Sr Product Owner
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(s).
We are seeking a Senior Product Owner (PO) to support and evolve Charles Schwab’s Mutual Fund Trading Platform within the Trading Applications Platform Strategy and Support (TAPSS) organization. This role partners closely with business stakeholders and technology teams to deliver high-quality trading, reporting, and operational capabilities that align with firm strategy, regulatory requirements, and client experience goals.
The Senior Product Owner plays a critical role across the full mutual fund trading lifecycle, including order entry, fund placement, execution, reporting, and operational support, requiring strong business acumen, technical understanding, and Agile product leadership
Our Opportunity
- Serve as the primary liaison between business and technology teams
- Own and prioritize the product backlog balancing features, regulatory needs, and business partner support
- Write user stories, workflows, and acceptance criteria
- Support development, production support, and enhancements across trading platforms
- Lead delivery of high-profile initiatives across multiple systemsFacilitate
- Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives, and PI PlanningPartner with Product Owners and technology teams to manage dependencies
- Ensure transparency of delivery progress, risks, and outcomes
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives, and PI Planning
- Partner with Product Owners and technology teams to manage dependencies
- Ensure transparency of delivery progress, risks, and outcomes
Support QA, UAT, certification, and release readiness
Identify risks and mitigation strategies early
- Train business users on new features
What you have
Required Experience
- Experience as a Product Owner or Senior Product Owner
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies and tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence)
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management
- Experience managing complex, cross-functional initiatives
- Knowledge of mutual fund trading and financial services
Preferred Qualifications
- 3–5 years securities industry or trading experience
- 3–5 years managing large, complex initiatives
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
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 Experience
- Experience as a Product Owner or Senior Product Owner
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies and tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence)
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management
- Experience managing complex, cross-functional initiatives
- Knowledge of mutual fund trading and financial services
Preferred Qualifications
- 3–5 years securities industry or trading experience
- 3–5 years managing large, complex initiatives
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
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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