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 Manager-level UX/UI Designer within Marketing Technology & Enablement, you will play a critical role in shaping and scaling Schwab’s digital design system to drive consistent, intuitive, and high-quality client experiences across web, email, and mobile channels. In this role, you will lead the evolution and governance of design patterns, components, and foundational elements that enable teams to deliver accessible, scalable, and cohesive experiences efficiently.

You will apply strong problem-solving and decision-making skills to advance a modern, AI-ready design system—structuring design assets, documentation, and guidelines in ways that support automation, personalization, and rapid experimentation. By leveraging user research, data insights, and emerging technologies, you will continuously refine the system to meet evolving business and user needs.

Collaboration is central to success in this role. You will partner closely with cross-functional teams including UX research, engineering, brand, and marketing to ensure alignment between design, development, and business outcomes. You will also serve as a trusted consultant to internal stakeholders and external partners, helping drive adoption of the design system through clear guidance, training, and enablement resources.

Your work will directly impact how teams design and deliver experiences across the organization—enabling faster execution, improving quality and accessibility, and establishing a shared design language that supports long-term innovation and scalability.

What you have

Required Qualifications

5-7+ years relevant experience as a user experience designer, user interaction designer, or related role

Expertise working on a Digital Design System, atomic-based design, and with front-end technologies (Tailwind, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, AI-assisted design and prototyping tools (e.g., v0 and similar emerging tools))

Proficiency in Figma, including the ability to create components and document your work in Figma

Experience with Jira and working with a product delivery team in agile processes to accomplish work within deadlines

In-depth knowledge of design principles, including layout, type, color, and composition, as well as current WCAG accessibility standards

General skills & competencies:

Able to navigate ambiguity and drive a cross-functional team through change management

Detail-oriented with a clear and polished communication and presentation style to clearly articulate design ideas and rationale verbally and in writing to developers, other designers, marketers, and decision makers

Be a self-starter who can lead yourself and a team on discovery work on new design patterns and experiences in multiple channels, including web, email, and mobile app experiences

Accustomed to using data and UX research to inform and iterate on design decisions

Comfortable working on a distributed team (i.e., DDS team members sit within other teams across Schwab) that operates collaboratively as one team on unified objectives within the same workflow

Familiarity with content management systems (CMS) and authoring interfaces

Ability to intake feedback and quickly pivot when needed

This role is ideal for a collaborative, forward-thinking design leader who thrives in fast-paced environments, embraces continuous learning, and is passionate about enabling teams to deliver exceptional digital experiences through a unified design system.

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