Manager, Aspiring Talent Academy

Charles Schwab; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid vacation and sabbatical program

Parental leave and family benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Job summary

Charles Schwab is seeking an Aspiring Talent Academy Manager to supervise, coach, and develop a team of 12-16 college students (Part-Time Apprentices and Summer Interns) within Client Service & Support. You will lead recruitment, onboarding, training, and ongoing development to create career paths at Schwab.

The role emphasizes coaching for business results, collaboration with Learning & Development, Talent Acquisition, and cross-team partners, with a strong focus on maintaining quality service

Qualifications

• Education Level Required: 4 Year College Degree or Equivalent Experience
• Licenses: Series 9/10, Series 7, and Series 63 (or 66) required.
• Strong understanding of the Better Way to Excellence processes
• Ability to coach for business results
• Solid knowledge of Call Center Management, processes & operations
• Proficiency with a PC to perform essential job functions
• Capable of troubleshooting basic PC problems and escalate when needed
• Must have current Schwab experience

Responsibilities

• Motivate and inspire team members, individually and as a group, to meet goals
• Provide 1-1 coaching and targeted performance feedback
• Manage performance by developing plans and training needs
• Partner with Learning & Development to train students
• Collaborate on campus recruiting efforts with Talent Acquisition and SCOUT
• Coordinate with Centralized Hiring on interviewing for diversity
• Assist with onboarding processes with STR, SSA, TA, and HR
• Monitor employee calls to assure quality and assess skills
• Serve as SME for internal processes and best practices
• Assist employees with licensing exam study and prep
• Coach employees during opportunities to help other partners
• Convert aspiring talent to full-time opportunities and maintain relationships
• Lead participants through Capstone projects and presentations

Skills

Coaching

Team Leadership

Recruiting

Onboarding

Performance Feedback

Training & Development

Education

4 Year College Degree or Equivalent Experience

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.

The primary responsibility of an Aspiring Talent Academy Manager is to supervise, coach and develop a team of 12-16 college students (Part-Time Apprentices and Summer Interns) in the conduct of their duties within the Client Service & Support department. All ATA Managers are responsible for recruiting, hiring, onboarding, training, coaching, and developing students to find careers at Schwab.

Responsibilities -

• Motivate and inspire team members, both on an individual and team level, with regards to achievement of corporate, business unit and personal goals
• Provide 1-1 coaching and targeted performance feedback to Employees.
• Effectively manage performance by customizing development plans and offering training-based development needs
• Partner with Learning & Development to train students on what is needed to meet Schwab's outstanding client service methods.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition and SCOUT on University campus recruiting efforts.
• Partner with the Centralized Hiring Team on Interviewing to hire a diverse workforce.
• Partner with STR, SSA, TA, and HR on employee onboarding
• Monitor Employee calls for the purpose of assuring quality and assessing skills.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for various internal processes and best practices.
• Partner with Licensing coaches to assist Employees with studies for the securities exams
• Coach Employees when opportunities to assist other business partners arise.
• Convert aspiring talent to Full-Time opportunities and maintain relationships to retain employees as they develop their careers.
• Introduce Better Way to Excellence Continuous Improvement processes to ATA Participants
• Lead participants through a 'Capstone' Project & Presentation

What you have

To ensure that we fulfill our promise of 'challenging the status quo,' this role has specific qualifications that successful candidates should have.

Required:

• Education Level Required: 4 Year College Degree or Equivalent Experience
• Series 9/10, Series 7, & Series 63 (or 66) required.
• Strong understanding of the Better Way to Excellence processes
• Ability to effectively coach for business results.
• Solid knowledge of Call Center Management, process & operations
• Proficiency in using a personal computer to perform essential job functions.
• Capable of troubleshooting basic PC problems and extend technical issues as needed.
• Must have current Schwab experience

Preferred:

• At least 3 Years of relevant work experience, with at least 2 in a role Managing people.
• Outstanding communication, listening, analytical and interpersonal skills
• Willingness to understand and support changes within the organization.
• Ability to lead Students through change and uncertainty in a positive manner.
• Able to quickly assimilate and understand the systems utilized throughout Schwab.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities & complex tasks simultaneously; assigning appropriate resources and ensuring quality, professional work is done that maintains high standards.

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