Senior Risk & Controls Lead — First-Line Risk Champion

USAA Life Insurance Company; San Antonio (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

USAA Life Insurance Company is seeking a Senior Business Risk and Controls Advisor Lead in the United States. You will promote risk-awareness, support risk and compliance programs, and partner with Compliance, IT, and Audit Services to drive controls and remediation.

The role requires in-office presence 4 days per week and can be based in San Antonio, Phoenix, Charlotte, or Tampa. Join a team that values accuracy, problem-solving, and strategic influence, with responsibilities spanning risk

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree; OR 4 years of relevant education and/or experience.
• 8 years of experience supporting risk-related, compliance related, or business control design activities; OR 8 years of experience in a relevant quantitative discipline; OR Advanced degree or designation in a risk management or quantitative discipline, and 6 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 4 years of experience supporting risk-related, and/or compliance-related, or business control design activities.

Responsibilities

• Directs and oversees multiple initiatives in support of risk and/or regulatory compliance related initiatives including but not limited to: oversight of procedures/process, accurate regulatory reporting and filing, document governance, risk control self-assessments, procedure governance, control design, new product controls, Function or Line of Business Third Party Governance, or quality governance.
• Applies a holistic understanding of risk and regulatory compliance to includes business strategies and solutions.
• Responsible for first line of defense data analysis, report preparation and trend analysis, utilizing business intelligence tools.
• Designs solutions for unanswered business questions and anticipate future business needs.
• Directs, organizes and oversees action plans designed to enhance governance practices in alignment with risk and compliance frameworks.
• Influences and develops innovative solutions to mitigate risk and prevent risk exposures which result in significant business impacts.
• Manages the most complex projects involving cross-functional areas within the first line of defense.
• Defines and outlines new approaches to problem resolution and leads project team from concept through implementation.
• Advises senior management on the status of their control environment related to risk identification and control weaknesses.
• Identifies critical areas to monitor and elevate issues and findings to appropriate stakeholders.
• Serves as a primary resource to cross functional team members and advises on risk mitigation opportunities.
• Stays informed of changes to the regulatory environment to ensure proper compliance with processes and requirements are followed.
• Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures.

Skills

Risk management

Regulatory compliance

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree in risk management or quantitative discipline

Tools

Business Intelligence tools

Job description

USAA Life Insurance Company is seeking a Senior Business Risk and Controls Advisor Lead in the United States. You will promote risk-awareness, support risk and compliance programs, and partner with Compliance, IT, and Audit Services to drive controls and remediation.

The role requires in-office presence 4 days per week and can be based in San Antonio, Phoenix, Charlotte, or Tampa. Join a team that values accuracy, problem-solving, and strategic influence, with responsibilities spanning risk