Business Systems Analyst - Hybrid

Company: Charles Schwab
Location: Daly City
Posted on: May 2, 2025

Job Description:

Position Type: RegularYour opportunityAt 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. -Wealth and Asset Management (WAM) Engineering is an organization within Schwab Technology Services aligned to support the technology needs of Schwab Asset Management (SAM), Wealth & Advice Solutions (WAS), the Schwab Center for Financial Research (SCFR), and Third-Party Platform teams. -WAM Engineering Investments, an organization within WAM Engineering, is dedicated to providing support to SAM's front office team. - -This newly created role will support the future growth of the SAM business. As a Senior Manager, Business Systems Analysis Lead, you will partner with business stakeholders and development teams to identify gaps in business requirements and provide technical expertise for new and current systems. You will deliver high-quality solutions that meet business objectives in a flexible, collaborative, and rapidly changing environment. -You will play a critical role in supporting key stakeholders across the SAM organization, which is focused on Schwab's proprietary ETF, Mutual Fund, and SMA products. Supported business functions span SAM's equity portfolio management and equity trading teams. You will be working with a team of talented and highly motivated technologists that strive to make technology a strategic differentiator for Schwab's SAM business and their clients. -What you have:This role requires a highly motivated, organized, and business-focused analyst with a proven record of delivery. You have a desire to continuously improve a highly customized technology stack that is critical to SAM's competitive advantage in the asset management industry. You thrive working in a team environment, both with technical and business partners, while being a self-motivated problem solver.What you haveTo ensure that we have fulfilled our promise of "challenging the status quo," this role has specific qualifications that successful candidates should have. -Required Qualifications

• A university degree in a technical program, such as Computer Science, Engineering, or Information Systems. Advanced degrees and/or other professional certifications are a plus
• Working experience with Schwab processes and systems
• Hands-on industry experience gained through a complex financial services business analyst role
• Experience in financial industry-specific technologies, such as FIX messaging, market data APIs, and investment management systems (such as Aladdin, Charles River, Vestmark, etc)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical processes to business stakeholders and to create actionable user stories for the software developers
• Documented experience writing SQL queries and understanding of complex data structures of financial data (security master, etc)
• Ability to test new code and provide constructive feedback to the development team
• Experience supporting portfolio managers and/or traders across third party and custom applications and being able to troubleshoot complex issues encountered
• Recent experience working in Agile (Scrum or Kanban) teams, as both a practitioner and an adherent, using Jira/Confluence -Preferred Qualifications
  • Strong understanding of SDLC and DevOps
  • Strong customer focus with a sense of ownership and determination to drive solutions in a collaborative environment
  • Ability to work independently and also collaborate with all types of stakeholders, both technical and business, peers, and leaders
  • Ability work in a fast-paced environment and contribute to multiple projects simultaneously
  • Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills
  • Ability to quickly grasp complex concepts and learn new technologies -In addition to the salary range, this role is also eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities
    What's in it for youAt Schwab, we're committed to empowering our employees' personal and professional success. Our purpose-driven, supportive culture, and focus on your development means you'll get the tools you need to make a positive difference in the finance industry. Our 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 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

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