Business Systems Analyst - Patent Office

Charles Schwab; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Charles Schwab in Austin, TX is seeking an Intellectual Property Data Analyst to turn patent and technology data into actionable intelligence that informs portfolio decisions and leadership reporting.

You will develop dashboards and recurring reports, monitor technology trends and competitive activity, and partner with internal teams to identify opportunities and risks for patent strategy and innovation protection.

Qualifications

• Experience turning patent or technology data into actionable intelligence.
• Ability to develop dashboards and leadership-ready insights.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate patent portfolios for trends, growth, quality, technology coverage, and portfolio health.
• Develop metrics and insights to support portfolio decisions.
• Monitor competitors, technology trends, and patent activity across priority domains.
• Identify opportunities, risks and innovation trends impacting the company.
• Create dashboards and recurring reports summarizing portfolio activity and trends.
• Collaborate with relevant teams to coordinate invention-harvesting sessions.
• Maintain data quality and organize research data from patent databases.

Skills

Data analysis

Patent analytics

Dashboarding

Competitive intelligence

Portfolio benchmarking

Presentation

Tools

Patent databases

Job description

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 the specified location(s).

The Intellectual Property Data Analyst will turn patent and technology data into actionable intelligence that supports Schwab’s innovation and intellectual property objectives. This role focuses on business and patent analytics for portfolio benchmarking, technology landscape assessments, whitespace and trend analysis and competitive intelligence and develop dashboards and leadership-ready insights to support Schwab’s Intellectual Property strategy. The Analyst will provide intelligence that helps inform where Schwab should build, partner, or further evaluate opportunities while improving the analytical foundation for patent portfolio decisions and executive reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate patent portfolios for trends, growth, quality, technology coverage, and overall portfolio health.
• Develop metrics and insights that support Schwab’s portfolio decisions.
• Monitor competitors, technology trends, and patent activity across key priority domains.
• Identify opportunities, risks, emerging technologies, and innovation trends that may impact the company.
• Create dashboards, presentations, and recurring reports that summarize portfolio activity, technology trends, and competitive developments that present complex information in a clear and actionable manner.
• Partner with the Schwab Patent Office Director and business or technology teams to coordinate targeted invention-harvesting sessions.
• Review innovation themes, project information, and technology initiatives to help identify areas where patent, trade secret, or other innovation-protection approaches may warrant further evaluation.
• Monitor external developments relevant to patent, trade secret, and innovation protection strategies.
• Assist with preparing materials for invention workshops, Patent Forums, and innovation discussions.
• Maintain data quality and research resources.
• Collect, validate, and organize data from patent databases and other research sources.
• Maintain consistent reporting standards, research methods, and supporting documentation.