audience, including senior leadership, and facilitates Digital or Technology product definition, concept and collaboration sessions to coordinate discovery, development, delivery, and validation activities, as well as to mitigate risks and dependencies.

+ Conducts internal and external research and conducts situational analysis to identify and apply industry best practices and trends to increase effectiveness of Digital or Technology products.

+ Actively manages ambiguity, influences others to bring in 'big picture' thinking and drives clarity, solutions, and execution plan among team and stakeholders.

+ Maintains and applies expert knowledge of the business, technology, UX, and relevant experiences and processes and an expert understanding of Product Management.

+ Consistently provides guidance and mentoring to team members and acts as an escalation point and ensures issues are resolved.

+ 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; OR 4 years of relevant education and/or experience.

+ 8 years Digital/Technology Product Management experience, to include Digital/Technology experience in Strategy/Planning, Innovation, User Experience, Process Engineering, Analytics, and/or Research/Testing; OR an Advanced degree and 6 years of Digital/Technology Product Management experience, to include Digital/Technology experience in Strategy/Planning, Innovation, User Experience, Process Engineering, Analytics, and/or Research/Testing.

+ Comprehensive knowledge of Technology/Digital products and emerging technology platforms, applications data analysis and research techniques and standards.

+ Proven track record to effectively develop, influence, present and communicate highly…