Senior Manager, Retail Web Technology

Charles Schwab Inc.•Austin, TX

3d•$129,000 - $210,000•Onsite

About The Position

Schwab is seeking an enterprising and passionate Senior Manager for its Retail Web Technology Group. This leader oversees the performance and growth of a multidisciplinary organization that includes engineers, architects, platform specialists, and technical program managers. The role requires strong leadership and management skills, an understanding of the company’s services and products, and the ability to coach, mentor, and guide teams toward success. The Senior Manager provides hands-on technical leadership in a flexible, collaborative, rapidly changing environment. The role owns the roadmap for production-biased initiatives and ensures that work is secure, scalable, operationally ready, and aligned with business value. The selected candidate is expected to work on site in the specified location(s). The position is eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities in addition to the salary range.

Requirements

10+ years of software engineering experience, including delivering complex technology solutions, platforms, or initiatives.
5+ years of people leadership experience, with demonstrated success hiring, developing, and retaining high-performing teams.
Strong technical leadership across platform engineering, cloud architecture, DevOps, production operations, and enterprise integration.
Strategic thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills to lead ambiguous technology initiatives from concept through production readiness while balancing innovation, business outcomes, and risk.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to translate technical tradeoffs into business value, risk, investment, and adoption considerations.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related technical field.
Currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without employer sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related technical field.
Strong technical expertise in modern architectures, cloud-native development, and engineering practices, with the ability to guide technical decisions and scalable solutions.
Cross-functional collaboration and influencing skills across Product, Risk, Legal/Compliance, Security, and business stakeholders.
Experience applying risk management principles to technology delivery and production readiness.
Ability to coach, mentor, and develop technical talent while creating alignment across multidisciplinary teams.
Ability to adapt priorities and approaches in a rapidly changing technology environment while maintaining focus on quality and results.

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and grow a multidisciplinary retail organization, including engineers, architects, platform specialists, and technical program managers.
Build team capabilities, hiring strategies, and succession plans that support Schwab’s retail technology roadmap.
Own the roadmap for production-biased initiatives, including platform architecture, delivery milestones, operational readiness, security reviews, and graduation criteria.
Partner with product, architecture, security, cloud, risk, legal, compliance, and business stakeholders to ensure incubation work is secure, scalable, and aligned to business value.
Create an operating model for intake, prioritization, delivery transparency, adoption planning, and transfer readiness.
Provide hands-on technical leadership to deliver high-quality solutions that meet business objectives.
Collaborate with partner organizations to define and execute transition plans, including transfer of platforms, operational processes, documentation, support models, and, when appropriate, personnel for long-term ownership.
Ensure retail initiatives progress against defined roadmaps with clear production and transfer criteria.