Senior Manager, Corporate Strategy, AI

Senior Manager, Corporate Strategy

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. The Corporate Strategy team is an internal strategy group that acts as a trusted advisor to executives and business leaders by providing thought partnership, strategic analysis, and insights. The group leads several key functions for Schwab to support informed decision making, including leading key strategic initiatives for our executives, maintaining perspectives on broader industry trends and Schwab's competitive landscape, and supporting the annual corporate strategic planning cycle. Corporate Strategy supports the Board, C-suite, and senior leaders, and is responsible for delivering thoughtful, insightful contributions across a range of high-level strategic projects.

The Senior Manager, Corporate Strategy will primarily focus on driving our AI strategy across the firm. This role will help set the direction for where and how Artificial Intelligence is deployed across Schwab, as well as supporting the change management efforts to ensure its successful adoption. This role will focus on the high-level firm-wide strategy and how we articulate our AI strategy to senior executives, the board, and external stakeholders, as well as supporting tactical implementations of AI across many of our individual enterprises. The Senior Manager Corporate Strategy will also support other key strategic initiatives across a range of topics, typically at the cross-enterprise or corporate level while working with business partners of all levels across the firm. Success in this role will require one to be able to work both independently and in a team setting. The Senior Manager will perform data-driven analysis, synthesize large quantities of information to generate insights, coordinate the activities of a diverse group of stakeholders across the firm, and regularly present to senior leaders across the firm. Corporate Strategy is one of the main intake valves for high caliber talent at Schwab and provides members with an unparalleled opportunity to define and work on Schwab's most critical strategic opportunities while gaining visibility among Schwab's senior leadership.

What You Will Do :

• Support the development of Schwab's AI strategy at both the firm level and for many individual Enterprises.
• Support the tactical solution design and implementation planning of the identified opportunities to deploy AI.
• Facilitate workshops with a wide range of stakeholders from the business, technology, and other strategy teams.
• Prepare materials for and lead meetings with internal and external stakeholders (including executive leadership and the Board of Directors).
• Regularly collaborate with cross-functional business partners across all levels and subject matters to ensure that deliverables are high quality, completed on time, and with full stakeholder visibility.
• Synthesize large quantities of information to generate insights through both quantitative and qualitative analysis.
• Develop high-impact analysis and presentations.
• Build and maintain perspective on strategic implications of key developments in the internal and external environment, especially as it pertains to AI (e.g., industry trends, competitor actions).
• Form strong relationships across the firm and cultivate the team's linkages with different functional organizations across Schwab.
• In all aspects of the role, exercise professionalism and integrity in communications and actions, as well as prudent judgment in the handling of confidential strategic, financial, and other sensitive information.
• Manage and support ad-hoc strategy projects, investigating / answering critical questions for the Board and senior executives.

What You Have : Required Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :

What You Will Gain :

Opportunity to influence the key strategic decisions that are crafting the direction of the company. Learn how to balance "theory" and "practice" in adapting analysis and recommendations for the complexities of real-world conditions industry trends, competitor actions, and client behavior. Develop credibility and rapport with key business partners as you learn about Schwab's clients and businesses and develop a deeper understanding of key business drivers.

At Schwab, you're empowered to shape your future. We champion your growth through meaningful work, continuous learning, and a culture of trust and collaborationso 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 Schwab is an affirmative action employer, focused on employing and advancing in employment, qualified women, racial and ethnic minorities, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities in the workplace. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodations in the application process, contact Human Resources at applicantaccessibility@schwab.com or call 800-275-1281.