Senior Data Platform Product Manager

Charles Schwab Inc.•Austin, TX

1d•$160,000 - $195,000•Onsite

About The Position

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 the specified location(s). Schwab Technology Services (STS) is at the forefront of enabling how clients manage their financial lives through modern, scalable, and reliable technology platforms. As a Senior Data Platform Product Manager, you will play a critical role in shaping the strategy, adoption, and measurable impact of enterprise data platforms that power business decisions and client experiences. In this role, you will serve as a strategic product leader for Schwab Data platform capabilities, operating at the intersection of business strategy, data, and technology. You will define vision, shape multi-year strategy and roadmaps, and drive adoption of data platforms that improve usability, enable better decision-making, and deliver measurable business value. This role requires someone who can translate complex business needs into scalable platform solutions, align priorities across stakeholders, and ensure investments generate meaningful outcomes and ROI. You will partner closely with senior leaders, engineering teams, analysts, and platform users to bring clarity to complex problems, influence direction, and move initiatives from concept through execution. Success in this role requires strong executive communication, the ability to simplify technical concepts for business audiences, and comfort working across both strategic planning and hands-on delivery. You will lead working sessions, support prioritization and decision-making, manage risks and dependencies, and establish the rhythms, metrics, and stakeholder engagement needed to advance platform initiatives. As a subject matter leader for assigned platforms, you will help bridge business and technical teams, strengthen adoption, and continuously improve platform value across the enterprise.

Requirements

7+ years of professional experience, with at least 5+ years in product management, program management, or a similar techno-functional role
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
Demonstrated experience owning and driving initiatives from problem definition through execution, including requirements, delivery, and measurable outcomes
Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, business-friendly messaging and influence stakeholders across business, data, and engineering teams
Experience facilitating working sessions, aligning stakeholders, and driving decisions in cross-functional, matrixed environments
Proven ability to structure ambiguous problems, apply analytical thinking, and drive clear, outcome-oriented decisions
Experience translating business needs into actionable product requirements (e.g., user stories, acceptance criteria, success metrics)
Ability to operate independently, influence without authority, and drive progress across multiple stakeholders and priorities
Comfort working in fast-paced, evolving environments with shifting priorities
Familiarity with tools such as JIRA, Confluence, or similar collaboration and delivery platforms

Nice To Haves

10+ years of professional experience, 7+ years of experience in product, platform, or strategy roles within data or technology-driven environments
Experience supporting or building data platforms, data products, or data-driven solutions
Exposure to data strategy, analytics, or data platform transformation initiatives
Experience defining product vision, shaping roadmaps, and leading prioritization aligned to business outcomes and ROI
Strong stakeholder management skills, including experience influencing senior leaders and cross-functional partners
Experience leading planning forums, roadmap discussions, and prioritization exercises across business and technical teams
Demonstrated ability to drive platform adoption, improve usability, and deliver measurable impact
Technical fluency in data and system design concepts, with the ability to bridge conversations between engineering and business teams (cloud experience, especially GCP, is a plus)
Background in management consulting or similar environments with strong exposure to strategy, analytics, or technology transformation
Self-starter mindset with a track record of driving initiatives forward in ambiguous or evolving environments

Responsibilities

Define vision, shape multi-year strategy and roadmaps for Schwab Data platform capabilities.
Drive adoption of data platforms to improve usability, enable better decision-making, and deliver measurable business value.
Translate complex business needs into scalable platform solutions.
Align priorities across stakeholders.
Ensure investments generate meaningful outcomes and ROI.
Partner closely with senior leaders, engineering teams, analysts, and platform users.
Bring clarity to complex problems, influence direction, and move initiatives from concept through execution.
Lead working sessions, support prioritization and decision-making.
Manage risks and dependencies.
Establish rhythms, metrics, and stakeholder engagement to advance platform initiatives.
Help bridge business and technical teams, strengthen adoption, and continuously improve platform value across the enterprise.