Data Scientist Principal Bank AIML

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

As a dedicated Data Scientist Principal you will leverage technical expertise and industry experience to influence the application scalability and enablement of artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) at USAA. The incumbent will identify novel opportunities for advanced analytics solutions effectively communicates with business leaders product teams and other key stakeholders and guides endtoend solution development IT implementation and business adoption. Provides strategic guidance to executive leadership by seeking vetting proposing and enabling best in class tools and technologies. Collaborates with IT Architecture and leadership to ensure data and analytics tools are consistent with USAAs strategic vision.

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 one of the following locations: San Antonio TX Plano TX Phoenix AZ Colorado Springs CO Charlotte NC Chesapeake VA or Tampa FL. Relocation assistance is available for this position.

What youll do:

• Identifies researches and defines largescale crossfunctional AI/ML use cases in collaboration with business leaders executive peers and strategic partners. Guides endtoend efforts to develop scalable efficient highlyperformant automated AI/ML solutions.
• Applies deep expertise to amplify the impact of modeling techniques on emerging business initiatives. Collaborates with IT architects to design implement monitor and scale cuttingedge AI/ML solutions that translate prototypes into novel products services and features.
• Ensures that AI/ML solutions are built using industry best practices and sound methodology. Works with model risk partners to promote a culture of regulatory compliance.
• Designs large complex information assets that enable applied analytics. Collaborates with engineering data and information architects to establish and maintain wellgoverned documented and controlled datasets from internal and external structured and unstructured sources.
• Seeks opportunities to simplify modernize and standardize the model development lifecycle. Provides expert technical advice and guidance by vetting vendor acquisitions.
• Actively raises the bar on talent and recruitment by leading or participating in communities of practice talent development initiatives and technical interview panels.
• Clearly translates complex analytical and technical concepts to diverse technical and nontechnical audiences in a way that promotes organizational data literacy and informs business priorities.
• Provides technical oversight for building and maintaining a robust library of reusable productionquality algorithms and supporting code.
• Develops and maintains academic and industry relationships for research purposes. Represents USAA in key internal/external technology and advanced analytics conferences.
• 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:

• Bachelors degree in mathematics computer science statistics economics finance actuarial sciences science and engineering or other similar quantitative discipline.
• 10 years of progressive experience in predictive analytics or data analysis to include 6 years of experience in training and validating statistical physical machine learning and other advanced analytics models.
• 6 years of experience in one or more dynamic scripted language (such as Python R etc. with a focus on writing code that is easy to follow well documented and commented where necessary to explain logic (high code transparency).
• Subject matter expert in the concepts and technologies associated with classical supervised modeling for prediction such as linear/logistic models discriminant analysis support vector machines decision trees forest models etc.
• Subject matter expert in the concepts and technologies associated with unsupervised modeling such as kmeans clustering hierarchical/agglomerative clustering neighbors algorithms DBSCAN etc.
• Deep handson experience building deploying and managing the performance of advanced analytics solutions. Proven track record of providing cuttingedge solutions that drive business adoption and value.
• Extensive project management experience and can anticipate and appropriately manage project milestones risks and impediments. Demonstrated history of appropriately communicating and escalating potential impediments and limitations to leadership.
• Demonstrated experience in guiding and mentoring junior technical staff in business interactions and model building.
• Extensive experience explaining and influencing complex technology decisions to both technical and nontechnical audiences at all levels in the organization and with cross functional and enterprise teams.
• Demonstrated experience leading business or product/portfolio transformation through use of advanced analytics.

What sets you apart:

• Deep technical expertise in machine learning and NLP and generative AI with hands on experience developing agentbased AI solutions tailored for banking use case.
• Extensive experience in a lead capacity in technology research strategy and implementation in the areas of Generative AI development for large scale crossenterprise initiatives.
• Skilled at bridging business needs and technical solutions driving innovation in customer experience contact center underwriting and operational efficiency through advanced AI applications.

Compensation range: The salary range for this position is: $217520 $415760.

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 bestinclass 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 .

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.