Sr. Manager, Product Owner

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Schwab Retirement Operations Platform and Strategy is looking for an experienced Senior Product Owner that will lead the design, management, and innovation of platform solutions for retirement plan participants, sponsors, and consultants. You’ll play a pivotal role in modernizing our recordkeeping systems, driving operational efficiency, reducing risk, and delivering tailored experiences that help our clients and business teams thrive. Specifically, you will develop and implement the API product strategy and roadmaps to integrate new offers and experiences coming into RPS and be responsible for the long-term vision for the products. 

• 10 years of Product Leadership 
• Ability to define and communicate a clear vision and roadmap for API products aligned with company goals, customer needs, and partner/channel requirements 
• Collaborate with Product, Systems Engineering, Data Platform, and Architecture teams to define technical experience and product requirements, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, auditable, and maintainable 
• Collaborate with engineering teams to plan and prioritize work, balancing technical efforts with new products and product enhancements 
• Develop and maintain product documentation, user guides, API specs, and release notes for both internal and external audiences 
• Provide technical enablement for support, ops, and partner teams, ensuring clarity around capabilities, use cases, and integrations  
• Serve as a bridge between business and technical teams, translating complex requirements into actionable deliverables  
• Solid understanding of Agile methodologies and experience writing technical and non-technical requirements and acceptance criteria  
• 5 years leading API products 
• Ensure API products and integrations drive measurable business outcomes and provide first-class access for key internal products that rely on this product 
• Manage API and integration platform and partner relationships, maintaining technical requirements and documentation standards

• Scrum Product Owner certification. 
• Experience with Scaled Agile frameworks and tools i.e, Jira or Rally 
• Experience with API documentation 
• Prior retirement plan or financial services experience 
• Sufficient depth of experience to interact effectively with senior team technology and business partners via meetings, presentations and written reports 
• Strong technical fluency, able to engage effectively in the technical details with engineers, data teams, and architects