Senior Specialist, AS WST

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. 

In this role you will:

Advisor Services (AS) is the industry leader in providing custody, trading, technology, and practice management services to independent advisory firms. 

While AS provides custodial services to nearly 14,000 independent advisory firms, Schwab has segmented their service model based on various factors including size of the firm, complexity, location, among others. In the centralized Workflow Solutions organization, our mission is to provide quality and timely workflow support to advisors of all size and complexity. This role is specifically within a Workflow Solutions team supporting operational work for Institutional Group advisors.

We have built our business on serving the needs of Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) and advancing an industry that helps them, and their clients thrive.  We understand their needs and work side by side providing the support they need to help them manage their firm and meet their goals. RIAs and their clients are at the center of everything we do.

What you have

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

 Required Qualifications: 

• Handle all incoming operational volume for the AS Service organization.
• This would include account updates, account conversions, cashiering functions, items not in good order, among others
• Reach out to Advisors on not-in-good-order work via phone call or electronic alert requesting corrected paperwork or new paperwork based on various situations
• Be responsible for operational work for large, complex advisory firms
• Handle more complex or out-of-the box requests or subject matter expert roles and own them to completion
• Be available for on-demand project requests or conference calls with business partners or Advisors
• Manage to a standard of quality in our work that exceeds the expectations of our business partners and our Advisors
• Identify trends in operational paperwork and seek to educate our Advisors and the broader service organization on how to increase efficiency
• Practice active listening, open ended dialogue, and rapport building to gain a thorough understanding of Advisors’ needs in an effort to enhance their loyalty with Schwab
• Educate our Advisors on the latest technology and tools to help them grow and become more self-sufficient
• Provide accurate, valid, and complete information by using the appropriate online and in-house resources 
• Proactively collaborate with internal partners to ensure timely and accurate delivery of information
• Be available as needed for peer coaching and mentoring
• Actively seek new learning opportunities within your current role to increase scope and production
• Maintain a strong band of communication between internal business partners, including operational partners and leadership
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of features and benefits of Schwab tools, products, and services in order to encourage adoption and provide scale to the segment

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