Pay range: USD $59,700.00 - $90,000.00 / Year
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.
As one of the industry's largest and most experienced asset managers, we offer a focused lineup of competitively priced ETFs, mutual funds and separately managed account strategies designed to serve the core needs of most investors. By operating our business through clients' eyes, and putting them at the center of our decisions, we aim to deliver exceptional experiences to investors and the financial professionals who serve them. As of December 31, 2024, SAM managed over $1.2 trillion, with almost $600 billion in index strategies.
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SAM is creating a two-year analyst program that will expose the successful candidate to four segments of our index business: equity portfolio management, fixed income portfolio management, equity trading and capital markets, and fixed income trading and capital markets. The role will be embedded within each distinct team for six months and assist with each teams' daily workflow. At the end of the two-year rotation, the candidate will be placed on one of the rotational teams based on business needs.
The position will be based in Westlake, TX (Dallas-Fort Worth) or Lone Tree, CO (Denver), reporting to the Head of Bond Index Strategies and supervised by senior members of the investment team. The candidate will regularly interact with members of our team across offices in San Francisco, Denver, Chicago, Jersey City, Westlake, and Naples, FL. The position will follow Schwab's corporate Workplace Flexibility Policy, which currently requires a minimum of 3-4 days per week in the office.
Key Responsibilities for this role include:
- Support daily workflow in a highly automated, fast-paced environment
- Utilize analytics and investment software applications and tools to conduct analysis supporting the portfolio management and trading teams throughout each part of the rotation
- Analyze and research key topics relevant to SAM's index business (mutual funds and ETFs, ETF creation/redemption mechanics and interactions with key stakeholders, competitive landscape, index methodologies, implementation of investment strategies, etc.) and give presentations on key takeaways to senior members of the investment team
- Complete ad hoc projects supporting equity portfolio management, fixed income portfolio management, equity trading and capital markets, and fixed income trading and capital markets teams during each respective part of the rotation
- Identify potential opportunities to further automate different parts of portfolio management and trading workflows, and present those ideas to senior members of the investment team
What you have
- We are seeking a candidate that is passionate about investing and the global capital markets with strong quantitative and technical aptitude, including a graduate degree in the following or related areas of study:
- Statistics, Economics, Finance, Mathematics / Computational Finance, Operations Research, Computer Science and/or Data Analytics / Science.
- Candidates with general business or other degrees and demonstrated quantitative experience and expertise may also be considered.
- Interest in and/or experience using optimization software, multi-factor risk modeling, and techniques related to the statistical modeling of large complex data sets
- Strong working knowledge of Python, R, or other programming language(s)
- Team player mindset and ability to collaborate across the organization. Natural curiosity, problem solving, demonstrated critical thinking and creativity, and a passion for learning and innovating.
- Effective communicator, both written and verbal, with strong organizational and time-management skills. detail-oriented; must possess the ability to work efficiently within tight time constraints
In addition to the salary range, this role is also eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities.
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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