Senior Manager, RCSA Taxonomy & Facilitation (PL)

Charles Schwab; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchase plan

Sabbatical program

Job summary

Charles Schwab seeks a Senior Manager, RCSA Management, Taxonomy & Facilitation to lead the STS Risk Services RCSA program. You will oversee taxonomy, controls, facilitation, and governance across risk teams, audit, SOX, and enterprise oversight, enabling credible risk outcomes.

The role also supports responsible AI adoption with governance and oversight. The candidate will coach a high-performing team, partner with technology, risk, and business lines, and deliver executive insights through

Qualifications

• 7+ years in technology risk management, cybersecurity risk, or related disciplines with leadership experience.
• 3+ years of people leadership, coaching, and performance management in a matrixed environment.
• Strong understanding of technology risk, cybersecurity risk, control design, control evaluation, and frameworks (NIST, ISO, COBIT).
• Broad understanding of enterprise tech environments and risk implications in large financial services.
• Experience creating risk metrics, dashboards, and executive reporting; ability to communicate risk clearly.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing RCSA management team.
• Maintain and mature the STS RCSA process, taxonomy catalog, and guidance.
• Define facilitation standards, quality expectations, and scalable processes.
• Develop centralized reporting and executive-ready insights for risk status and trends.

Skills

People leadership

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Governance & controls

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in technology or related field

Tools

MyGRC

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).

The Senior Manager, RCSA Management, Taxonomy & Facilitation is a People Leader responsible for leading a team that strengthens, sustains, and continuously matures STS Risk Services’ RCSA practices. This role oversees process taxonomy, risk and control alignment, facilitation standards, quality management, reporting, stakeholder guidance, and governance routines that enable consistent execution of the STS Risk and Control Self-Assessment program. The leader will partner across STS leadership, technology and business teams, first- and second-line risk partners, Internal Audit, Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, and enterprise oversight functions to drive credible RCSA outcomes, improve control quality, and support risk-informed decision making. The role also supports responsible innovation by safely developing and adopting AI-enabled business process changes through appropriate governance, controls, transparency, human oversight, monitoring, and alignment to enterprise standards.

Position Responsibilities:

• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team responsible for RCSA management, taxonomy, facilitation, reporting, and quality routines, ensuring clear priorities, effective execution, and continued professional growth.
• Maintain and mature the STS RCSA process, risk, control, and taxonomy catalog in MyGRC, ensuring alignment with corporate requirements, industry frameworks, enterprise taxonomy expectations, and STS risk management objectives.
• Define, maintain, and continuously improve RCSA practice guidance, facilitation standards, quality expectations, and scalable ways of working based on enterprise requirements, stakeholder needs, recurring execution themes, and program maturity opportunities.
• Oversee routines to identify controls, processes, and risk statements requiring refinement; partner with STS disciplines, control owners, and risk partners to improve control design, evidence quality, issue linkage, and alignment to corporate standards, regulatory expectations, and recognized technology risk frameworks.
• Develop and maintain procedures, templates, decision criteria, and operating routines that support consistent execution of RCSA, control refinement, issue management alignment, quality assurance, and annual or quarterly certification activities.
• Establish, enhance, and maintain centralized reporting and executive-ready insights that communicate RCSA status, control quality themes, risk trends, issue linkages, progress against commitments, and areas requiring leadership attention.
• Develop and maintain strong partnerships across STS leadership, technology and business management, Technology Risk Management, Cybersecurity, Internal Audit, Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, Enterprise Operational Risk Management, and other oversight partners to support aligned risk practices and credible RCSA outcomes.
• Promote the safe adoption of AI in business processes by helping the team and STS partners identify AI-enabled process changes, assess related technology and operational risks, align usage with enterprise AI governance expectations, and incorporate appropriate controls, transparency, human oversight, and monitoring into RCSA practices.
• Build trusted relationships with business, technology, risk, compliance, and audit partners across Charles Schwab Corporation and its affiliates to influence effective risk decisions and drive consistent adoption of RCSA practices.
• Develop and mature internal processes, tools, workflows, automation opportunities, and approved AI capabilities that improve team efficiency, strengthen risk outcomes, reduce manual effort, and support sustainable execution of RCSA management responsibilities.
• May travel minimally as part of training and ongoing program developments and improvements.

What you have

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in technology risk management, cybersecurity risk, operational risk, audit, compliance, or related first- or second-line risk disciplines, with demonstrated experience leading complex risk programs or governance routines.
• 3+ years of people leadership experience, including coaching, performance management, prioritization, workload management, and development of risk professionals in a matrixed environment.
• Strong understanding of technology risk, cybersecurity risk, control design, control evaluation, and industry frameworks such as NIST, ISO, COBIT, and other relevant standards used to assess technology and cybersecurity control environments.
• Broad understanding of enterprise technology environments, cybersecurity practices, third-party dependencies, data considerations, emerging technologies, and related risk implications in a largescale financial services environment.
• Demonstrated ability to influence, negotiate, and align priorities across first-line technology teams, second-line oversight functions, audit partners, and senior stakeholders while maintaining risk discipline and constructive partnership.
• Experience developing risk metrics, quality indicators, executive dashboards, reporting narratives, and insights that clearly communicate control performance, program health, risk trends, and management actions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess complex risk and control issues, identify root causes, evaluate alternatives, and translate findings into practical recommendations and measurable improvements.
• Proven ability to design, implement, and sustain scalable business processes, governance routines, reporting capabilities, and supporting tools across multiple technology, risk, and business disciplines.
• Experience owning or materially contributing to RCSA methodology, practice guidance, control taxonomy, facilitation materials, quality assurance standards, and program procedures.
• Ability to translate business, technology, and risk needs into clear requirements, operating procedures, reporting capabilities, and practical solutions that support consistent risk management execution.
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, CGEIT, or other technology risk, cybersecurity, audit, or governance credentials are a plusSelf-directed leader who can operate independently, lead through ambiguity, manage competing priorities, facilitate cross-functional working groups, and drive outcomes through others
• Bachelor’s degree in technology, cybersecurity, risk management, business, or a related field.
• Experience supporting responsible innovation or AI-enabled business process changes through risk assessment, governance alignment, control identification, data handling expectations, validation, monitoring, and human oversight.
• Demonstrated ownership mindset, sound judgment, accountability, and commitment to delivering high-quality risk outcomes in a complex, fast-paced environment.

In addition to the salary range, this role is also 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