Specialist, Valuation
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.
We believe in the importance of in-office collaboration and fully intend for the selected candidate for this role to work on site in the specified location.
At Schwab Asset Management (SAM), we are committed to serving investors with integrity, transparency, and strong fiduciary discipline. As a Valuation Oversight Specialist, you’ll play a meaningful role in protecting the accuracy and consistency of investment valuations across our funds, ETFs, and Separately Managed Accounts. Your work helps strengthen investor confidence, support sound governance, and ensure we continue to meet the highest regulatory and ethical standards.
You’ll join a collaborative, learning-focused environment where diverse perspectives are valued, curiosity is encouraged, and continuous improvement is part of how we work. This role offers broad exposure across investment operations and governance and the opportunity to influence processes, reporting, and valuation-related initiatives as you continue to grow your career.
In this role, you’ll apply your analytical judgment, communication skills, and attention to detail to support fair valuation and oversight activities.
Key responsibilities include:
- Oversee third-party fund administrators and valuation service providers to help ensure security valuations are accurate, timely, and aligned with established pricing policies and procedures.
- Support the preparation, documentation, and communication of fair valuation analyses and recommendations for governance and pricing committees.
- Perform routine price tolerance reviews, research valuation exceptions, and help resolve discrepancies using sound judgment and documented analysis.
- Partner closely with external administrators to review valuation determinations, resolve issues, and maintain clear, effective documentation.
- Help ensure valuation-related controls are appropriately documented, implemented, and operating as intended.
- Collaborate with internal partners across SAM, including Portfolio Management, Performance, Fund Accounting, Financial Reporting, Trading, Corporate Actions, Credit Research, Trade Operations, and Governance teams.
- Prepare management reports, governance materials, and periodic board reporting related to valuation oversight.
- Contribute ideas to improve efficiency, streamline processes, and support automation or modernization efforts within valuation and oversight activities.
- Support projects, regulatory initiatives, and ad hoc analysis or presentation needs connected to valuation oversight.
What you have
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
- 2+ years of experience in financial services, such as fund administration, valuation, fund accounting, investment operations, or a related area.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze information, apply judgment, and work through complex or unfamiliar valuation-related questions.
- Experience managing multiple priorities and delivering accurate, timely work in a deadline-driven environment.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain information to a variety of partners.
- Proficiency using Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint to analyze data and communicate insights.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting valuation, pricing, or oversight activities within an asset management or investment operations environment.
- Familiarity working with pricing vendors, fund administrators, or third-party service providers.
- Exposure to governance, controls, or regulatory processes within financial services.
- Experience using tools such as Bloomberg Terminal, Alteryx, VBA, or similar analytical or data solutions.
In addition to the salary range, this role is also eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities.
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
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
- 2+ years of experience in financial services, such as fund administration, valuation, fund accounting, investment operations, or a related area.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze information, apply judgment, and work through complex or unfamiliar valuation-related questions.
- Experience managing multiple priorities and delivering accurate, timely work in a deadline-driven environment.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain information to a variety of partners.
- Proficiency using Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint to analyze data and communicate insights.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting valuation, pricing, or oversight activities within an asset management or investment operations environment.
- Familiarity working with pricing vendors, fund administrators, or third-party service providers.
- Exposure to governance, controls, or regulatory processes within financial services.
- Experience using tools such as Bloomberg Terminal, Alteryx, VBA, or similar analytical or data solutions.
In addition to the salary range, this role is also eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities.
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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