• Job Description

  Req#: 2023-96255

  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. The Senior Manager of Asset Management Lifecycle Risk will use a unique combination of technical breadth and depth and analytic curiosity to provide oversight of the firm’s technical risks. You will report to the Director of Asset Management Lifecycle Risk (AMLR) and build and maintain relationships with cross-functional partners and provide risk-related consulting towards delivery of evidence-based risk management activities. This role will assure that solution design-related risks are effectively managed, client and firm assets are protected, and client trust is maintained. Success in this role requires the ability to be collaborative among internal and external stakeholders across multiple functions, through relationships, influence, and credibility pulling from your expertise in Information technology, cybersecurity, and resilience risk and control best practices.

  In this role you will:

  • Develop risk-based approach that effectively delivers upon our risk management objectives and adds value to internal partners, while minimizing business impact
  • Apply a broad range of knowledge and skills on ongoing activities, including core Technology Risk Management organizational and risk discipline-specific activities, assuring effective risk governance, management, and oversight of risks within AMLR’s scope
  • Oversee first line of defense technical debt management practices and endpoint protection design/security capabilities
  • Perform proactive management of findings by working with appropriate teams to develop remediation action plans, track progress, and facilitate risk treatment actions (exception or risk acceptance)
  • Review, oversee, and credibly challenge (as applicable) the risk and control self-assessment (RCSA) risk, controls, and results for areas within the scope of risk discipline
  • Additional projects and tasks may be included based on business needs and the regulatory environment

  What you have

  
  

  Required qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related discipline, or previous applicable experience
  • 5+ years in Information Technology, Information Security, and/or Risk Management disciplines
  • Familiarity with IT and cybersecurity frameworks and best practices (e.g., COBIT, ITIL/ITSM, NIST, ISO, etc.)
  • Knowledge of the technology stack including applications, hosting, infrastructure, and endpoint devices; hands-on operational experience a plus
  • Experience with technology risk assessment/analysis and developing, contributing to, and managing application hosting specifications, data center design architectures, data flow diagrams, and threat models
  • Working knowledge of cloud computing technologies and best practices and software development practices and technologies (e.g., Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD)

  Preferred qualifications

  • Experience in understanding business needs, gathering requirements, documenting, and assessing information for implementing information security controls is required
  • Attention to detail and focus on quality work delivery
  • Solid analytical and technical skills, able to research problems, diving deeply when necessary, to determine root causes and solutions
  • Must be a self-starter and able to work independently and as part of a team
  • Ability to work successfully in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment. Requires time management skills and ability to appropriately prioritize multiple, competing demands.
  • Solid interpersonal, analytical, problem-solving, influencing, prioritization, decision-making, and conflict resolution skills
  • Familiarity of applicable regulatory requirements and laws such as GDPR, PCI, FFIEC, GLBA, SOX, etc., and/or certifications, such as CISSP, CCNA, CISM, CISA, or CRISC, preferred but not required

  
  

  What’s in it for you

  At 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 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

• About the company

  The Charles Schwab Corporation is an American multinational financial services company founded and based in San Francisco, California.

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