2026 Charles Schwab Strategy & Innovation Internship
Your Opportunity
Your opportunity
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 & Innovation 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.
There are 4 opportunities within Strategy & Innovation for interns as follows:
Corporate Development (Opportunity in Austin, TX)
As a key member of the Corporate Development team, the Intern will help evaluate acquisition, divestiture, and strategic investment opportunities, coordinate due diligence processes, and participate in the overall execution of transactions. This may include helping to:
- Prepare detailed financial analysis
- Prepare presentations which outline the strategic and financial rationale for transactions for senior management and the Board of Directors
- Partner with cross-functional teams across Schwab to coordinate and administer due diligence efforts
- Coordinate communications among project teams, senior Schwab management, external advisors, and counterparties
Corporate Strategy (Opportunities in Austin, TX, Westlake, TX)
Our Corporate Development intern will help support key strategic initiatives and insights across a range of topics. Working both independently and in a team setting, a successful intern will gain experience performing data-driven analyses to generate insights and contribute recommendations for strategy development that will drive sustained growth for Schwab.
Corporate Vendor Management (Opportunities in Westlake, TX)
As a Corporate Vendor Management Intern, you will have a unique opportunity to understand the day-to-day vendor management functions, as well as gain department-wide knowledge through 1x1 interactions, providing ideas for process improvements, and through project work. You will partner with members of the CVM team to understand the department’s processes, regulatory requirements, systems, and data. Through this work, you will understand the importance of collaboration between CVM teams and gain exposure to business units across the company. We value talent and professionalism and may be offering career opportunities at the conclusion of the internship.
Come “challenge the status quo” for the Summer of 2026 and learn what is means to be the next generation of Schwab change makers!
What you have
As an intern, it’s not about what you know, it’s about what you are willing to learn. We’re seeking passionate students who are ready to own their Early Talent career and have the courage to ask “why”.
Required Qualifications
- Be currently enrolled in a bachelor's degree program
- Have enough credit hours to put you at a junior level status at a 4-year college or university
- Have not already completed your bachelor's degree
- Able and willing to relocate at your own expense if relocation is needed
- Able to commit to working 40 hours a week for the 9 weeks of the internship dates of June 8, 2026 - August 7, 2026
- Able to start full time employment during business hours between August 2026 - September 2027
- Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without employer sponsorship.
Preferred Qualifications
- Planned final graduation date between December 2026 and June 2027 earning a Bachelor’s degree or higher
- A strong desire to build and grow a career in the financial services industry
- Superior communication skills, both written and verbal, with ability to develop robust materials and effectively present information
- Passionate about strategy and/or client experience and financial services
- High degree of comfort dealing with ambiguity in a dynamic and fast-moving work environment
- Superior research and analytical skills, creativity in problem solving, and attention to detail
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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.
What you are good at
What you have
As an intern, it’s not about what you know, it’s about what you are willing to learn. We’re seeking passionate students who are ready to own their Early Talent career and have the courage to ask “why”.
Required Qualifications
- Be currently enrolled in a bachelor's degree program
- Have enough credit hours to put you at a junior level status at a 4-year college or university
- Have not already completed your bachelor's degree
- Able and willing to relocate at your own expense if relocation is needed
- Able to commit to working 40 hours a week for the 9 weeks of the internship dates of June 8, 2026 - August 7, 2026
- Able to start full time employment during business hours between August 2026 - September 2027
- Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without employer sponsorship.
Preferred Qualifications
- Planned final graduation date between December 2026 and June 2027 earning a Bachelor’s degree or higher
- A strong desire to build and grow a career in the financial services industry
- Superior communication skills, both written and verbal, with ability to develop robust materials and effectively present information
- Passionate about strategy and/or client experience and financial services
- High degree of comfort dealing with ambiguity in a dynamic and fast-moving work environment
- Superior research and analytical skills, creativity in problem solving, and attention to detail
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Why Schwab?
At Schwab, “Own Your Tomorrow” embodies everything we do! We are committed to helping our employees unleash their potential and achieve their dreams. Our employees get to play a central role in disrupting a multi-trillion-dollar industry, creating a better, more modern way to build and manage wealth. We’re a modern financial services firm that stands apart from the industry, where you can go as far as your ambition takes you.
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