Senior Fraud Strategy Analyst

USAA

. Serves as an expert in multiple areas of focus within Financial Crimes space and facilitates discussions with team members to solution towards the strategic business direction.

Posted 5/13/2026full-timeSan Antonio • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $114,080 - $218,030 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonSQLTableau

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serves as an expert in multiple areas of focus within Financial Crimes space and facilitates discussions with team members to solution towards the strategic business direction.
Takes ownership of small- and large-scale analyses or business strategy initiatives using advanced innovative/quantitative analytical approaches.
Extracts insights from large, complex data sets to design solutions within the Financial Crimes space through a range of data preparation, modeling, and visualization techniques, including predictive analysis, pattern recognition and/or Machine Learning.
Utilizes association rule learning, cluster analysis, anomaly detection, data analysis and visualization (e.g., Power BI, Tableau), and object-oriented programming (Python, SAS) tools.
Provides insights into leadership related to additional resource needs ranging from IT investments, 3rd party support or additional analysts.
Consults with the business to understand the business direction, environment and strategies for supported domains/clients; gathers requirements to recommend solutions and influence the business and drive change.
Advocates for self and teammates to encourage the growth of direct and indirect peers toward continual technical and soft skill progression.
Serves as a resource for mathematical skills, business product knowledge, and/or Financial Crimes knowledge.
Ensure risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's 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 in financial crimes supporting and participating in stakeholder consultation, needs assessment, requirement translation and prescription of technology solutions.
Previous experience gathering business requirements and applying business rules to recommend technology solutions.
Demonstrated experience using fraud rules management to recommend strategies that reduce or mitigate loss and fraud exposures.
Knowledge of data analysis tools, data visualization, developing analysis queries and procedures in SQL, SAS, BI tools or other analysis software, and relevant industry data & methods and ability to connect external insights to business problems.
Strong knowledge of bank laws and regulations related to money movement and/or payments, including but not limited to Reg E, Reg CC, UDAAP, FACTA and Reg Z.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated ability to synthesize data and clearly reporting findings.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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
various wellness programs
career path planning and continuing education

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Hard Skills & Tools

data analysispredictive analysispattern recognitionmachine learningassociation rule learningcluster analysisanomaly detectionSQLSASdata visualization

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationstakeholder consultationneeds assessmentrequirement translationinfluencingproblem-solvingteam collaborationanalytical thinkingadvocacy