Director, Enterprise Affairs (PL)

Your Opportunity

Schwab remains committed to providing increased visibility to career growth opportunities and job requirements. This posting announcement is part of increased transparency and while all qualified applicants will be reviewed and considered, this organization has a preferred candidate identified for this role.

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’s Corporate Affairs team creates value by engaging stakeholders in Schwab’s story, buildingtrustand protecting and strengthening the firm’s reputation. We are shapers and protectors of Schwab’s communications,cultureand reputation, building connections with stakeholders inside and outside of Schwab. We demonstrate our values and belief that our success in serving our employees, clients,stockholdersand the communities in which we operate in the way in which we want to be served. We are highly skilled and experienced communicators, digital and citizenshipprofessionalsand community builders.

The Director, Enterprise Affairs will serve as the lead employee communications partner and advisor to the Retail enterprise and its leaders.The director works closely with members of the Executive Council and their leadership teams to develop and drive internal communications strategies and executive visibility that foster employee engagement and pride. In this capacity, this role requires close collaboration with colleagues across Corporate Affairs to ensure that each enterprise’s communications activities are aligned with industry and company best practices, the strategic objectives of our client-facing enterprises, and in support of broader corporate communications and reputation-driving goals and initiatives.

How You Will Contribute:

• Lead a team of communications professionals with expertise in employee communications and executive visibility. Ensure continued growth, development and engagement.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including EC members and their leadership teams, peers and colleagues across Corporate Affairs, and partners in other organizations including Marketing and HR.
• Serve as communications advisor and strategist to senior leaders.
• Provide day-to-day counsel and execution support across internal communications activities and initiatives.
• Ensure that the Retail enterprise has a thoughtful strategic internal communications plan and support model, drawing upon both the dedicated team and broader Corporate Affairs resources.
• Drive a data-driven approach to measuring communications results against objectives.

What you have

To ensure that we have fulfilled our promise of "challenging the status quo," this role has specific qualifications that successful candidates should have.

Required Experience& Skills:

• A minimum of a bachelor's degree in communications, journalism,marketingor a related field.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in corporate communications preferred.
• Exceptional written and oral communications skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trust and influence across all levels of the organization and with external partners.
• Experience creating detailed, integrated communications plans.
• High level of agility, trouble shooting skills, and ability to respond quickly and thoughtfully to changing environment and demands. Ability to think through complex issues and to deliver recommendations to senior level executives.
• Exceptionally high degree of integrity,professionalismand ethical standards.

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