Salary: USD $101,000 - $224,400 / Year
Your opportunity
We believe that, when done right, investing liberates people to create their own destiny. We are driven by our purpose to champion every client's goals with passion and integrity. We respect and appreciate the diversity of our employees, our clients, and the communities we serve. We challenge conventions strategically to create value for our clients, our firm, and the world. We live and bring to life the concept of 'own your tomorrow' every day. We champion our employee strengths, guide their development, and invest in their long-term success. We hire optimistic, purposeful, curious, innovative, and adaptable people with the desire to help our clients and one another succeed.
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As a company, we were established by Chuck over 40 years ago to champion Main Street over Wall Street, and to help Americans transform themselves from earners to owners. Through advocacy and innovation, we work to make investing more affordable, accessible, and understandable for all. As we enter our fifth decade, we are looking for talented, innovative, and driven people who believe they can help themselves, and our clients, create a better future.
The Business Systems Analyst role will be part of Wealth Asset Management Engineering (WAME) which is part of Schwab Technology Services (STS). WAME is aligned to support both the technology needs of Schwab Asset Management and Wealth Asset Management across the broader Schwab organization. As part of the Charles Schwab organization, we champion the needs of investors and seek to enhance the financial lives of our clients in all we do. 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.
The WAME teams are responsible for a suite of internally built applications together with various and Third-Party platforms. The Business Systems Analyst will be an integral member of the Managed Accounts Technology Team that is responsible for developing solutions that supports both new and existing Managed Account Offers. In addition, the role will support the ongoing growth and scalability of Schwab Asset Management's Trading and Operations Technology Platform.
We are looking for a Business Systems Analyst to support new and existing Managed Account Products on our Middle Office, Portfolio Management, Trading and Operations platform supported by a third-party SaaS application, VestmarkONE together with other proprietary built internal applications.
- Work as a Systems Implementation Team member of an Agile Scrum Team focused on Managed Accounts on the VestmarkONE SaaS application.
- Collaborate with Product Owners to break down features into small deliverable components.
- Collaborate with internal users to understand business and client requirements and implement solutions that meet those needs.
- Translate business requirements into technical designs implemented by developers.
- Analyze product features and processes for edge cases or hidden requirements.
- Work cross-functionally with various technical and business stakeholders.
- Ensure final deliverables meet functional and design specifications and requirements.
- Develop User Acceptance Tests for products and processes.
- Write technical and procedural documentation.
What you have
This role requires an initiative-taking and experienced analyst with pride of ownership reflected through a disciplined approach, and accountability for delivery.
Qualifications & Experience:
- 8+ years of professional experience working as a business analyst or in a similar capacitywithin the investment management industry.
- In-depth knowledge of Managed Account products concepts such as Fund Wraps, Separately Managed Accounts and Unified Managed Accounts.
- In-depth knowledge of the various Managed Account Strategies, including Direct Indexing.
- Expert level knowledge of the VestmarkONE SaaS application, and broad experience of collaborating with third-party vendor SaaS applications.
- A good working knowledge of Agile Scrum and experience working as part of an Agile Scrum Team.
- Experience building workflows and flowcharts including knowledge Visio, Lucidchart or other visualization software.
- Experience with the Atlassian stack including Confluence and JIRA.
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft applications including Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word.
Personal Characteristics:
- A commitment to high ethical standards and integrity, demonstrated through action.
- Skilled communicator with exception verbal, written, presentation and facilitation skills.
- High-energy, purposeful, positive, entrepreneurial in spirit, and results driven.
- Initiative-taker that takes initiative and can work independently and as part of a team.
- Well-organized and disciplined with high diligence.
- Direct, plain-spoken; conveys a genuine and authentic demeanor.
- Outstanding performer, persistent and pro-active, detailed oriented, and driven to exceed expectations.
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