Director, Software Development & Engineering (PL) - Brokerage Customer & Account Technology

The Charles Schwab Corporation; Southlake (TX); On-site; USD 190,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Bonus opportunities

Professional development

Job summary

The Charles Schwab Corporation is seeking a Director, Software Development & Engineering to lead the modernization of broker-dealer platforms and drive an AI-first engineering strategy. You will define vision, architecture, and operating models, and shepherd multi-year transformation across teams and vendors.

You will guide initiatives applying AI to requirements, development, testing, and production, while improving delivery speed, cost, and risk.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience managing broker-dealer systems with a focus on system transformation.
• Deep knowledge of broker-dealer capabilities and operations, including regulatory considerations affecting technology platforms.
• Demonstrated experience leading large-scale, complex technology transformations from strategy through implementation.
• Broad technical expertise across application development, cloud-based development, web services, middleware, operating systems, databases, networking, security, and IT infrastructure.
• Demonstrated experience leading AI-first delivery across the software development lifecycle, including the application of generative or agentic AI to system analysis, requirements, testing, code modernization, documentation, or production operations.
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing legacy-system exit strategies, including system decomposition, data migration, technical-debt reduction, and platform decommissioning.
• Demonstrated experience building and leading high-performing, globally distributed engineering teams.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders, establish clear expectations, resolve competing priorities, and maintain accountability for transformation outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Define the vision, architecture, operating model, and execution discipline to modernize critical platforms.
• Lead AI-first engineering initiatives across requirements analysis, development, testing, and production operations.
• Oversee vendor relationships and manage globally distributed teams through multi-year transformations.
• Balance business priorities, regulatory expectations, architecture, data, and engineering practices into a clear transformation roadmap.
• Influence senior leaders and maintain accountability for transformation outcomes.

Skills

Broker-dealer systems

AI-first delivery

Leadership

Stakeholder influence

Transformation experience

Cloud development

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Cloud platforms

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).

Schwab Technology Services enables the future of how clients manage their money by delivering innovative and reliable technology products and services. As Director, Software Development & Engineering, you will lead the transformation of Schwab's Client Data Platform and other shared broker-dealer capabilities, advancing a unified technology strategy across multiple business domains. You will establish the vision, architecture, operating model, and execution discipline needed to modernize critical platforms, retire legacy systems, reduce technical complexity, and improve the quality, resiliency, and scalability of the technology that supports our clients.

This role provides an opportunity to define and operationalize an AI-first engineering model that incorporates generative and agentic AI throughout the software development lifecycle. You will guide teams in applying AI to requirements analysis, system understanding, development, testing, documentation, modernization, and production operations while establishing measurable improvements in delivery speed, quality, cost, and risk. Your strategic thinking and decision-making will help connect business priorities, regulatory expectations, architecture, data, and engineering practices into a clear, executable transformation roadmap.

You will collaborate with senior leaders, technology partners, and cross-functional teams to navigate complex organizational and regulatory considerations, establish priorities, and drive accountability for multi-year transformation outcomes. You will also oversee technology vendor relationships and lead globally distributed teams through significant changes in platforms, processes, and ways of working. Success will require the ability to solve complex problems, adapt the strategy as conditions evolve, communicate with transparency, and develop technical and managerial talent capable of sustaining an AI-enabled engineering organization.

What you have

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field


• 10+ years of experience managing broker-dealer systems with a focus on system transformation


• Deep knowledge of broker-dealer capabilities and operations, including the regulatory considerations affecting technology platforms


• Demonstrated experience leading large-scale, complex technology transformations from strategy through implementation


• Broad technical expertise across application development, cloud-based development, web services, middleware, operating systems, databases, networking, security, and IT infrastructure


• Demonstrated experience leading AI-first delivery across the software development lifecycle, including the application of generative or agentic AI to system analysis, requirements, testing, code modernization, documentation, or production operations


• Demonstrated experience developing and executing legacy-system exit strategies, including system decomposition, data migration, technical-debt reduction, and platform decommissioning


• Demonstrated experience building and leading high-performing, globally distributed engineering teams


• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders, establish clear expectations, resolve competing priorities, and maintain accountability for transformation outcomes

Preferred qualifications

• Experience transforming legacy or mainframe-centered engineering environments into modern, distributed technology platforms


• Experience applying AI to understand, reverse engineer, modernize, or retire complex legacy systems


• Ability to connect organizational strategy, architecture, engineering practices, operating processes, and platform economics when making decisions


• Experience establishing measurable improvements in engineering velocity, quality, cost, resiliency, and operational risk


• Experience evaluating, selecting, and managing IT services providers and third-party technology vendors


• Ability to operate effectively through ambiguity while maintaining disciplined execution and a strong focus on outcomes


• Ability to communicate complex technology strategies clearly and credibly to executive, business, and engineering audiences


• Demonstrated ability to identify, mentor, and develop technical and managerial talent at scale


• Experience developing an engineering culture that embraces automation, transparency, adaptability, continuous learning, and shared accountability

In addition to the salary range, this role is eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities.

What's in it for you

At Schwab, you're empowered to shape your future. We champion your growth through meaningful work, continuous learning, and a culture of trust and collaboration - so you can build the skills to make a lasting impact. 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 plan


• Paid time for vacation, volunteering, and 28-day sabbatical after every 5 years of service for eligible positions


• Paid parental leave and family building benefits


• Tuition reimbursement


• Health, dental, and vision insurance