Director, Software Development & Engineering Senior (PL) - Digital Assets

Your Opportunity

At Charles Schwab, you’re empowered to make an impact on your career. Here, innovative thinking 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 to work on site in the specified location(s).

Charles Schwab is launching a new Digital Assets and Crypto initiative as part of its broader investment platform strategy.

This role will lead and shape a newly formed Crypto engineering team within the Portfolio Management Technology organization, responsible for building next‑generation crypto and blockchain capabilities including wallet custody, tokenization, stable coin offerings, and blockchain integration.

This is a senior people leadership role for a hands‑on engineering leader who thrives in fast‑paced, highly regulated environments and is excited to build and scale teams in the evolving digital assets space.

This role will be responsible for:

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of crypto and blockchain engineers across onshore and offshore locations.
• Own the end‑to‑end delivery roadmap for the crypto platform, including architecture, design, development, and operations.
• Drive hiring and talent strategy, including contractor‑to‑full‑time conversion plans.
• Define and own the architecture vision for crypto platform components and reference patterns.
• Partner closely with architects, product owners, and business stakeholders to ensure seamless platform integration.
• Provide subject matter expertise on crypto and blockchain technologies during design and architecture reviews.
• Drive operational excellence through metrics, telemetry, and continuous improvement practices.
• Champion the adoption of AI‑assisted development tools to accelerate delivery, improve quality, and increase engineering productivity.
• Lead collaboration with offshore engineering teams to ensure consistent delivery standards and effective cross‑site operating models.
• Manage budgets, vendor relationships, and resource allocation for the crypto engineering organization.

What you have

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 12+ years of software development or engineering experience, with progressive leadership responsibility.
• 4+ years of people leadership experience managing and growing high‑performing engineering teams.
• 4+ years of hands‑on experience with crypto and blockchain technologies.
• Strong knowledge of blockchain platforms, smart contracts, cryptography, and distributed systems.
• Experience working within financial services or other highly regulated environments.
• Proven ability to lead complex, multi‑year initiatives using Agile delivery methodologies.
• Demonstrated experience driving adoption of AI‑assisted development tools to improve developer productivity.
• Experience leading and collaborating with offshore engineering teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience building and scaling crypto or blockchain engineering teams.
• Experience with wallet custody solutions, tokenization platforms, and stable coin systems.
• Familiarity with major blockchain platforms such as Ethereum, Solana, or Layer 2 technologies.
• Experience integrating AI and automation into the software development lifecycle.
• Strong executive communication skills and the ability to translate technical concepts into business outcomes.