Senior Manager, Capacity & Business Strategy

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 Wealth Offers & Operations Business Planning & Analysis team is responsible for the strategic planning, business analysis, and capacity management of our wealth management delivery professionals  work, think, and approach problems differently than a traditional financial services firm, and we drive change in how Schwab operates and how the industry serves investors.

We aim to serve a wide range of investors with premier wealth management solutions that are needs-based, modern, innovative, accessible, and value-oriented. In this role, you will support business growth while helping ensure the sustainable delivery of a consistent wealth management experience comprised of people, process, and technology to serve clients  are seeking a dynamic Sr. Manager, WSG Capacity & Business Strategy expert to build and manage capacity planning capabilities for the Wealth Strategies Group.

This role requires a highly resourceful, self-driven individual with the ability to independently execute complex work, translate data into action, and build alignment across WSG leaders and enterprise partners.

Key Outcomes:

Own capacity management and workforce planning for the Wealth Strategies Group, aligning specialist capacity with demand across teams and regions.

Establish reliable sources of truth and recurring data feeds for demand drivers, including referral volumes, across each WSG work type and capacity model.

Formalize and maintain baseline model inputs, including productivity assumptions, work mix, lead times, vacancy rates, and other relevant capacity drivers.

Build and maintain WSG capacity models covering Tax, Trust & Estate, Financial Planning, and Income & Option specialists.

Develop real-time capacity reporting comparing demand with supply across WSG teams and regions.

Translate capacity insights into hiring, staffing, workload balancing, real estate, and resource allocation recommendations, identifying risks before constraints emerge.

Drive process improvement, automation, and AI-supported solutions that improve forecasting accuracy, increase visibility, and reduce manual effort.

What you have

Required Experience:

Bachelor’s degree required5+ years of experience in relevant roles such as capacity management, workforce planning, financial planning & analysis, strategy, or business operations

Advanced analytical and quantitative skills, including advanced Excel and data analysis/visualization capabilities (e.g., SQL, Tableau, Power BI)
Demonstrated experience building forecasting, staffing, workload, or capacity models

Experience synthesizing complex data into actionable insights and recommendations

Experience independently leading cross-functional work streams and implementing new processes or reporting capabilities

Preferred Experience:

MBA or graduate degree in a related field

Experience in financial services, wealth management, or advisory businesses

Experience with process automation, SharePoint-based workflows, and AI-supported analytics or reporting solutions

Self-starter with the ability to make significant progress with minimal direction and structure pathways forward in ambiguity

Ability to influence and build consensus across multiple stakeholders without direct authority

Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present concise recommendations to business leadership

Superior attention to detail and ability to ensure error-free analysis and output

Job Summary

Requisition d Date: 10 hours ago(10/20/2026 11:05 AM)
Category:
Data, Analytics, Business Insights & Strategy Salary Range: USD $ - $ / Year Application deadline: 10/27/2026

Position Type:
Full time