Sr Manager, Software Development & Engineering Lead (PL)

Your opportunity

At Schwab, you are 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.

Schwab Technology Services enables the future of how clients manage their money by providing innovative and reliable technology products and services as a part of our ongoing commitment to democratize access to investing and financial planning.

Schwab is looking for a Sr. Manager to join our Stock Plan Services team. This leader will be responsible for all aspects of the day-to-day responsibilities leading multiple scrum teams. Specific duties include talent development, coaching, recruiting, performance management, career growth and supporting our development, technology and business partners’ needs. In addition to this, the leader will be responsible for setting up development best practices, processes and tools to ensure Stock Plan Services initiatives are completed with high quality. Our ideal candidate is a servant leader who can lead multiple parallel initiatives – big and small - with attention to detail, manage business partner expectation, but above all is passionate about technology and coaching engineers. This position will have reporting associates in geo dispersed locations and will need to be an excellent communicator to staff and partners.

What you have

Required Qualifications

LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT

• 4+ years of leading and/or managing engineering teams, includes project, resource, and offshore management responsibilities.
• Ability to identify, recruit, hire, and build high-performing teams.
• Ability to coach, mentor, and provide direct, timely performance feedback.
• Good judgment and the ability to handle stressful situations.
• Broad knowledge of software engineering: languages, frameworks, techniques, industry trends, etc.
• Proficient managing multiple priorities in a dynamic, geographically dispersed environment.
• Deep understanding of SDLC, agile software development methodologies, values, and procedures.
• Ability to analyze, propose and implement timely, cost effective, quality solutions for all issues or problems within area of responsibility.
• Strong influencing, negotiation, and problem-solving skills with an ability to identify stakeholders, assess their needs and manage their expectations through effective communication.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (includes ability to compose and deliver technical presentations or other forms of documentation to various levels of technical and non-technical management).
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline.

TECHNICAL

• 10+ years of hands-on software development experience including one or more of the following:
  • REST-based web services
  • Server side applications with either Java or C#
  • Javascript frameworks (Angular, React, etc...)
  • SQL and NoSQL databases (Oracle, Postgres, and MongoDB are preferred).
• Working proficiency with SCM and DevOps tool suites; examples include Git, Bitbucket, Bamboo, Jenkins, Harness etc.
• Participate in engineering practices such as code reviews, service discovery, and environment strategy.
• Knowledge of logging aggregation tools such as Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana or similar tools.
• Solid understanding of resiliency and disaster recovery solutions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Drives data-based decisions and optimizes performance through strategic insights.
• Delivers timely updates and effective communication with others involved in a project or effort.
• Leverages deep industry knowledge to drive success while leading high-impact teams, projects, or programs.
• Creates opportunities for others to assume meaningful responsibilities.
• Identifies and resolves challenges with a forward-looking approach.
• Creates and sustains a supportive atmosphere that integrates diverse perspectives into decision-making.
• Develops and implements procedures that enhance business effectiveness.
• Leads the collaboration of diverse perspectives to work together as a team.
• Influences business unit strategies to optimize resource allocation.
• Proactively sets expectations, monitors performance, and offers constructive feedback.
• Verbally delivers precise, persuasive communication for productive outcomes.
• Upholds high standards of reliability, trust, and subject matter authority.
• Delivers impactful messages that persuade diverse audiences.
• Establishes strategic goals, measures performance, and optimizes outcomes.
• Analyzes trends to create actionable strategies that align with long-term goals.
• Drives continuous improvement by raising quality benchmarks and establishing new standards of excellence.
• Knowledge of cloud computing platform technologies (i.e., AWS, GCP, Azure, PCF).
• Prior experience in Equity Compensation a plus.

In addition to the salary range, this role is also eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities.