Executive Assistant - Communications and Public Affairs

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

We're seeking a driven and ambitious Executive Assistant to join our Communications and Public Affairs team in San Antonio, TX. This role will provide administrative support to members of our Executive Management Group (EMG), ensuring seamless day-to-day operations and preparing EMG members for their responsibilities.

We're looking for someone who is hungry for challenge and growth, with a proven track record of administrative excellence. If you're eager to take on new responsibilities, learn from experienced leaders and advance your career, we'd love to hear from you.

We offer a flexible work environment that requires an individual to be in the office 4 days per week. This position will be based in San Antonio, TX office location.

Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

What you'll do:

• Provide administrative support for multiple EMGs simultaneously as assigned / needed.

• Delivers administrative support to assigned EMG through management of schedule/calendar, emails and appropriate record retention.

• Coordinates activities and ensures timely information flow for EMG assigned.

• Collaborates with EMG to understand, prioritize and organize daily activities/responsibilities to meet deadlines and deliver on EMG goals/objectives. Identifies topics that translate into prioritizing meeting planners, emails, people and data. Delivers effective challenge to preserve EMG’s time.   

• Drafts internal communications and other materials on behalf of the leader to share with a variety of audiences including department leaders, employees, key stakeholders, or business partners.

• As requested by assigned EMG, prepares correspondence on behalf of EMG.  Ensures information to and from EMG members are treated with appropriate level of confidentiality.

• Responsible for maintaining awareness on applicable intranet pages, messaging channels, leader communications, and other information platforms. Proactively disseminates reminders to leaders and employees for upcoming deadlines, such as check-in completion, LMS training deadlines, or other urgent work deliverables.

• Monitors EMG calendars to coordinate meetings and ensure leader/team is aligned with all aspects of meeting. Creates agenda, takes meeting minutes, documents follow up action items, manages attendees, delegates, and ensures all meetings have a clear purpose/agenda. In addition, coordinates schedules, meeting planners, dates and secures the content to be presented.  

• Understands the importance of team culture for the EMG’s organization. Prioritizes employee 1:1’s, staff meetings, skip levels, and other connection points. Creates positive experiences for employees through coordination.

• Partners with hiring manager to improve employee experience by proactively planning and onboarding new EMG or other team members. Collaborates to formulate an effective transition plan that minimize/eliminate a negative impact for the incoming EA/EMG relationship. Additionally, update/submit organizational charts prior to the 1st of the month and update distribution lists within one business day of employee hire/exit. 

• Ensures new hires are provided access to resources and knowledge of department-wide operations/processes. May coordinate desk/seating logistics for employees and provide oversight for on-site events.

• Manages travel and expense reporting timely and effectively. Additionally, manages team budget and confirms people leader adherence to individual budget plans.  

What you have:

• High School Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma required.

• 4 years directly related work experience providing administrative support to executives or leadership teams.

• Proficient in Windows, MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Adobe, and Publisher.

• Advanced knowledge of spreadsheets, data retrieval, and word processing and presentation software.

• Demonstrated experience with calendar management and/or prioritizing tasks in a fast-paced environment.

• Ability to effectively build strong relationships and work with all levels within the organization.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail needed.

What sets you apart:

• 2+ years of experience directly supporting Senior Leaders within a large organization.

• Demonstrated ability to problem solve, show initiative, anticipate needs and implement precisely and timely; adaptable to a fast-paced environment.

• Extensive administrative experience (e.g. managing email/calendars, coordinating meetings, expense management, employee events, executive communication, etc).

• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, Power Point) 

• Experience with planning, organizing and executing team events.

• Strong proficiency with Concur.

Compensation range: The salary range for this position is: $63,590 - $121,530.

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.