Platform Engineer Jobs in Austin, TX

Location: Austin, TX ; Southlake, TX

Requisition ID 2026-123452
Category Project Management, Product Management
Position type Regular
Pay range USD $160,000.00 - $195,000.00 / Year
Application deadline 2026-07-11

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).

Schwab Technology Services (STS) is at the forefront of enabling how clients manage their financial lives through modern, scalable, and reliable technology platforms. As a Senior Data Platform Product Manager, you will play a critical role in shaping the strategy, adoption, and measurable impact of enterprise data platforms that power business decisions and client experiences.

In this role, you will serve as a strategic product leader for Schwab Data platform capabilities, operating at the intersection of business strategy, data, and technology. You will define vision, shape multi-year strategy and roadmaps, and drive adoption of data platforms that improve usability, enable better decision-making, and deliver measurable business value. This role requires someone who can translate complex business needs into scalable platform solutions, align priorities across stakeholders, and ensure investments generate meaningful outcomes and ROI.

You will partner closely with senior leaders, engineering teams, analysts, and platform users to bring clarity to complex problems, influence direction, and move initiatives from concept through execution. Success in this role requires strong executive communication, the ability to simplify technical concepts for business audiences, and comfort working across both strategic planning and hands-on delivery. You will lead working sessions, support prioritization and decision-making, manage risks and dependencies, and establish the rhythms, metrics, and stakeholder engagement needed to advance platform initiatives. As a subject matter leader for assigned platforms, you will help bridge business and technical teams, strengthen adoption, and continuously improve platform value across the enterprise.

What you have

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of professional experience, with at least 5+ years in product management, program management, or a similar techno-functional role
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated experience owning and driving initiatives from problem definition through execution, including requirements, delivery, and measurable outcomes
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, business-friendly messaging and influence stakeholders across business, data, and engineering teams
• Experience facilitating working sessions, aligning stakeholders, and driving decisions in cross-functional, matrixed environments
• Proven ability to structure ambiguous problems, analytical thinking, and drive clear, outcome-oriented decisions
• Experience translating business needs into actionable product requirements (e.g., user stories, acceptance criteria, success metrics)
• Ability to operate independently, influence without authority, and drive progress across multiple stakeholders and priorities
• Comfort working in fast-paced, evolving environments with shifting priorities
• Familiarity with tools such as JIRA, Confluence, or similar collaboration and delivery platforms

Preferred Qualifications:

• 10+ years of professional experience, 7+ years of experience in product, platform, or strategy roles within data or technology-driven environments
• Experience supporting or building data platforms, data products, or data-driven solutions
• Exposure to data strategy, analytics, or data platform transformation initiatives
• Experience defining product vision, shaping roadmaps, and leading prioritization aligned to business outcomes and ROI
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including experience influencing senior leaders and cross-functional partners
• Experience leading planning forums, roadmap discussions, and prioritization exercises across business and technical teams
• Demonstrated ability to drive platform adoption, improve usability, and deliver measurable impact
• Technical fluency in data and system design concepts, with the ability to bridge conversations between engineering and business teams (cloud experience, especially GCP, is a plus)
• Background in management consulting or similar environments with strong exposure to strategy, analytics, or technology transformation
• Self-starter mindset with a track record of driving initiatives forward in ambiguous or evolving environments

In addition to the salary range, this role is eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities.

What’s in it for you

At Schwab, you’re empowered to shape your future. We champion your growth through meaningful work, continuous learning, and a culture of trust and collaboration—so you can build the skills to make a lasting impact. Our Hybrid Work and Flexibility approach balances our ongoing commitment to workplace flexibility, serving our clients, and our strong belief in the value of being together in person on a regular basis.

We offer a competitive benefits package that takes care of the whole you – both today and in the future:

• 401(k) with company match and Employee stock purchase plan
• Paid time for vacation, volunteering, and 28-day sabbatical after every 5 years of service for eligible positions
• Paid parental leave and family building benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• Health, dental, and vision insurance

Eligible Schwabbies receive

• Medical, dental and vision benefits
• 401(k) and employee stock purchase plans
• Tuition reimbursement to keep developing your career
• Paid parental leave and adoption/family building benefits
• Sabbatical leave available after five years of employment