AI Business Risk and Controls Advisor Senior

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

The AI Business Risk and Controls Advisor Senior provides risk advisory support for AI/GenAI initiatives by ensuring risks are identified early governance expectations are met and required documentation controls and processes are established in alignment with enterprise policies and regulatory expectations. This role also provides Business Risk & Controls advisory for AI GenAI machine learning and datadriven solutions across the product lifecycle.

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 or Tampa FL. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

What youll do:

• Manages and drives solutions for stronger controls and in support of risk and/or regulatory compliance related initiatives which may include: oversight of procedures/process accurate regulatory reporting and filing document governance risk control self-assessments procedure governance control design new product controls CoSA Third Party Governance or quality governance.
• Performs ongoing supervision and oversight of business controls and shares knowledge with team members to evaluate the effectiveness of established business controls.
• Responsible for risk data analysis report preparation and trend analysis utilizing business intelligence tools.
• Anticipates business needs and proactively identifies opportunities to improve and strengthen the control environment through actionable insights.
• Assists with translating control deficiencies into action plans and provides recommendations to enhance governance practices in alignment with risk and compliance frameworks.
• Partners with stakeholders to drive improvement efforts to correct or prevent unfavorable trends and assess the impacts.
• Leads project team through concept planning execution and implementation phases for effective and timely risk remediation.
• Advises senior management on the status of their control environment related to risk identification and control weaknesses. Identifies critical areas to monitor and escalates issues and findings to appropriate stakeholders.
• Develops and maintains processes procedures and tools for managing exception alerts as they occur including monitoring of resulting exception cases.
• Provides control oversight to ensure compliance with laws and regulations.
• Serves as a primary resource to team members.
• 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; OR 4 years of related experience (in addition to the minimum years of experience required) may be substituted in lieu of degree.
• 6 years of experience supporting risk-related compliance related or business control design activities; OR 6 years of experience in a relevant quantitative discipline; OR Advanced degree or designation in a risk management or quantitative discipline and 4 years of experience supporting risk-related and/or compliance-related or business control design activities; OR PhD in a risk management or quantitative discipline and 2 years of experience supporting risk-related and/or compliance-related or business control design activities.

What sets you apart:

• Extensive experience in AI and data and analytics environments including data governance data quality metadata management and advanced analytics platforms.
• Strong technology acumen with working knowledge AI/ML models and emerging technologies.
• Proven ability to assess and manage technology-related risks including those associated with AI GenAI automation and digital transformation.
• Experience implementing or overseeing controls in data-centric environments such as data lakes data warehouses and real-time analytics systems.
• Familiarity with regulatory and compliance frameworks relevant to data and technology (e.g. FFIEC NIST DAMA GDPR CCPA).
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into actionable risk insights for business and control partners.
• Familiarity with AI documentation expectations model development lifecycle model reporting and data lineage.
• Experience supporting regulatory exams internal audits or SLoD assessments.
• US military experience through military service or a military spouse/domestic partner

Compensation range: The salary range for this position is: $103450 - $197730.

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 .

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.