Director Enterprise Architecture Strategy and Practice
Your Opportunity
Your opportunity
Director, Enterprise Architecture Practices
About Schwab
We believe that, when done right, investing liberates people to create their own destiny. We champion every client’s goals with passion and integrity, value diversity, and challenge conventions to create value for our clients, our firm, and the world. We live “Own Your Tomorrow” every day, investing in our employees’ strengths and long-term success.
Your Opportunity
Schwab Technology Services enables the future of how clients manage their money by providing innovative and reliable technology products and services as part of our ongoing commitment to democratize access to investing and financial planning.
We are seeking a Director of Enterprise Architecture Practices to lead the development and execution of our enterprise architecture strategy, ensuring strong alignment with business objectives, and driving the evolution of our architecture practices.
In this role, you will:
- Oversee Enterprise Architecture as a practice, continuously evolving it to deliver optimal outcomes by enhancing architecture processes, methods, frameworks, and the operating model.
- Lead the definition and maintenance of the enterprise Technology Strategy.
- Drive the development and sustainment of Blueprints for each Line of Business, ensuring alignment with both Business and Technology Strategies.
- Apply your technical expertise and architectural leadership to address complex, multi-year transformation activities, strategic programs, projects, and platform decisions.
What you have
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a closely related technical discipline.
- 10+ years of leadership experience across enterprise architecture, solution/application architecture, software engineering, or related technical leadership roles.
- Strong technical foundation in software development, with demonstrated progression into application, solution, and enterprise architecture leadership.
- Proven experience establishing, leading, or evolving an Enterprise Architecture function within a large, complex organization.
- Demonstrated ability to define and execute enterprise-wide technology strategy aligned to business objectives.
- Experience driving enterprise architecture governance at strategic, blueprint, and initiative levels.
- Broad, hands-on knowledge of modern enterprise technology landscapes, including cloud platforms, distributed systems, integration, security, middleware, and infrastructure architecture.
- Executive-level communication skills, with a proven track record of influencing senior leaders and driving alignment on complex technology decisions.
- Strong people leadership capabilities, including building, mentoring, and leading high-performing architecture and technical teams.
- Proven ability to operate effectively across all organizational levels, from engineering teams through executive leadership.
Preferred Experience:
- Experience in financial services or other highly regulated industries.
- Background in leading or influencing large scale, multi-year enterprise transformation initiatives.
- Experience establishing and operating Enterprise Architecture frameworks to support Strategy-to-Execution value stream.
- Experience shaping architecture strategy that directly supports business growth, scalability, and resiliency.
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
What you are good at
What you have
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a closely related technical discipline.
- 10+ years of leadership experience across enterprise architecture, solution/application architecture, software engineering, or related technical leadership roles.
- Strong technical foundation in software development, with demonstrated progression into application, solution, and enterprise architecture leadership.
- Proven experience establishing, leading, or evolving an Enterprise Architecture function within a large, complex organization.
- Demonstrated ability to define and execute enterprise-wide technology strategy aligned to business objectives.
- Experience driving enterprise architecture governance at strategic, blueprint, and initiative levels.
- Broad, hands-on knowledge of modern enterprise technology landscapes, including cloud platforms, distributed systems, integration, security, middleware, and infrastructure architecture.
- Executive-level communication skills, with a proven track record of influencing senior leaders and driving alignment on complex technology decisions.
- Strong people leadership capabilities, including building, mentoring, and leading high-performing architecture and technical teams.
- Proven ability to operate effectively across all organizational levels, from engineering teams through executive leadership.
Preferred Experience:
- Experience in financial services or other highly regulated industries.
- Background in leading or influencing large scale, multi-year enterprise transformation initiatives.
- Experience establishing and operating Enterprise Architecture frameworks to support Strategy-to-Execution value stream.
- Experience shaping architecture strategy that directly supports business growth, scalability, and resiliency.
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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