Additional Information
Pay range: USD $102,000.00 - $150,000.00 / Year
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).
As a Senior Manager, Branch Compensation Strategy within Retail Field Operations, you will play a pivotal role in shaping how we attract, retain, and support our client-facing sales professionals. This team is focused on enhancing both the employee and client experience by delivering strategic programs, scalable solutions, and data-driven insights that strengthen field performance. In this role, you will partner across HR, Compensation, Legal, Compliance, Technology, and Field Leadership to assess current-state compensation practices, identify gaps and opportunities, and develop forward-looking strategies that align with business objectives.
You will lead complex compensation initiatives from ideation through execution-translating business needs into actionable strategies, conducting detailed analyses to inform decision-making, and influencing outcomes through strong stakeholder alignment. This includes contributing to the development of a multi-year compensation roadmap, facilitating cross-functional forums to evaluate escalations and evolving needs, and driving adoption of compensation-related changes across the field. Success in this role requires strong problem-solving skills, comfort navigating ambiguity, and the ability to balance strategic thinking with operational execution to deliver meaningful, measurable impact for both employees and the organization.
In this role you will report to a Director in Field Operations.
What you have
To ensure that we have fulfilled our promise of 'challenging the status quo,' this role has specific qualifications that successful candidates should have.
Required Qualifications:
3+ years of program management or related experience, including setting strategic vision, developing business cases, and executing initiatives end-to-end
Demonstrated ability to analyze complex business problems, synthesize data, and develop practical, scalable solutions
Experience collaborating with cross-functional partners and influencing decisions through clear, effective communication
Ability to navigate ambiguity, prioritize competing demands, and adapt to evolving business needs
Strong relationship-building skills with the ability to partner effectively across multiple stakeholder groups
Charles Schwab · Austin, TX