Director, Data Foundations & Enablement (PL) Schwab Asset Management

About the Role

As Director, Data Foundations & Enablement, you will take responsibility for ensuring that trusted and governed data is available for analytics and decision-making. You will lead initiatives to establish essential data management practices that support scalable AI adoption and improve critical data assets.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with technology architects and engineering teams to implement data consumption strategies.
• Define and operationalize data contracts and service-level agreements.
• Design a governed semantic layer for trusted data consumption.
• Apply data mesh and data fabric concepts in alignment with enterprise data strategy.
• Lead the maintenance of Critical Data Elements with end-to-end lineage.
• Enable data consumers and lead the Data Management and Data Governance teams.

Requirements

• 10 or more years of experience in data management and architecture roles within financial services.
• Work experience in financial asset management or investment operations.
• Executive presence and strong communication skills with senior leaders.
• Hands-on experience with Snowflake or equivalent cloud data platforms.
• Expertise in data governance frameworks and data quality.
• Ability to lead and develop data governance teams.

Benefits

• 401(k) with company match and Employee stock purchase plan
• Paid vacation, volunteering, and sabbatical leave
• Paid parental leave and family building benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• Health, dental, and vision insurance