Director, Software Development & Engineering Senior (PL)

Charles Schwab; Southlake (TX); Hybrid; USD 136,000 - 305,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Director of Software Development & Engineering to lead critical technology initiatives. This role demands a visionary leader capable of driving complex projects and managing cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment. You will be pivotal in shaping the technology strategy and ensuring the successful delivery of innovative solutions that align with business goals. If you are passionate about technology and thrive in a collaborative atmosphere, this opportunity offers the chance to make a significant impact on the future of finance and technology.

Benefits

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation and volunteering time

28-day sabbatical after 5 years

Paid parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in IT team leadership and project management.
• Experience in Financial Services Industry is a plus.
• Ability to manage complex projects with multiple dependencies.

Responsibilities

• Drive delivery of business and technology critical programs.
• Lead a dynamic team of engineers and technical analysts.
• Ensure platform scalability and readiness for enterprise-wide adoption.

Skills

Leadership

Project Management

Agile Methodologies

Technical Analysis

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

CI/CD

Cloud Technologies

Microservices

DevOps

Job description

Your opportunity

Director, Software Development & Engineering Senior (PL) - Core Integration & Strategy

Corporate Overview

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.

The Schwab Technology Services group develops, maintains, and supports end-to-end technology services. We strive to ensure our business and technology partners get the right services at the right cost, and the quality levels meet or exceed their needs and expectations.

The Core Integration & Strategy (CSI) group is accountable for the technology strategy, implementation, and execution of business critical, complex, cross vertical initiatives across Core Technology Solutions (CTS) and its partner organizations within STS and allied business portfolios. Recent examples include Account Number Expansion (ANEx) for the Broker Dealer Modernization initiative, Clearing conversion, Cashiering Instructions conversion, Scalability and Winddown programs and projects across STS for the Ameritrade Integration initiative.

The Opportunity

The primary responsibility of this role is to drive the delivery of business and technology critical programs from the ideation phase through to Implementation; and be the single point of accountability with business, technology, operations, and project services partners. You will be accountable for developing and supporting technology SDLC processes, frameworks and teams that enable the delivery of these types of initiatives.

This role requires leading a dynamic team of people and process leaders, individual contributors including Engineers in Development and Test, Technical Analysts, Scrum Masters, program management, as well as effectively collaborating with cross enterprise Managers. This leader must have strong execution, organizational and people leadership capabilities to lead Agile-oriented Product Development teams. The ability to understand and align with technology and business goals and communicate to senior business leadership is an essential component of the role. Candidates should have a passion for influencing and inspiring leaders and teams from Technology and across the enterprise in delivering critical and innovative solutions that meet Schwab’s business needs.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Lead the end-to-end architecture and development of a scalable, resilient, and secure enterprise move money platform.
• Partner with product, architecture, compliance, and infrastructure teams to define and align on platform vision and delivery roadmap.
• Drive strategic alignment across business units, technology teams, and external partners.
• Serve as a senior liaison to product management, risk, regulatory, and operations stakeholders.
• Translate complex business and regulatory requirements into technical deliverables.
• Own the successful delivery of multi-year enterprise initiatives, managing scope, budget, and timeline across multiple workstreams.
• Implement engineering best practices, continuous integration, and high-quality release pipelines for fast, safe, and sustainable delivery.
• Ensure platform scalability and readiness for enterprise-wide adoption.
• Build and lead a high-performing team of engineering managers, tech leads, and software engineers.
• Promote a culture of ownership, innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence.
• Drive career development, succession planning, and hiring strategies to support platform growth.

What you have

Ideal Candidate

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related discipline.
• 10+ years of leading and managing IT teams, with project management, resource management, and offshore resource management capabilities.
• 3+ years of experience in Financial Services Industry a plus.
• 5+ years of experience with running medium to large/complex projects with multiple dependencies.

Base Compensation: $136,900-$304,200. Your compensation may be different. Talk with your Talent Advisor to learn more. In addition to the salary range, this role is also eligible for bonus or other incentive opportunities.

Leadership and Management

• Demonstrated ability to define and communicate strategy and vision and influence across the Enterprise is essential.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively inspire and influence teams and partners in delivering technology enabled business solutions that meet business needs.
• Ability to execute at scale in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to build strong relationships and promote collaboration.
• Ability to identify talent, recruit, hire, and build high performing teams.
• Ability to coach, mentor, and provide direct, timely performance feedback; experience setting direction, tracking progress, and ensuring accountability.
• Strong interpersonal, analytical, problem solving and organizational skills.
• Ability to independently work as a contributing member in a high-paced and focused team. Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to thrive in a flexible and fast-paced environment across multiple time zones and locations.
• Experience in planning, implementation, and support of business application components, including change and release management.

Technical

• Professional experience building scalable enterprise applications with high availability and reliability.
• Strong technology affinity and experience, as well as attention to detail and the ability to design, execute against strategic goals.
• Experience leading in an Agile delivery environment and implementing continuous delivery is a big plus.
• Good knowledge of IT/software technology and trends, domain knowledge and experience in infrastructure support, application development, and cloud-based application development, web services, middleware, operating systems, databases, networking, security, and business intelligence.
• Deep understanding of Rest APIs & Microservices architecture, CI/CD, DevOps, Cloud Technologies & Container platforms. Experience leading legacy technology stack is a plus.

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 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