Sr Manager, AWS Post Execution, Reconciliation & Trade Error

The Charles Schwab Corporation; Lone Tree (CO); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation and sabbatical

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Job summary

The Charles Schwab Corporation is seeking a lead professional to support, enhance, and drive strategic improvements across critical trading platforms and advisor-facing technologies. The role emphasizes collaboration with Trading, Product, Operations, Sales, Relationship Management, and Technology to deliver impactful outcomes.

Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in financial services, strong project execution, and the ability to navigate complex environments.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in financial services or related field.
• Experience leading escalations and cross-functional initiatives.
• Deep understanding of trading tools, market structure and post-execution processes.
• Proven ability to drive strategic projects end-to-end and improve advisor experience.

Responsibilities

• Own and improve trading/platform-related initiatives and outages.
• Collaborate with Trading, Product, Operations, Sales, and Technology teams.
• Guide and mentor peers and ensure timely delivery of critical projects.
• Identify policy/process improvements to enhance business outcomes.
• Drive AI adoption and automation to increase efficiency and reliability.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Project execution

Tools

Trading platforms

AI & automation awareness

Job description

Your Opportunity

Schwab remains committed to providing increased visibility to career growth opportunities and job requirements. This posting announcement is part of increased transparency and while all qualified applicants will be reviewed and considered, this organization has a preferred candidate identified for this role.

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).

Charles Schwab has been a leader in financial services for over four decades, working to make investing more affordable, accessible, and understandable to all. Driven by our purpose to champion every client’s goals with passion and integrity, we’re committed to providing an environment that respects and appreciates the diversity of our employees, our clients, and the communities we serve. Our goal, as seen through clients' eyes, is that Schwab continuously improves on being a premier financial service provider through best-in-class service, technology, products, people and advice.

Advisor Wealth Services is the leading provider of custodial, trading, technology, and practice management to registered independent advisory firms. We provide access to sophisticated wealth-management services that help advisors attract and retain affluent clients, as well as compete and succeed in their business efforts. We provide dedicated service to these advisory firms. The focus is on building relationships and a more personalized approach to service. We build strong rapport with Investment Advisors, know them on a first name basis and provide one-on-one service that Schwab is known for.

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced professional with a passion for trading, financial technology, client service, and operational excellence. This role serves as a senior individual contributor responsible for supporting, enhancing, and driving strategic improvements across critical trading platforms and advisor-facing technologies.

The successful candidate embraces innovation and understands how emerging technologies, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), can improve operational efficiency, decision-making, client experience, and employee productivity. They are a self-starter who thrives in complex environments, takes ownership of challenging issues, and drives meaningful business outcomes through influence, expertise, and collaboration.

Advisor Services Post Execution - is a team of institutional trading professionals who differentiate themselves by combining a passion for service with a deep understanding of trading, post execution, and trade reconciliation activities.

Key Responsibilities for the role include, but not limited to:

• Determine how to use resources to meet schedules and goals.
• Applies broad range of knowledge, skills, and experiences within an area of expertise to assignments that are received in the form of tactical plans and objectives.
• Provide guidance to subordinates and/or peers within the latitude of established company policies.
• Participate in identification of possible policy and procedural changes within immediate organization to improve the business.
• Work on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth knowledge of the company and evaluation of intangibles.
• Working collaboratively with other managers and leadership in cross-departmental projects and initiatives.
• Ability to frequently interact with leaders, managers and/or customers normally involving matters between functional areas, other company divisions or units, or customers and the company.
• Own the business-side responseto trading outages and Key Business Transaction incidents, serving as the single accountable leader from activation through resolution
• Appropriate knowledge of functional area to impact strategy, policy and process development as technical expert and thought leader for area to improve business outcomes.
• Judgment in creating and determining the methods, techniques, and approaches for obtaining results.

What you have

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

Required:

• At least 7 years of financial services industry experience.
• Leader with the ability to handle second level escalations.
• Deep understanding of internal and external trading tools, market structure and the post execution process and systems.
• Lead and contribute to strategic cross-functional initiatives that improve advisor experience, platform capabilities, operational efficiency, and scalability.
• Develop project plans, document requirements, identify risks and dependencies, and drive initiatives through successful completion.
• Coordinate efforts across multiple business and technology teams to deliver critical projects and enhancements.
• Support organizational transformation efforts through process improvement, automation, and technology modernization initiatives.
• Drive measurable business outcomes through effective project execution and stakeholder alignment.
• Must work well in a collaborative team environment, including cross locations.
• Series 7,63, 57 (required) Series 9 & 10 or 24 brokerage licenses. (required)

Success in this role will be demonstrated through:

• Delivery of exceptional advisor and stakeholder experiences.
• Successful execution of strategic projects and technology initiatives.
• Increased operational efficiency through process optimization, automation, and AI adoption.
• Improved platform stability, service quality, and business outcomes.
• Strong partnerships across Trading, Product, Operations, Sales, Relationship Management, and Technology teams.
• Meaningful contributions to innovation, scalability, risk reduction, and continuous improvement.

This position offers the opportunity to serve as a highly influential individual contributor at the intersection oftrading, fintech, technology, AI innovation, project leadership, operational excellence, and client service, helping shape the future of advisor trading capabilities while driving impactful business outcomes across the organization.

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