DIrector - Funding (PL)

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.

 

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).

 

The Treasury Corporate Finance team is responsible for supporting Schwab’s overall balance sheet strategy with an emphasis on capital management and funding. As the Director of Funding, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and sustaining the firm’s funding strategy across the corporation and its subsidiaries.  This role sits at the intersection of financial analysis, capital markets, and strategic decision-making—where your work directly supports our ability to effectively and efficiently fund and manage our balance sheet from a position of safety and soundness.

 

Reporting to the Managing Director, Head of Treasury Corporate Finance, this role serves as a senior position within the Treasury Corporate Finance team.  You will play a key role in establishment and maintenance of funding programs across legal entities, developing and executing a holistic funding and liability management plan, including the planning and execution of debt and capital issuances, and maintaining a forward-thinking perspective on ways to expand and optimize our funding and capital markets capabilities.  From analyzing current and prospective funding needs, performing comprehensive financial analysis to assess the implications of different alternatives, to leading the execution of funding capital markets transactions, this role has a high level of visibility and autonomy to drive favorable outcomes for Schwab.

 

In this role you will also be responsible for maintaining strong relationships with key outside stakeholders, including:

• Investment Banking Partners – Active engagement with investment banking partners, particularly with regard to dealer selection and issuance planning and execution.
• Fixed Income Investors - Serve as the primary liaison with Schwab’s current and prospective fixed income investor base. This includes leading Schwab’s fixed income marking program, which will include periodic engagement with fixed income investors both virtually as well as in-person through conferences and “road show” interactions.
• Rating Agencies – Serve as the primary point of contact with rating agencies, including maintaining a robust understanding of rating agency methodologies and the impacts that planned and potential funding actions and other balance sheet / performance optimization initiatives may have on Schwab’s ratings.

Success in this role requires proven success in the funding and capital markets space, including demonstrated experience with developing a funding plan, leading key funding- and capital-related transactions, along with strong critical thinking and communication skills. This role requires flexibility, adaptability, and a willingness to take on new challenges as the organization continues to transform and as responsibilities evolve over time to meet changing business needs.

 

Scope & Ways of Working

• Operate as a hands-on analytical leader, owning complex deliverables end-to-end
• Collaborate cross-functionally to influence outcomes without direct authority
• Continuously improve processes, methodologies / analytical approaches, and controls
• Demonstrate flexibility and adaptability as priorities, market conditions, business needs, and regulatory expectations evolve
• Approach problem-solving with strong attention to detail, structured thinking, and resilience

What you have

Required:

• 8+ years relevant experience with an emphasis on a mix of the following:
  • leading key funding desk activities (e.g., issuance / redemption, share repurchase, other capital markets transactions)
  • corporate finance / analytical assessments
  • assessing potential new funding channels
• 2+ years of direct people management experience, including proven ability to coach, develop and build a high-performing team
• Bachelor’s degree 
• Strong knowledge of debt capital markets and related financial and accounting topics
• Strong experience developing and delivering presentations on complex topics to senior/executive leaders
• Multiple experiences successfully engaging with key external stakeholders
• Proven ability to operate effectively in ambiguity and drive results with persistence and ownership
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Strong attention to detail, analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts into clear insights
• Proficiency in AI, data analytics, and large enterprise databases

Preferred:

• Master’s degree or CFA