About the Role
The Sales Supervision team supports Schwab’s Branch Network by helping business partners understand, execute, and improve supervisory practices that support regulatory obligations, business ethics, and risk management. As a Risk & Supervision Officer, you will serve as an independent partner to business leadership, field leaders, Compliance, Legal, and supervisory teams by identifying areas of concern, resolving day-to-day supervisory matters, and driving consistent risk-based decision-making.
Responsibilities
- Work with the business and RSRM leadership on the communication, integration and implementation of supervisory initiatives.
- Ensure business leadership is aware and involved in managing supervisory and risk management issues through regular meetings, reporting/metrics and escalations.
- Serve as a point of escalation for employee conduct issues, policy violations and disciplinary considerations.
- Communicate with Branch Managers, Team Managers, licensed reps and/or central delegate teams to resolve supervisory inquiries.
- Coordinate with peers, field leaders, supervisors and analyst teams to identify trends and patterns across branches, regions and/or the business line.
- Represent RSRM and demonstrate leadership through active participation on firm projects and working groups as assigned.
- Initiate amendments to current policies and procedures as appropriate.
- Build a high performance/high productivity work environment, prioritizes tasks and produces a strong work product.
- Provide coaching and guidance to the field and business partners on policies and procedures in a way that promotes risk awareness and a strong culture of compliance.
Requirements
- Active FINRA Series 7, 66 or 63/65, and 9/10 or 8 or 24/53/4 licenses
- 5+ years of experience in supervision and regulatory matters
- Experience analyzing risk, identifying areas of concern, and applying sound judgment to resolve supervisory or compliance-related matters
- Ability to make independent decisions, prioritize competing work, and follow through in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage business leaders, field partners, supervisors, and cross-functional teams
- Prior leadership, team management, coaching, or mentoring experience
- Experience supporting supervisory controls, policy implementation, procedure development, or risk mitigation activities
- Ability to identify trends and patterns across branches, regions, or business lines and translate insights into meaningful recommendations
- Strong candidates will have experience influencing partners, gaining support across business areas, and driving solutions with limited guidance
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively, remain adaptable, and build effective working relationships across all levels of the organization
Skills
- Risk analysis
- Independent decision-making
- Prioritization
- Written communication
- Verbal communication
- Trend identification
- Policy implementation
- Procedure development
- Risk mitigation
- Influencing
- Collaboration
- Adaptability
- Relationship building
- Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
Location
- On-site
Work Type
- On-site
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 5+ years of experience
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or related discipline
Salary/Compensations
- Eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities
About the Company
- 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.
