Network Engineering Manager - People Leader

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).

The Network Services organization enables reliable, scalable technology capabilities that support critical business operations and client experiences. As a Network Engineering Manager and people leader, you will develop a high-performing engineering team and establish the operating discipline needed to deliver strategic and operational priorities with greater clarity, consistency, and predictability.

You will align the team’s book of work to business needs, guide prioritization across competing initiatives, and create clear standards, documentation, metrics, and reporting that improve decision-making and executive visibility. You will simplify workflows, strengthen service-level performance, manage strategic vendor relationships, and use quantitative and qualitative insights to reduce delivery friction and improve outcomes. Through close partnership with engineering and Network Services leaders, you will shape capacity plans, service strategy, and evolving capabilities while coaching team members, clarifying ownership, and adapting delivery plans as business needs change.

What you have

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

3+ years of experience in product ownership, technology delivery, or related work, including leading teams and coordinating delivery across multiple stakeholders

People leadership experience that includes coaching, performance management, and team development

Experience partnering with engineering organizations to define, implement, and manage applications or tools throughout the product lifecycle

Demonstrated ability to organize complex work, establish priorities, resolve delivery challenges, and align teams around shared outcomes

Advanced proficiency with Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Strong executive communication, customer focus, time management, and problem-solving capabilities

Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with distributed teams

Preferred Qualifications

Experience developing operational metrics, service-level reporting, standard operating procedures, or delivery playbooks

Experience managing strategic technology vendors or external service partners

Familiarity with Information Technology Infrastructure Library practices

Experience using project management tools to manage backlogs, capacity, dependencies, and delivery commitments

Demonstrated ability to use qualitative and quantitative insights to improve workflows, service performance, and delivery predictability

In addition to the salary range, this role is eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities.

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