Senior Talent Advisor, Executive Recruiting

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. 

Schwab’s Talent Acquisition team is at the heart of our firm’s talent strategy, helping us attract, develop, and retain exceptional talent while driving growth and delivering meaningful outcomes for our clients. 

 

As a Senior Talent Advisor at Schwab supporting Executive Recruiting, you will partner closely with hiring leaders to deliver thoughtful, consultative recruiting solutions for complex and high-impact roles across the firm. You will shape hiring strategies aligned to business priorities, strengthen our workforce, and create an inclusive and engaging experience for candidates and stakeholders throughout the hiring lifecycle.

 

At Schwab, Talent Advisors are trusted thought partners. You bring market insight, curiosity, and a strong point of view to help leaders make informed hiring decisions while advancing a culture where everyone can thrive. You will collaborate closely with hiring teams, build trust through consultation, and develop and drive recruiting strategies supporting business outcomes.

 

The role must be based at our corporate headquarters in the DFW area and is required to be in the office four days each week.

 

Key Outcomes:

 

Strategic Advisor

• Design and execute data-informed recruiting strategies aligned to business needs and workforce plans.
• Serve as a trusted advisor by providing clear market insights, talent recommendations, and guidance throughout the hiring process.
• Lead effective intake and consultation conversations that clarify role expectations, success outcomes, and hiring priorities.
• Apply enterprise and functional knowledge to influence recruiting approaches and outcomes.

 Pipeline Management & Sourcing

• Build and sustain diverse, high-quality talent pipelines for current and future needs.
• Leverage multiple sourcing channels, tools, and outreach strategies to engage prospective candidates.
• Monitor labor market trends, competitive dynamics, and employment brand insights to inform strategy.
• Partner closely with Sourcing and Talent Attraction Program teams to support evolving business needs. 

Candidate Assessment & Selection

• Apply structured, skills-based assessment methods to evaluate relevant capabilities.
• Partner with interview teams to promote consistent, fair, and inclusive interviewing practices.
• Develop interview guides, facilitate debriefs, and synthesize feedback into clear, actionable insights.
• Support inclusive hiring outcomes by ensuring candidate slates reflect diverse skills, experiences, and perspectives.

 Relationship & Stakeholder Experience

• Build strong, collaborative relationships across Talent Acquisition, HR, and the business.
• Deliver a positive, transparent, and engaging experience for candidates and hiring partners.
• Communicate clearly and confidently in one-on-one and small group settings, adapting to diverse audiences.
• Model a collaborative “One Schwab” approach by sharing best practices and learning from others.

 Business Acumen & Leadership

• Apply critical thinking and business understanding to guide decision-making and manage competing priorities.
• Demonstrate awareness of risk considerations and support compliant, consistent hiring practices.
• Take initiative to continuously build expertise in talent acquisition and the industries supported.
• Coach and mentor teammates and champion team-level initiatives or projects.

What you have

To ensure we fulfill our promise of “challenging the status quo”, this role has specific qualifications candidates should have for success:

 Required Qualifications:

• 7 to 10 years of full lifecycle recruiting experience in a large-scale corporate and/or retained search environment.
• Demonstrated ability to develop robust slates of candidates for executive leadership roles from proactive talent development, candidate research and passive talent outreach.
• Proven success designing and executing innovative recruiting strategies encompassing proactive sourcing, pipeline development, networking, talent assessment, market research, and job analysis.
• Track record of delivering and executing strategic recruiting initiatives and projects within Talent Acquisition.
• Proven ability to build credibility and strong partnerships with senior level executive leaders and candidates.
• Experience recruiting for a wide range of sourcing-intensive roles requiring creative, proactive, and nontraditional sourcing approaches.
• Highly effective consultation, problem-solving, and strategic advising skills.
• Ability to influence hiring decisions through labor market insights, competitive intelligence, talent assessment and data-informed recommendations.
• Experience conducting skills-based and competency-based candidate assessments.
• Strong stakeholder consultation, influencing, and relationship-building skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and requisitions in a fast-paced environment.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to summarize insights and recommendations clearly.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Preferred Qualifications 

• Experience recruiting across multiple functions or business areas.
• Familiarity with workforce planning, talent market analysis, or employment branding concepts.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively attract, engage, and convert executive leadership candidates by positioning Schwab as an employer of choice.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.