Your opportunity

We believe that, when done right, investing liberates people to create their own destiny. We are driven by our purpose to champion every client’s goals with passion and integrity. We respect and appreciate the diversity of our employees, our clients, and the communities we serve. We challenge conventions strategically to create value for our clients, our firm and the world. We live and bring to life the concept of ‘own your tomorrow’ every day. We champion our employee strengths, guide their development, and invest in their long-term success. We hire optimistic, results-oriented, curious, innovative, and adaptable people with the desire to help our clients and one another succeed.

As a company, we were established by Chuck over 40 years ago to champion Main Street over Wall Street, and to help Americans transform themselves from earners to owners. Through advocacy and innovation, we work to make investing more affordable, accessible and understandable for all.  As we enter our fifth decade, we are looking for talented, innovative and driven people who believe they can help themselves, and our clients, create a better future.

As the Infrastructure and Operations Project Management Office (I&O PMO), we drive the efficient delivery of critical infrastructure and operational initiatives by providing project delivery planning, alignment, optimization, and execution. Our mission is to ensure projects are executed to deliver the planned scope on time, within budget, within our governance framework, and to the highest quality standards, to support our organizational goals and long-term sustainability. By fostering collaboration, innovation, and accountability, we empower teams to deliver transformative solutions that meet evolving business needs.

Our Opportunity:

The I&O PMO within Schwab Technology Infrastructure Services (STS) seeks a professional self-starter with proven project management skills. The successful candidate will be an active member of the PMO team, and will be highly capable at providing project management services, communication, organization, business savvy, and relational skills. Experience building business relationships beyond the project as well as supporting multiple projects and/or project managers is essential. This position will report to the Senior Manager within the I&O PMO and will work across multiple domains within the I&O organization and at times, across STS.

What you’ll do:

Independently and proactively leads/manages multiple small and/or medium sized projects with other coordination efforts as assigned.Timely and accurate record maintenance (Clarity, Confluence, Jira, SharePoint, Excel). Create project schedules and timelines. Identify, track, and manage project or initiative deliverables, risk, and/or issues.Create slides capturing key project information for use in project/program status updates to leadership.Analyzes and evaluates project/program plans and makes decisions within general parameters. Performs detailed needs assessments and identifies project/program priorities, risks, and issues. Proactive communicator both written and verbal; uses all communication methods (voice calls, IM, email, MS Office documents, etc.) to proactively manage the project details, update documentation, manage risk/issues, convey status, approval requests, and escalations to senior manager, key stakeholders, sponsor, and project stakeholders.Communicates moderately complex concepts and interacts with others to inform and direct action. Collaborates regularly with peers or external and internal partners. Utilizes both technical and business expertise to develop detailed project plans and needs/impacts assessments. Manages the implementation from resource allocation, progress tracking, change and control, testing, training to on-time delivery within budget. Coordinate governance meetings alongside subject matter experts (SMEs).Adhere to internal governance controls, processes, and procedures.Communicate project status updates, risks, issues, and regular updates to PMO and project leadership team members.Facilitate meetings, create and publish meeting agendas and minutes.Aggressively follow-up with all project related action items.Assist with the tracking of business and technical deliverables and keep all project documentation plans up to date.Assist with PMO related administrative duties as assigned.Serves as a resource to associate level project managers for basic project management concepts and techniques (as needed/directed).What you have
3-5+ years of technical Project Management experienceBA/BS degree, technical degree preferred.Delivers consistent and accurate work proactively and routinely.Excellent written/verbal communication skills.Highly organized and able to manage many tasks at once.Able to work independently, seeking guidance at appropriate times.Detail oriented and capable of tracking and maintaining large amounts of project data through several different systems.Strong interpersonal, analytical, influencing, prioritization, and conflict avoidance/resolution skills.Knowledge of MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word and Outlook) plus MS Project.In addition, ideal candidates will also have the following preferred qualifications:PMP preferredPrevious experience working in an Agile environment is preferred. CSM certification a plus. Working knowledge of SharePointBackground experience in financial services or technology industry.Experience with and understanding of various project management methodologies such as Agile/Scrum, Waterfall, RUP, etc.Experience using JIRA.

"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 planPaid time for vacation, volunteering, and 28-day sabbatical after every 5 years of service for eligible positionsPaid parental leave and family building benefitsTuition reimbursementHealth, dental, and vision insurance Apply Save job