Your 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. 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).
This is a fulltime employee position.
Schwab Technology Services enables the future of how clients manage their money by delivering innovative and reliable technology products and services. Within Enterprise Data Exchange, you'll help advance critical data platforms and integrations that support business operations across the enterprise.
As a Senior Scrum Master and Technical Program Manager, you'll guide Agile software development and data engineering teams while leading complex technology programs with multiple workstreams. You'll facilitate Agile delivery, remove impediments, manage dependencies and risks, and use delivery metrics to improve predictability and team effectiveness. Working across product, engineering, architecture, testing, and business teams, you'll build alignment, influence decisions, and communicate program health to senior leaders. Your ability to solve complex problems, adapt to changing priorities, and foster accountability will help teams deliver reliable, high-impact technology outcomes.
We are looking for an energetic, results-driven leader who thrives in fast-paced environments, removes obstacles proactively, influences without authority, and inspires teams to perform at their best.
Key Responsibilities
- Agile Leadership & Delivery
- Serve as Scrum Master for one or more Agile teams supporting Enterprise Data Exchange platforms and initiatives.
- Facilitate Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
- Drive continuous improvement in Agile maturity, delivery predictability, and team effectiveness.
- Remove impediments and help teams navigate risks, dependencies, and organizational challenges.
Program & Project Management
- Manage large, complex technology programs with multiple workstreams and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Develop and maintain delivery plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, and executive status reporting.
- Partner closely with Product Owners, engineering leaders, architects, and business stakeholders to ensure successful delivery.
- Track and communicate program health, key metrics, and delivery progress to leadership teams.
Stakeholder Engagement & Communication
- Prepare and deliver presentations to senior management and executive audiences.
- Facilitate alignment across business and technology organizations.
- Influence decision-making through effective communication, negotiation, and problem-solving.
- Foster strong partnerships and drive collaboration across geographically distributed teams.
What you haveRequired Qualifications- 12+ years of experience within a technology organization
- 5+ years of recent experience serving as a Scrum Master for Agile software development or data engineering teams
- Demonstrated experience managing large-scale technology programs with multiple workstreams and cross-functional stakeholders
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related discipline
- Experience applying Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and modern software delivery practices to improve execution and delivery outcomes
- Experience partnering with engineering, architecture, testing, product, and business teams in complex enterprise environments
- Ability to facilitate team ceremonies, remove delivery impediments, and manage risks and dependencies
- Strong communication, presentation, problem-solving, decision-making, and stakeholder-management skills
- Experience using Jira, Confluence, or similar Agile delivery tools
- Experience leading geographically distributed or offshore technology teams
Preferred Qualifications- Scrum Master certification, such as CSM, PSM, or an equivalent credential
- PMP, PMI-ACP, or another project management certification
- Prior hands-on experience as a software developer, data engineer, or in a similar technical role
- Experience supporting data engineering, enterprise data platforms, data integration, analytics, ETL, or cloud migration programs
- Familiarity with AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
- Ability to influence across organizational levels, resolve conflict constructively, and strengthen team accountability
- Demonstrated adaptability and prioritization when managing competing needs in a fast-paced environment
- Experience preparing and delivering program updates and presentations for senior leadership
In addition to the salary range, this role is eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities.
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