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To serve military families with superior digital experiences that protect their financial security for generations to come

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To serve military families with superior digital experiences that protect their financial security for generations to come

Strengths

  • TRUST: Highest satisfaction rating in insurance industry at 88%
  • HERITAGE: 100+ years of exclusive military focus drives loyalty
  • FINANCIAL: Strong balance sheet with AA+ S&P rating for stability
  • INTEGRATION: Holistic banking/insurance offerings under one roof
  • RETENTION: Industry-leading 98% member retention rate

Weaknesses

  • TECHNOLOGY: Legacy systems limit agility and digital innovation
  • PROCESS: Complex approval workflows delay product launch cycles
  • EXPERIENCE: Mobile app functionality lags behind fintech competitors
  • DATA: Siloed customer data prevents personalized experiences
  • ACQUISITION: Limited appeal to younger military demographics

Opportunities

  • DIGITAL: Military members increasingly prefer digital interactions
  • SEGMENT: Growing population of post-9/11 veterans needing services
  • ECOSYSTEM: Expand into connected home/auto/life product offerings
  • PARTNERSHIPS: Strategic fintech collaborations to modernize offerings
  • PERSONALIZATION: Leverage member data for tailored recommendations

Threats

  • COMPETITION: Neobanks attracting younger military demographics
  • RELEVANCE: Traditional banking models face disruption in digital era
  • EXPECTATIONS: Rising customer experience standards from big tech
  • SECURITY: Increased sophistication of cyber threats to financial data
  • REGULATION: Growing compliance complexity in financial services

Key Priorities

  • MODERNIZATION: Accelerate digital transformation of core platforms
  • EXPERIENCE: Redesign mobile-first journeys for next-gen members
  • DATA: Unify member data to enable personalized recommendations
  • PARTNERSHIPS: Form strategic fintech alliances for innovation
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To serve military families with superior digital experiences that protect their financial security for generations to come

DIGITAL REVOLUTION

Transform member experiences through modern technology

  • PLATFORM: Launch cloud-native microservices architecture for 3 core services by Q3, reducing time-to-market by 40%
  • MOBILE: Release redesigned mobile app with 90% feature parity to web by Q4, targeting 75% adoption rate
  • JOURNEY: Reduce digital onboarding steps from 12 to 4, increasing completion rate from 62% to 80%
  • PERFORMANCE: Improve app response time by 35% and reduce error rates by 50% through infrastructure modernization
MEMBER FIRST

Deliver personalized, predictive digital experiences

  • INSIGHTS: Deploy unified member profile dashboard used by 100% of product teams to inform roadmap decisions
  • PERSONALIZATION: Implement AI recommendation engine with 5+ personalized offers per member reaching 40% engagement
  • FEEDBACK: Launch in-app feedback system capturing 10,000+ monthly member responses with auto-categorization
  • METRICS: Establish North Star customer satisfaction framework with real-time tracking across all digital touchpoints
DATA POWERHOUSE

Unify data ecosystem for intelligent decisioning

  • INTEGRATION: Consolidate 7 disparate member data sources into unified data lake with 99.9% accuracy and completeness
  • INTELLIGENCE: Launch AI-powered predictive needs platform with 70%+ accuracy for life event predictions
  • VISUALIZATION: Deploy self-service analytics dashboards used by 85% of product managers for decision-making
  • GOVERNANCE: Implement comprehensive data strategy with clear ownership and quality standards across all products
FUTURE READY

Build strategic capabilities through tech partnerships

  • PARTNERSHIPS: Establish 3 strategic fintech integrations adding $15M in new digital revenue opportunities
  • ECOSYSTEM: Launch developer portal and API marketplace with 15 active partners building on USAA platform
  • INNOVATION: Implement 90-day innovation cycle with quarterly releases of member-facing AI-powered features
  • CAPABILITY: Upskill 85% of product org in AI principles and capabilities through comprehensive training program
METRICS
  • DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT: 75% active digital users (weekly) by Q4 2024
  • SATISFACTION: NPS of 78 for digital experiences (+4 points over current)
  • EFFICIENCY: 35% reduction in cost-to-serve through digital channels
VALUES
  • Service: Put the needs of members first
  • Loyalty: Stand with our members in all stages of life
  • Integrity: Do the right thing because it's the right thing to do
  • Innovation: Continuously improve to enhance member experience
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Align the learnings

Usaa Product Retrospective

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To serve military families with superior digital experiences that protect their financial security for generations to come

What Went Well

  • REVENUE: Property & casualty premium growth exceeded target by 5.3%
  • RETENTION: Member retention rates remained best-in-class at 97.9%
  • CLAIMS: Digital claims processing adoption increased to 68% (+12% YoY)
  • SATISFACTION: Net Promoter Score improved 7 points to industry-high 74

Not So Well

  • ACQUISITION: New member growth 2.3% below target, especially Gen Z
  • DIGITAL: Mobile app adoption plateaued at 65%, below 70% target
  • ENGAGEMENT: Average monthly digital touchpoints declined 3.7% YoY
  • CROSS-SELL: Banking product penetration missed target by 4.2 points

Learnings

  • PREFERENCES: Younger military members prioritize digital-first service
  • COMPETITION: Neobanks gaining traction with simple, instant experiences
  • JOURNEY: Complex processes driving members to call rather than self-serve
  • PERSONALIZATION: Generic experiences failing to meet unique member needs

Action Items

  • SIMPLIFY: Reduce digital enrollment steps from 8 to max 3 by Q3 2024
  • AUTOMATE: Deploy AI-powered claims approval for 60% of auto claims
  • PERSONALIZE: Implement predictive next-best-action engine by Q4 2024
  • MODERNIZE: Accelerate cloud migration of core banking platform by 6 months
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To serve military families with superior digital experiences that protect their financial security for generations to come

Strengths

  • DATA: Vast repository of member financial/insurance behavior data
  • SECURITY: Robust compliance framework for responsible AI use
  • ANALYTICS: Established data science capabilities for risk modeling
  • TRUST: Member confidence in USAA's ethical data handling
  • LEADERSHIP: Established dedicated AI transformation team

Weaknesses

  • FRAGMENTATION: AI initiatives operate in departmental silos
  • LEGACY: Outdated technology stack limits AI implementation speed
  • TALENT: Shortage of specialized AI/ML engineering capabilities
  • PROCESSES: Slow compliance reviews delay AI deployment
  • ADOPTION: Inconsistent AI literacy across product teams

Opportunities

  • PERSONALIZATION: AI-driven customized financial recommendations
  • PREDICTIVE: Proactive service interventions using behavioral data
  • AUTOMATION: Streamline claims processing with intelligent automation
  • CONVERSATIONAL: AI assistants for common member service inquiries
  • SECURITY: Advanced fraud detection using anomaly detection

Threats

  • COMPETITORS: Fintech startups with native AI capabilities gaining share
  • EXPECTATIONS: Members accustomed to AI experiences from big tech
  • REGULATION: Evolving compliance requirements for AI in finance
  • TALENT: Intense competition for limited AI engineering talent
  • ETHICS: Potential bias concerns in financial decisioning algorithms

Key Priorities

  • PLATFORM: Build unified AI/ML platform for cross-product use cases
  • TALENT: Aggressively recruit AI engineering and product specialists
  • EXPERIENCE: Prioritize conversational AI for member service
  • GOVERNANCE: Establish clear ethical AI framework and standards