Sr Manager, Software Engineering - Digital Utilities Technology

Your opportunity

At Charles Schwab, our purpose is simple: we champion client's goals with passion and integrity. Guided by honesty, mutual respect and a commitment to doing what's right, we bring innovation, education, and service together to help shape financial futures. Our people are the foundation of our success - they approach their work with curiosity and collaboration, coming together to create solutions that make a meaningful impact for clients and communities. As we8 expand into India, we are bringing this same culture of inclusion, learning, and opportunity to new talent. Joining us means becoming part of a global team where your work matters and your future can take shape.

Our Hyderabad location is central to Schwab's growth, bringing together talented people and technology to drive innovation, scale and efficiency. Here, you will work alongside teams who create solutions that support millions of clients every day. The work you do is more than daily operations - it's a chance to experiment, learn, and build within a values-driven, supportive environment. This is a unique opportunity to be part of our early growth phase and shape something new, backed by the stability and strength of a Fortune 500 company. Your impact begins on day one, and your contributions will help define our future in the region

• Manage and coordinate team interaction with business, technology, and ops support partners.

• Develop resource roadmaps, budget, and schedule.

• Identify gaps/risks early and establish mitigation plans (both technical and people)

• Continually strive for improvements in process, talent acquisition/retention, application time-to-market and quality

• Increase the overall visibility of this team; celebrate/track accomplishments and build relationships with key leaders in other groups.

• Identify and document the roles, tasks, and responsibilities of each team member.

• Lead all recruiting activities across the team (create different avenues when necessary)

• Provide firsthand technical mentoring when necessary (plus)

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field

• 10+ years of application management/leadership experience with at least 4-6 years of distributed software development experience.

• Combined 10+ years of hands-on Software development / Project Management / Scrum Master experience.

• 8+ years of experience with running medium to large/complex projects with multiple dependencies using Agile (Scrum/XP/Kanban) processes in planning, implementation, and support of business application components, including change & release management.

• 6+ years of experience in messaging platforms such as Kafka and Rabbit

• 5+ years of experience in Financial Technology

• Proficiency in managing multiple priorities in a dynamic, geographically dispersed environment.

• Deep understanding of SDLC, agile software development methodologies, values, and procedures.

• Ability to analyze, propose and implement timely, cost effective, quality solutions for all issues or problems within area of responsibility.

• Strong influencing, negotiation, and critical thinking skills with an ability to identify stakeholders, assess their needs and manage their expectations through effective communication.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required for composing and delivering technical presentations or other forms of documentation to various level of technical and non-technical management.

• Strong coaching and mentoring experience to build and sustain a high-performance team.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related discipline is preferred.

• Demonstrated ability to interact and communicate successfully with business partners, technology team, production support and infrastructure teams.

• Strong influencing, negotiation, and critical thinking skills with an ability to identify stakeholders, assess their needs and manage their expectations through effective communication
• Demonstrated ability and curiosity to evangelize vision and direction in a way that drives team engagement and motivation.

• Proven record successfully building, leading and growing technology teams including work in the agile process, objective setting, career path guidance, and staff performance.

• Adaptability to thrive in a dynamic fast paced environment with many moving parts and a large variety of responsibilities including geographical diversity of technical functions.

• Self-starter with strong prioritization and multitasking capabilities

• Demonstrated ability to facilitate technical discussions and drive solutions forward to achieving business needs and ensure alignment to strategic technology vision.

• Demonstrated experience with designing or working with highly available and reliable systems

• Strong experience facilitating issue intervention and driving improvements.

• Strong skills in risks identification, tracking and planned mitigation.

• Extremely strong written and verbal communication skill

• Strong innovation, creativity, and problem-solving skill

• Experience with ASP.NET Web API, C#, Java Script, Kafka, Rabbit, RESTful Services, CI/CD automation

• Familiarity with enterprise IT systems and/or cloud (e.g., networking, capacity planning, operations etc.)preferred.

• Competitive compensation and retirement programs including Employee Provident Fund (EPF), Gratuity, and optional National Pension System (NPS) contributions
• Robust Paid Time Off, including annual/privilege leave, sick and casual leave, public holidays, maternity/paternity leave, and more
• Education assistance for continued learning to help you grow
• Comprehensive medical insurance with Outpatient Department (OPD) services, including vaccination, pharmacy, dental, and vision coverage
• Annual reimbursement for health check-ups and mental health support through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Childcare (creche) reimbursement for eligible employees
• Transportation and meal benefits that support your day-to-day work
• Group life, personal accident, and critical illness insurance