About the Role
This role sits in Investment Offers & Solutions (IOS) and focuses on Schwab’s alternative and structured investments business. IOS is responsible for defining strategy and delivering enhancements across mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, 529 plans, managed accounts, alternative investments, structured products, insurance, and annuities. This is an investment product strategy and offer management role, not a technology product management or development role. Success is driven by strategic thinking, executive influence, opportunity identification, recommendation development, business-case creation, market analysis, and leadership communication. The Senior Product Strategy Manager will help shape the future direction of alternative and structured investment offers through strategic analysis, operating-model development, offer management, and cross-functional leadership. This individual will work closely with senior leaders, business partners, issuers, and external providers to improve advisor and client experiences, drive business growth, strengthen operating capabilities, and inform strategic decision making.
Responsibilities
- Develop strategic recommendations, business cases, and executive presentations.
- Conduct market landscape analysis, competitive benchmarking, client segmentation, and growth strategy work.
- Perform financial analysis, opportunity sizing, competitive assessment, and operating-model evaluation.
- Manage multiple priorities in a matrixed environment.
- Lead complex initiatives involving business, risk, compliance, operations, and technology stakeholders.
- Improve advisor and client experiences.
- Drive business growth.
- Strengthen operating capabilities.
- Inform strategic decision making.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, economics, or related field.
- 5+ years of experience in financial services in one or more of the following areas: consulting, corporate strategy, product strategy, investment product management, offer management, business transformation, or financial services strategy.
- Experience developing strategic recommendations, business cases, and executive presentations that inform leadership decision making.
- Proven ability to conduct, and harness AI tools to improve / refine, market landscape analysis, competitive benchmarking, client segmentation, and growth strategy work.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including financial analysis, opportunity sizing, competitive assessment, and operating-model evaluation.
- Excellent written, verbal, and strong PowerPoint storytelling and executive communication skills.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities in a matrixed environment.
- Experience leading complex initiatives involving business, risk, compliance, operations, and technology stakeholders.
Skills
- Strategic thinking
- Executive influence
- Opportunity identification
- Recommendation development
- Business-case creation
- Market analysis
- Leadership communication
- AI tools
- Financial analysis
- Problem-solving
- PowerPoint storytelling
- Executive communication
- Organizational skills
- Stakeholder management
- Alternative investments knowledge
- Structured products knowledge
- Fixed income knowledge
- Wealth management products knowledge
- Financial modeling
- Strategic planning
Experience Level
- 5+ years of experience in financial services
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, economics, or related field
- MBA, Series 7, CFA, CAIA, or equivalent advanced education or credentials preferred
Salary/Compensations
- Eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities
About the Company
- At Schwab, you’re empowered to make an impact. Here, innovative thought meets creative problem solving, helping us challenge the status quo and transform the industry together.
- As part of Schwab Investment Platforms, Solutions, and Strategy (SIPSS), you will join a product-and-offer enterprise responsible for defining the future of Schwab’s investment products, platforms, and client experiences. SIPSS brings together investment product strategy, offer management, platform strategy, and business execution, enabling Schwab to accelerate innovation and deliver differentiated solutions to clients and advisors.
