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We seek to be the #1 choice for the military community and their families.\nEmbrace 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.\nWe 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.\nThe Opportunity\nAs a dedicated Director, Design - Conversational Design, you will lead a team in creating exceptional, human-centered conversational experiences across USAA’s digital experiences. You will set the strategic direction for conversational design, shaping intuitive, engaging, and seamless interactions that reflect USAA’s brand and elevate the member experience.\nWe offer a flexible work environment that requires an individual to be in the office 4 days per week.\nThis position can be based in one of the following USAA office locations: San Antonio, TX, Charlotte, NC, Plano, TX, Phoenix, AZ, Colorado Springs, CO, or Tampa, FL.\nRelocation assistance may be available for this position.\nWhat You'll Do\nServes as a strategic partner by understanding business and technical models, processes, challenges, and performance metrics to ensure conversational design strategies balance member needs with business and stakeholder objectives.\nSets the strategic direction for conversational design, guiding the creation of human-centered conversational experiences that are intuitive, engaging, seamless, and aligned with USAA’s brand.\nChampions the value of conversational and human-centered design and fosters a culture of empathy by building and maintaining trust-based relationships with executive leaders and partner groups across the enterprise.\nLeads cross-organizational and cross-functional efforts to understand complex business and member problems and translate them into conversational design solutions that achieve program and project objectives.\nDirects the creative review process for conversational experiences to ensure quality, consistency, and alignment with established design principles and the design language system.\nProvides thought leadership to deconstruct complex problems into clear and achievable design solutions that increase the value of member, employee, and business outcomes.\nActively participates in design leadership efforts, helping set the vision and strategic direction for the design organization and advance its capabilities and development goals.\nBuilds and leads a high-performing design team through recruiting, developing, retaining, coaching, guiding, performance management, and other managerial activities while cultivating a culture aligned with USAA’s mission and core values.\nEnsures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures.\nWhat You Have\nBachelor's degree; OR 4 years of relevant education and/or experience.\n8 years of relevant, on-the-job experience in Product Design, UX Design, Service Design, Design Research, or a related design discipline delivering complex design solutions for web and native applications.\n3 years of relevant, on-the-job experience in Conversational Design.\n3 years of direct team lead or management experience.\nExpert knowledge and experience in human-centered design, with the ability to lead high-performing cross-functional teams through all phases of the design lifecycle.\nExpertise in conversational design, product design, storytelling, and prototyping.\nDemonstrated knowledge of data analysis and research techniques to inform design decisions.\nOutstanding people leadership and management abilities, with demonstrated success creating an environment where teams can develop and succeed.\nProven leadership and ability to influence stakeholders at all levels of management.\nDemonstrated experience working in a distributed, agile work environment.\nSubject matter expertise in facilitation, collaboration, and communication, with the ability to effectively present to and influence cross-functional teams and senior/executive leaders.\nWhat Sets You Apart\nDeep understanding of conversational and AI technologies, including Natural Language Processing (NLP), Natural Language Understanding (NLU), and Large Language Models (LLMs).\nExceptional writing and editing skills, with the ability to craft clear, concise, engaging, and natural-sounding dialogue.\nStrong understanding of linguistic principles and their application to conversational experiences and interfaces.\nExperience leveraging user research, usability testing, and data analysis to evaluate and improve conversational experiences.\nA strong portfolio demonstrating impactful conversational design work, strategic thinking, and design leadership.\nCompensation range: The salary range for this position is: $164,780.00 to $314,960.00.\nUSAA 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.).\nCompensation: 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.\nEmployees may be eligible for pay incentives based on overall corporate and individual performance and at the discretion of the USAA Board of Directors.\nThe 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.\nBenefits: At USAA our employees enjoy best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellness. 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