Senior Manager, Business Strategy

Charles Schwab; West Lake (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Charles Schwab is seeking a Strategic Compensation Program Manager to shape multi-year compensation strategies through data-driven insights. You will lead analytics, governance, and cross-functional execution with HR, Legal, Tech, Product, and Retail teams, driving adoption and stakeholder alignment across the organization.

The role emphasizes executive storytelling, business-case development, and change management to deliver scalable solutions in a complex financial services environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of program management or related experience, including setting strategic vision, developing business cases, and executing initiatives end-to-end.
• Ability to analyze complex business problems, synthesize data, and develop practical, scalable solutions.
• Ability to lead complex strategy and execution work with compensation knowledge or quickly build compensation acumen.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional partners and influencing decisions through clear communication.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, prioritize competing demands, and adapt to evolving business needs.
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without employer sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Develop multi-year compensation strategy and roadmap.
• Evaluate compensation practices for effectiveness, scalability, and employee experience.
• Assess market, business and organizational trends to inform recommendations.
• Analyze compensation-related data to identify trends, risks, and business impacts.
• Develop data-driven recommendations that support strategic decisions.
• Translate analyses into actionable insights for leaders and stakeholders.
• Develop decision-ready materials and governance for compensation changes.
• Lead compensation initiatives from ideation through implementation.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and execution.
• Collaborate with partners across Compensation, HR, Legal, Compliance, Technology, Product, and Retail Field Leadership.
• Support change management and adoption of program enhancements.
• Prepare and deliver presentations for senior leaders.

Skills

Program management

Data analysis

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic planning

Change management

Stakeholder communication

Executive communication

Business case development

Education

Bachelor's degree

CCP/SHRM/PMP certification

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Salesforce

Microsoft Teams

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.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Compensation Planning

• Contribute to the development and execution of a multi-year compensation strategy and roadmap.
• Evaluate current compensation practices and identify opportunities to improve effectiveness, scalability, and employee experience.
• Assess market, business, and organizational trends to inform compensation recommendations.

Compensation Analytics & Insights

• Analyze compensation-related data to identify trends, opportunities, risks, and business impacts.
• Develop data-driven recommendations that support strategic decision making.
• Translate complex analyses into actionable insights for business leaders and stakeholders.

Program Leadership & Execution

• Develop decision-ready materials and support governance for compensation-related changes, including clear articulation of objectives, rationale, data insights, risks, tradeoffs, stakeholder impacts and implementation considerations.
• Lead compensation-related initiatives from ideation through implementation.
• Develop business cases, project plans, success measures, and implementation strategies.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and successful execution.

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Collaborate with partners across Compensation, HR, Legal, Compliance, Technology, Product, and Retail Field Leadership.
• Facilitate discussions to resolve complex issues and align stakeholders around solutions.
• Build trusted relationships across multiple functions and levels of leadership.

Change Management & Adoption

• Support communication and adoption of compensation program enhancements and strategy changes.
• Develop approaches that drive stakeholder understanding, engagement, and successful implementation.
• Navigate evolving business priorities and organizational change effectively.

Executive Communication

• Prepare and deliver presentations, recommendations, and analyses for senior leaders.
• Communicate complex concepts in a clear, concise, and compelling manner.
• Influence decisions through sound judgment, strong business acumen, and effective storytelling.

What you have

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of program management or related experience, including setting strategic vision, developing business cases, and executing initiatives end-to-end.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex business problems, synthesize data, and develop practical, scalable solutions.
• Ability to lead complex strategy and execution work in partnership with other enterprises, with either compensation subject matter knowledge or the ability to quickly build compensation acumen.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional partners and influencing decisions through clear, effective communication.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, prioritize competing demands, and adapt to evolving business needs.
• Strong relationship-building skills with the ability to partner effectively across multiple stakeholder groups.
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without employer sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within financial services, with exposure to compensation strategy, incentive plan design, or related programs.
• Familiarity with working alongside technology and product teams, including participation in platform, data, or system-related discussions.
• Exposure to tools such as Salesforce, Tableau, Microsoft Teams, Power BI, or similar systems supporting analytics, reporting, and collaboration.
• Experience supporting change management or driving adoption of new programs or initiatives across distributed teams.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, Finance, Economics, Organizational Development, or a related field preferred.
• Professional certifications such as CCP, SHRM, PMP, or related credentials are a plus.

What Success Looks Like

• Defines clear strategies and translates them into actionable plans.
• Uses data and analytics to inform decisions and recommendations.
• Influences stakeholders and drives alignment across diverse teams.
• Demonstrates sound judgment when navigating ambiguity and competing priorities.
• Effectively leads large-scale initiatives from concept through execution.
• Communicates clearly and confidently with senior leaders and business partners.