Your opportunity
At Schwab, you're empowered to make an impact on your career. Here, innovative thought meets creative problem solving, helping us "challenge the status quo" and transform the finance industry together. We believe in the importance of in-office collaboration and fully intend for the selected candidate for this role to work on site in Schwab's Southlake office.
The Retail Web Technology (RWT) organization is responsible for delivering delightful web experiences to Schwab's 30+ million retail clients via its flagship retail client web platform - Schwab.com. Our teams in RWT deliver superior client experiences by engineering robust solutions, that deliver measurable value, in a fun and engaging way. Our actions and decisions are always driven by integrity, visibility, and the advocacy of our clients' best interests.
As a Senior Engineering Team Manager in Retail Web technology (RWT), you are responsible for leading one or more software delivery teams. You will ensure they are able to consistently develop high-quality software by coaching and mentoring all facets of software delivery, including design, development, testing, deployment, tooling and support. You will serve as a strong, versatile hands-on technical leader to deliver client facing software solutions that meet Schwab's business objectives in a flexible, collaborative, and rapidly changing environment.
An ideal candidate will enjoy being part of an impactful and growing engineering team, working in a fast-paced environment, be process and data driven, have strong communication skills, and have extensive experience building platform components leveraging cloud native and distributed architectures. This role requires a leader who has a creative mind set for problem solving with a strong client focused mindset, and ability to forge relationships with many internal and external partners.
This leader will ideally be based in Southlake, TX.
Responsibilities:
Managing Performance (PL) - Taking responsibility for one's employees' performance, by setting clear goals and expectations, tracking progress against the goals, ensuring feedback and addressing performance issues promptly
Strategic Thinking - Analyzing an organization's competitive position and developing a clear and compelling vision of what the organization needs for success in the future
Forward Thinking - Anticipating consequences of situations and taking appropriate action to be prepared for possible contingencies
Building Collaborative Relationships - Ability to develop, maintain, and strengthen partnerships with others who can provide information, assistance and support
System Design and Architecture - Implementing concepts for system design, ensuring compatibility with cloud architectures, and utilizing adaptive approaches for lifecycle models and methodologies
Organizational Capability Improvement - Driving organizational performance by continuously assessing, improving, and implementing capabilities
What you have
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or related field is required.
6+ years of people management experience leading teams of 10+ software engineers, preferably in a large, complex and geographically dispersed organization.
8+ years of hands-on development experience with application and service development, or solution architecture building complex, resilient, and highly scalable applications in a large enterprise.
Demonstrated ability to define, communicate strategy and vision and influence across the Enterprise is essential.
Demonstrated ability to effectively inspire and influence teams and partners in delivering technology enabled business solutions that exceed business expectations.
Ability to execute at scale in a dynamic environment, build strong relationships and promote collaboration, identify talent, recruit, hire, coach, mentor and build high performing technical teams; experience setting direction, tracking progress, and ensuring accountability.
Technical professional experience building scalable enterprise applications with high availability and reliability. Strong technology affinity and experience, as well as attention to detail and the ability to design, execute against strategic goals.
Ability to analyze, propose and implement timely, cost effective, quality solutions for all issues or problems within area of responsibility.
Strong influencing, negotiation, and problem-solving skills with an ability to identify stakeholders, assess their needs and manage their expectations through effective communication.
Ability to independently work as a contributing member in a fast-paced environment across multiple time zones and locations. Good verbal and written communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
2+ years of experience in Financial Services industry
Hands on experience with Azure, AWS, Google Cloud or one of the other major Cloud providers
In addition to the salary range, this role is also eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities.
What's in it for you
At Schwab, we're committed to empowering our employees' personal and professional success. Our purpose-driven, supportive culture, and focus on your development means you'll get the tools you need to make a positive difference in the finance industry. Our Hybrid Work and Flexibility approach balances our ongoing commitment to workplace flexibility, serving our clients, and our strong belief in the value of being together in person on a regular basis.
We offer a competitive benefits package that takes care of the whole you - both today and in the future:
401(k) with company match and Employee stock purchase plan
Paid time for vacation, volunteering, and 28-day sabbatical after every 5 years of service for eligible positions
Paid parental leave and family building benefits
Tuition reimbursement
Health, dental, and vision insurance
What's in it for you:
At Schwab, we're committed to empowering our employees' personal and professional success. Our purpose-driven, supportive culture, and focus on your development means you'll get the tools you need to make a positive difference in the finance industry. Our Hybrid Work and Flexibility approach balances our ongoing commitment to workplace flexibility, serving our clients, and our strong belief in the value of being together in person on a regular basis.
We offer a competitive benefits package that takes care of the whole you - both today and in the future:
401(k) with company match and Employee stock purchase plan
Paid time for vacation, volunteering, and 28-day sabbatical after every 5 years of service for eligible positions
Paid parental leave and family building benefits
Tuition reimbursement
Health, dental, and vision insurance
Schwab is an affirmative action employer, focused on employing and advancing in employment, qualified women, racial and ethnic minorities, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities in the workplace. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodations in the application process, contact Human Resources at applicantaccessibility@schwab.com or call 800-275-1281.
