Capacity Planner Senior

Senior Capacity Planner

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.

The Opportunity

As a dedicated Senior Capacity Planner, you will be responsible for modifying predictive models and forecasting workforce assumptions based on business intelligence to support operational workforce capacity planning and forecasting for USAA sales, service, and claims environments. Applies innovative quantitative analytical approaches for developing recommendations which resolve business problems, drive solutions and process improvements, and assess capacity impacts of operational injects. Collaborates with internal and external partners to ensure processes, procedures and systems provide accurate and reliable capacity planning and capacity assessments of injects to the operational plan. 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, Charlotte, NC, Tampa, FL, or Colorado Springs, CO. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

What You'll Do :

• Conducts CoSA and Enterprise specific sophisticated scenario modeling and gap analysis that reflects forecasted workforce variables, projects, and operational objectives including accurate and timely workforce predictions for budgeting, planning and pipeline exercises.
• Gathers, influences, and applies business intelligence from CoSA leaders and support partners as well as emerging trends that drive model injects to improve forecast accuracy.
• Generates CoSA specific short-term and long-term tactical and strategic capacity plans that reflect internally prepared forecasted workforce factors, shrinkage, attrition, and staffing both internal and 3P.
• Provides mentorship and feedback on timely hiring plans reflecting workforce requirements based on forecasted member demand and Enterprise objectives.
• Provides clear mentorship and recommendations demonstrating advanced knowledge of business or contact center operations policy and procedures, including an understanding of service objectives and business or contact center analytics.
• Consults with third party relationship management team and suppliers on demand and supply trends to improve execution of short and long-term capacity plans.
• Leverages sophisticated business / analytical knowledge to participate or lead discussions with internal teams to understand, collaborate and influence solution strategies of complex business objectives.
• Applies advanced knowledge of various forecasting / capacity planning methodologies and performance standards using diverse data applications / visualization tools and techniques. (SAS, Tableau, NICE WFM, Genesys Decisions or capacity modeling tools etc.)
• Delivers analysis / findings in a manner that conveys understanding and insight, influences CoSA and Enterprise business leaders, garners support for recommendations, drives business decisions, and influences business strategy.
• Develops and communicates insights that consistently influence and drive action with business executives by using fact-based, multidisciplinary, and forward-looking perspectives.
• Ensures that critical initiatives are assessed and included in the long-term capacity plan.
• Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures.

What You Have :

Bachelor's Degree in a Business, Analytical, STEM, or Economic field of study; OR 4 years work experience in statistics, mathematics, forecasting, planning or related experience (in addition to the minimum years of experience required) may be substituted in lieu of degree.

6 years of experience in workforce management to include the utilization of workforce management tools, scenario modeling, data analysis tools, telecommunications tools, contact routing and / or workload delivery systems.

Demonstrated ability to inspire change vertically and horizontally within Workforce Management team and / or supported business or contact center operations.

Experience using diverse data applications / visualization tools such as SAS, Tableau, NICE WFM, Genesys Decisions or other capacity modeling tool.

Demonstrated experience developing models related to staffing, forecasting, and capacity planning with a strong understanding of business or contact center processes, including staffing, queues, schedule bids, data analysis and performance metrics.

Proven ability to develop business or contact center operations policy and procedures to meet service objectives while understanding employee and business impacts.

Strong mathematical and statistical abilities to maintain accurate data reporting and analysis.

Demonstrated expert interpersonal skills to optimally influence and present strategies, opportunities, and mitigate risk.

Demonstrated experience in turning data into insights.

What Sets You Apart :

US military experience through military service or a military spouse / domestic partner

Intermediate / Advanced skills with Microsoft Excel, Office 365 applications and Tableau.

Knowledge of call center dynamics, including workload demand forecasting, staffing, queues, schedule preferencing, data analysis and performance metrics.

Experience with creating multi-year capacity plans (36mo plans)

Compensation Range :

The salary range for this position is : $77,120 - $138,810.

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.