Data Quality & Assurance Lead

USAA

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
San Antonio, TXPlano, TXPhoenix, AZColorado Springs, COCharlotte, NC
Salary
$164,780–$314,960 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
15 days ago
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About USAA

USAA (United Services Automobile Association) is a San Antonio-based Fortune 500 financial services company founded in 1922, dedicated to providing insurance, banking, and investment solutions exclusively to U.S. military members, veterans, and their families.

USAA currently has 65 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $114,080–$218,030 across 42 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Data Quality & Assurance Lead

The Data Quality & Assurance Lead joins the information management team to drive program efficiency and implement tools supporting data management efforts with business and technical stakeholders. This role manages metadata, data quality, retention, and security across the Enterprise Data Repository. Key responsibilities include documenting data sources, facilitating Authoritative Data Source certification, monitoring service level agreements, and leading data lineage collection to ensure end-to-end flow of critical data. The position involves designing data quality rules, overseeing compliance assessments, and developing master and reference data processes. Candidates must possess advanced SQL knowledge, experience with Agile Methodology, and expertise in information management practices. The work focuses on mitigating data risk, ensuring regulatory compliance, and integrating information governance standards into complex business processes within a highly regulated financial services environment.

What you'll do

  • Lead the collection and stitching of data lineage to ensure complete end-to-end flow of critical data.
  • Design data quality rules, thresholds, and standard metrics for data elements supporting critical business processes.
  • Develop and oversee high-risk data quality corrective action plans and remediation efforts.
  • Manage metadata and data lineage within the Enterprise Data Repository to ensure information is understood.
  • Maintain the validity of Information Asset Inventories and ensure compliance with Information Governance standards.
  • Lead privacy initiatives through the classification and analysis of sensitive data to mitigate inherent risks.
  • Partner with IT to define and implement complex Access Management strategies aligned with corporate policies.
  • Monitor service level agreements and data quality metrics to ensure program efficiency and effectiveness.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in a business or science field, or 4 years of relevant education/experience, or an advanced degree with 6 years of experience.
  • 8+ years of experience in an information management practice, business application function, or data delivery.
  • Demonstrated expertise in developing and implementing Information Management strategies and processes in complex situations.
  • Proven experience leading projects or programs applying data management practices and tools to address data lifecycle risks.
  • Advanced SQL knowledge including SQL-based languages.
  • Experience working in Agile Methodology.
  • Demonstrated expert communication skills with the ability to deliver presentations to all levels of management.
  • Financial services, insurance, banking, or other highly regulated industry experience (preferred).
  • CDMP (Certified Data Management Professional) certification (preferred).
  • US military experience through military service or as a military spouse/domestic partner (preferred).

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