Senior Technical Program Manager

Charles Schwab

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(159)

Southlake, TX

Why you should apply for a job to Charles Schwab:

  • 4/5 in overall job satisfaction
  • 67% say women are treated fairly and equally to men
  • 75% would recommend this company to other women
  • 69% say the CEO supports gender diversity
  • Ratings are based on anonymous reviews by Fairygodboss members.
  • After 5 years of service at Schwab, employees are eligible for one month of Sabbatical leave.
  • Paid parental leave and reimbursement to help offset adoption or surrogacy expenses for eligible employees.
  • Mentorship program opportunities and competitive tuition reimbursement program to invest in employees’ success.
  • #2025-109539

    Position summary

    ce for experience in Mobile and cloud technologies.

    The role will lead the strategic planning of the technology roadmap, enabling effective execution. Strategic planning will include creating the roadmap, from long term planning (annual) to quarterly and project level execution and managing schedule progress from large phases through to detailed tasks, including understanding and managing dependencies within and across groups. This will require working directly with Engineering Senior leadership, Development Managers, Product Managers and other TPM's to ensure timely delivery and tactical execution against the OKR's.

    What you'll do:

    • Serve as the primary point of contact for leadership in your areas of responsibility, owning proactive communications and consistent progress updates

    • Partnering and direct facilitation with teams at all levels; from in the weeds with developers on projects to summations and process strategy at the executive level

    • Continually evaluate technology effectiveness/data interoperability of complex systems, influence vendor roadmap and direction of products

    • Assist in presenting strategy/roadmaps to business/ IT leaders

    • Lead multiple projects of diverse scope where analysis requires an understanding of current business and technology trends

    • Lead the Agile ceremonies including Quarterly planning, Sprint planning etc.

    • Coordinate and optimize the efforts of cross-functional teams, including across conflicting streams, identifying risks and proactively mitigating them

    • Providing problem-solving leadership with an expert ability to navigate dynamic and conflicting opinions and deliver within budget and per schedule

    • Collaborate with other technical teams and Mobile Architects/Technical leads to build the technical roadmap, initiatives and epics and refine them into stories with acceptance criteria

    • Manage budget and vendor relationships including work orders, vendor evaluation and delivery progress by vendors

    What you have

    Required Qualifications:

    • 4+ years of technical program management experience with 3+ years as a TPM

    • 2+ years of experience in client facing applications (Mobile is preferred)

    • Strong understanding of modern software development and enterprise and software architecture (previous software development experience is highly desired)

    • Strong understanding of multi web architectural patterns

    • Must be able to define and document technical requirements

    • Strong understanding of Agile, Scrum and leading technical backlog creation, refinement and story creation in partnership with the developers

    • Ability to understand the why and how for technical items and refine epics into detailed stories

    • Comfort in a dynamic, fast-moving and collaborative work environment, with a positive attitude and solid work ethic

    • Keen eye for recognizing consistent and efficient experiences and processes and promoting a continuous improvement culture

    • Experience in building partnerships, mobilizing and motivating teams, influencing others at all levels of an organization, and driving change to effectively manage project deliverables across teams in a cross-functional environment

    • Excellent presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills, to communicate at all levels with clarity and precision both written and verbally

    • Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

    What's in it for you

    At Schwab, we're committed to empowering our employees' personal and professional success. Our purpose-driven, supportive culture, and focus on your development means you'll get the tools you need to make a positive difference in the finance industry. 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

    Why you should apply for a job to Charles Schwab:

  • 4/5 in overall job satisfaction
  • 67% say women are treated fairly and equally to men
  • 75% would recommend this company to other women
  • 69% say the CEO supports gender diversity
  • Ratings are based on anonymous reviews by Fairygodboss members.
  • After 5 years of service at Schwab, employees are eligible for one month of Sabbatical leave.
  • Paid parental leave and reimbursement to help offset adoption or surrogacy expenses for eligible employees.
  • Mentorship program opportunities and competitive tuition reimbursement program to invest in employees’ success.