2026 Charles Schwab Investor Services Internship - Retail Experience, Strategy, & Risk 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.
Throughout the 9-week paid Investor Services – Retail Experience, Strategy, & Risk internship, there will be inspiring opportunities to help clients achieve their financial goals through wealth management. The interactive program focuses on a variety of opportunities which feature a business track project, an intern cohort project, learning activities, volunteering in the community, a dedicated intern leader, networking, and exploring your unique personal strengths! In this role, you will gain a unique exposure to Schwab’s Advice and Centralized Branch teams and learn about our proactive wealth management solutions. Our Investor Services RESR intern roles will be critical to helping achieve democratization of our modern wealth management offerings while driving scale and making it easy for our clients to do business with Schwab. If you are passionate inspiring client loyalty and a commitment to employee engagement through career development, this is the role for you.
There are several specialized teams within Retail Experience, Strategy & Risk. Apply to this role if you are interested and qualified for the following:
- Financial Solutions Branch
- Investor Development
- Wealth Services
- Workplace Branch
- Prospect Conversions
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
- Ability to work full time and be on-site at one of the Schwab locations during the 9-week program (June 8, 2026 to 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
- Pursuing a degree in Finance, Economics, Data & Analytics or related major
- Excellent communication and presentation skills with examples of opportunities you had to utilize those to achieve a purpose
- Strong MSOffice skills particularly PowerPoint and Excel
- Analytical skills
- Passion for learning about the Financial Services industry and the stock market
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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.
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
- Ability to work full time and be on-site at one of the Schwab locations during the 9-week program (June 8, 2026 to 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
- Pursuing a degree in Finance, Economics, Data & Analytics or related major
- Excellent communication and presentation skills with examples of opportunities you had to utilize those to achieve a purpose
- Strong MSOffice skills particularly PowerPoint and Excel
- Analytical skills
- Passion for learning about the Financial Services industry and the stock market
#campus
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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