Director, AI Acceleration & Enterprise Strategy

Charles Schwab; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 380,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Paid time for vacation, volunteering,

sabbatical after every 5 years of non-

Paid parental leave and family

Tuition reimbursement

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Job summary

Charles Schwab seeks a Director to lead the AI Acceleration function, translating AI strategy into measurable business outcomes. You will oversee end-to-end AI execution, from concept acceleration to enterprise-scale enablement, reporting to the Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer.

This role requires broad financial-services experience, credible AI fluency, and the ability to drive work across multiple business and technology teams.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in financial services.
• Experience leading enterprise-wide AI initiatives spanning multiple businesses.
• Leading large-scale transformation programs, including AI Acceleration.
• Credible AI fluency with knowledge of tools, vendors and trends.
• Experience operating at the intersection of business and technology leadership.
• Excellent executive communication skills.
• Experience negotiating complex agreements with AI/tech providers.
• Ability to own the collective AI roadmap across portfolios.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead a high-performing AI Acceleration team across multiple functions.
• Own the firmwide AI roadmap for high-priority products/use cases.
• Partner with executive leadership to shape AI strategies and required infrastructure.
• Build and scale functions to deliver business impact from AI.
• Design and implement governance across AI initiatives including risk and compliance.
• Provide executive-level reporting on AI progress, risks and outcomes.
• Negotiate enterprise AI and data agreements with strategic partners.
• Coordinate AI platforms, tooling, and data capabilities across the org.

Skills

AI strategy

Executive leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Program leadership

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Business-technology liaison

Roadmap planning

Communication skills

Enterprise architecture

Job description

Charles Schwab seeks a Director to lead the AI Acceleration function, translating AI strategy into measurable business outcomes. You will oversee end-to-end AI execution, from concept acceleration to enterprise-scale enablement, reporting to the Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer.

This role requires broad financial-services experience, credible AI fluency, and the ability to drive work across multiple business and technology teams.