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sequence work to protect delivery timelines.\nBuild collaborative relationships and influence across a matrixed organization, communicating status, risks, and tradeoffs to technical and non-technical stakeholders.\nDrive requirements lifecycle from epics to well-defined stories, acceptance criteria, capacity planning, and backlog readiness.\nWhat you have\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience).\n10+ years of people management experience leading engineering teams (often 10+ engineers) in complex, distributed environments.\n10+ years of hands-on engineering experience building resilient, scalable applications/services or providing solution architecture on the .Net platform in large enterprises.\nDemonstrated ability to define and communicate strategy, and influence across the enterprise.\nBackground supporting client-facing digital channels (web/mobile/API ecosystems) where performance, availability, and usability are paramount.\nStrong experience with modern software delivery practices (CI/CD, trunk-based development or equivalent), operational ownership, and measurable reliability improvements.\nProven experience in cloud technologies (public cloud and/or hybrid), platform design patterns, and infrastructure automation.\nExperience working with AI and large language model (LLM)-based solutions\nExperience enabling AI/ML platforms or AI-assisted engineering workflows at scale (guardrails, observability, governance)\nPreferred Qualifications\nPrior work in financial services or similarly regulated industries (risk/compliance/change management familiarity).\nFamiliarity with modern DevEx/IDP tooling, service catalog approaches, and self-service infrastructure.\nProven background in building internal developer platforms (IDPs), paved roads, or self-service capabilities that improve engineering velocity.\nExperience operating in large, matrixed enterprises, balancing multiple stakeholders, priorities, and long-term strategic goals.\nTrack record of leading large scale cloud-native platform transformations (public cloud, hybrid, or multi-cloud) in large enterprises.\nExperience building Agentic AI applications and deployed Gen AI based solutions to production\n'In addition to the salary range, this role is also eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities.'\nWhat’s in it for you\nAt Schwab, you’re empowered to shape your future. 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