Director – Audit, Insurance

USAA

Director, Audit managing execution of the consolidated annual audit plan for Life Insurance and Investments at USAA. Leading teams, providing oversight on audits, and maintaining regulatory compliance.

Posted 6/18/2026full-timeSan Antonio • North Carolina, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $143,320 - $273,930 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage the planning, execution and oversight of the consolidated annual audit plan including risk-based assurance and advisory engagements driving quality of audit work for Life Insurance and Investments.
Maintain knowledge of financial services regulations and effectively respond and interact with regulators.
Provide oversight to multiple audit engagements, including engagement planning, fieldwork, and reporting.
Manage strategic initiatives and lead the development and implementation of a risk-based audit plan.
Serve, and/or partner with subject matter expert(s) within audit or the business to analyze issues, establish and improve collaborative client relationships, and proactively work with client management to assess risk and improve internal controls.
Build teams with the requisite knowledge and skillsets necessary to execute the audit plan, ensuring employee retention and overall team development.
Ensure fiscally responsible expense management.
Provide independent oversight and thought leadership for audit disciplines, ensuring that audit plans, frameworks, standards, and processes provide appropriate risk coverage.
Adhere to the Institute of Internal Auditors' International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing (Standards) and Code of Ethics.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Business, Information Technology or related field; OR 4 years of relevant education and/or experience.
8 years of audit, financial, insurance, banking, information technology or related business and/or leadership experience.
3 years of direct team lead or management experience leading and directing work with both internal and external partners in a highly collaborative environment.
Experience performing internal audits, external audits, or applying audit, risk, or compliance acumen in a complex operational and regulatory environment.
Experience directly leading or managing work of both internal and external partners.
Broad and comprehensive experience in Audit theory, internal audit principles with demonstrated experience in audit examining, analyzing, assessing, and drawing conclusions from audit work.
Demonstrated experience effectively communicating and challenging Controls with business partners and influencing business outcomes.
Demonstrated critical thinking and knowledge of data analysis tools and techniques and decision-making abilities.
Demonstrated experience in highly dynamic environment undergoing change; ability to deal with competing priorities.

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

auditfinancial analysisrisk assessmentinternal audit principlesdata analysiscomplianceaudit theoryreportingfieldworkstrategic planning

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationcommunicationcritical thinkingteam developmentrelationship managementinfluencingproblem-solvingadaptabilitydecision-making

Certifications

Bachelor's degreeInstitute of Internal Auditors' Standards