Senior Data Risk & Lineage Manager

Charles Schwab; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid sabbatical after 5 years

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Job summary

Charles Schwab is seeking a Senior Data Risk Engineer within Schwab Data to strengthen the firm’s ability to proactively identify and mitigate data risk across complex data lineages. The role emphasizes data governance, risk metrics, and collaboration with analytics and AI teams.

You will partner with business and technology teams to operationalize data lineage-driven risk decisions and drive improvements in data safety and compliance, working on-site in Austin, TX.

Qualifications

• Experience identifying, analyzing, and mitigating data risk across data integrity, quality, security, and privacy.
• Ability to gather and interpret data lineage and data flows to identify risk concentrations across end-to-end processes.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking to translate lineage and risk signals into prioritization insights.
• Ability to work through ambiguity and mobilize cross-functional teams to address data risks.
• Strong communication to explain data lineage concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience operationalizing data risk metrics and monitoring trends.
• Proficiency with data governance, risk management, and metadata tools; familiarity with SQL.
• Bachelor’s degree or 5+ years in data fields; 5+ years in data strategy/analytics/governance/engineering.
• Proven track record leading and developing business change initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Identify critical data flows and assess risk exposure across end-to-end data lineages.
• Translate insights into prioritization signals and actionable roadmaps.
• Define risk criteria, surface tradeoffs, and mobilize teams to address material risks.
• Operationalize metrics and tracking through targeted reporting; elevate emerging risks to senior management.

Skills

Data risk analysis

Data lineage analysis

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Governance & metadata

SQL proficiency

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree or 5+ years in data fields

Tools

Jira

Job description

Charles Schwab is seeking a Senior Data Risk Engineer within Schwab Data to strengthen the firm’s ability to proactively identify and mitigate data risk across complex data lineages. The role emphasizes data governance, risk metrics, and collaboration with analytics and AI teams.

You will partner with business and technology teams to operationalize data lineage-driven risk decisions and drive improvements in data safety and compliance, working on-site in Austin, TX.