Sr Manager, IT Product Management Lead

The Charles Schwab Corporation; Lone Tree (CO); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid time off and sabbatical

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Job summary

The Charles Schwab Corporation in Lone Tree, CO is seeking a Business Strategy & Data Governance Lead to partner across Product, Technology, and Risk to shape RDP strategy and governance.

You will translate enterprise priorities into actionable plans, establish data governance across CAT, O2, and RDP, and collaborate with senior leaders to drive measurable outcomes. This role offers on-site collaboration and a path for growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• 10+ years in strategy, data management, or related leadership roles.
• Ability to assess complex information and translate to leadership recommendations.
• Experience building strategy with measurable outcomes.
• Strong data governance and data management knowledge.
• Experience in regulated environments.
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders and lead with ambiguity.
• Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Translate enterprise priorities into strategic recommendations and investments for RDP.
• Collaborate across Product, Technology, and Business Architecture to align roadmaps and execution.
• Lead CSDM data governance across CAT, O2, and RDP and establish operating model.
• Provide leadership visibility into governance priorities, risk exposure, remediation progress, and maturity.
• Identify opportunities to simplify processes and improve controls.
• Develop executive-ready materials and drive cross-functional engagement.
• Evaluate AI opportunities with governance lens.
• Focus on scalable strategy and governance for future growth.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Critical thinking

Ambiguity management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

MBA or advanced degree

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).

The Business Strategy & Data Governance Lead serves as a strategic partner within the Client & Securities Data Management (CSDM) organization. The Strategy Lead will assess, synthesize, and communicate insights from emerging trends, opportunities, and risks to inform and support leadership’s strategic planning and decision-making for Reference Data Platforms (RDP). The role will help translate enterprise and CSDM priorities into clear strategic choices, investment recommendations, measurable outcomes, and actionable plans for RDP.

In parallel, the role will reestablish and lead the data governance strategy for the full CSDM portfolio, including Client & Account Technology (CAT), Offer Order/Client Understand (O2), and RDP. The Lead will partner across Product Management, Business Architecture, Technology, Data, Risk, Compliance, and Operations to strengthen accountability for data, improve data quality and control outcomes, and provide leadership with the information needed to manage data-related priorities and risks.

What you will do:

RDP Business Strategy & Decision Support

• Lead RDP strategy by translating enterprise priorities, market trends, risks, and opportunities into clear recommendations, measurable outcomes, and investment decisions.
• Partner across Product, Technology, and Business Architecture to align strategy, roadmaps, capabilities, and execution priorities.

CSDM Data Governance Leadership

• Reestablish and lead CSDM data governance across CAT, O2, and RDP to strengthen accountability, data quality, controls, and responsible data use.
• Define a practical CSDM data governance operating model with clear ownership, stewardship, decision rights, escalation paths, and accountability.
• Provide leadership visibility into governance priorities, risk exposure, remediation progress, and maturity.

Strategic Transformation & Operating Model Evolution

• Identify opportunities to simplify processes, improve controls, and increase organizational effectiveness.
• Partner with Business Architecture and Product leadership to ensure future-state capabilities and operating models support RDP strategic outcomes.
• Help leadership prioritize transformation activity based on value, readiness, risk, dependencies, and capacity.

Executive Communications & Stakeholder Engagement

• Develop executive-ready materials, decision narratives, and recommendations that drive alignment and timely action.
• Facilitate cross-functional engagement and represent RDP strategy and CSDM governance in enterprise forums.

AI Strategy & Innovation

• Evaluate AI and emerging technology opportunities through a business-value, data-readiness, risk, and governance lens.
• Champion responsible AI adoption and outcome measurement across the organization.

Role Agility & Future Growth

• Focus on the areas of highest strategic value while maintaining flexibility as priorities, technology, and organizational needs evolve.
• Build scalable strategy and governance practices that can expand with future role maturity.

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 Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of experience in strategy, business transformation, data management, product management, consulting, or related leadership roles.
• Demonstrated ability to assess complex information, synthesize insights, and translate findings into clear leadership recommendations.
• Experience developing business or portfolio strategies and defining measurable outcomes.
• Strong understanding of data governance, data quality, and data management principles.
• Experience working in complex, highly regulated environments.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders, facilitate decisions, and lead through ambiguity.
• Exceptional executive communication, presentation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Proven ability to build alignment and drive outcomes across multiple organizations without direct authority.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience establishing or reestablishing enterprise or portfolio-level data governance programs.
• Knowledge of securities, reference data, client, account, or master data management domains.
• Experience supporting product operating models and agile portfolio management.
• Experience assessing, deploying, or governing AI-enabled capabilities.
• Advanced degree, such as an MBA or related field.

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