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.
We are proud to support active-duty military spouses. USAA roles may offer remote or hybrid flexibility for active-duty military spouses consistent with applicable policy and business needs.
The Opportunity
The Quantitative Risk Analyst I – Liquidity and Capital supports day‑to‑day risk management activities by helping identify, measure, and monitor financial risks for a line of business or internal team. In this role, you will assist with building and applying quantitative models and data analyses to better understand market conditions, surface emerging liquidity and capital risks, and identify opportunities to strengthen processes and controls. You will also help monitor the risk and control environment, analyze complex inputs, and contribute to discussions around practical, data‑driven risk mitigation actions.
This role is an excellent opportunity for someone early in their risk, finance, or quantitative career who enjoys working with data and developing analytical insights. You will work with large and complex data sets, collaborate closely with experienced risk partners, and gain hands‑on exposure to liquidity and capital risk management in a financial services environment. Success in this role requires a strong interest in quantitative analysis, comfort with technical and analytical tools, and the ability to clearly communicate findings and recommendations to management through strong written and verbal communication skills.
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 you'll do:
- Utilizes advanced analytics to assess future risk, opportunities, and effectiveness and translates results into meaningful solutions to enhance decision making.
- Assesses and mitigates exposures through the identification of key and emerging risks in alignment with the risk strategy and appetite.
- Applies knowledge to produce analytical material for discussions with cross functional teams to understand complex business objectives and influence solution strategies.
- Produces and communicates analytical content for discussions with cross functional teams, governance committees and business process owners to influence business strategies.
- May create statistical reporting and financial analysis to forecast results for required stress test scenarios, including analyzing and challenging stress testing results and partnering with relevant functions to validate those results.
- May engage in model validations, produce model validation reports, measure and aggregate model risks, and/or report on model issues to committees, auditors, and regulators.
What you have:
- Bachelor's degree in Economics, Finance, Statistics, Mathematics, Actuarial Sciences, or other quantitative discipline.
- 4 additional years of related experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
- 4 years related quantitative analysis experience in a discipline relevant to risk management to include statistical analysis, modeling, mathematics or other quantitative discipline.
- OR advanced degree/designation in Economics, Finance, Statistics, Mathematics, Actuarial Sciences, or other quantitative discipline and 2 years work experience in a quantitative discipline relevant to risk management.
- OR PhD in Economics, Finance, Statistics, Mathematics, or other quantitative discipline.
What sets you apart:
- Experience and/or educational background in liquidity risk, capital management, or broader quantitative finance
- Experience accessing and analyzing complex data inputs to develop well‑reasoned insights and recommendations
- Demonstrated ability to leverage strong technical skills to build or validate models and effectively communicate findings to management
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Compensation range: The salary range for this position is: $93,770 - $179,240.
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 USAAjobs.com.
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.
