Senior Financial Planner

Job Description

Position Type : Regular

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 locations.

Investor Advice Solutions consists of Schwab Wealth Advisory, Centralized Service & Operations and Wealth Strategies Consulting Group. Schwab Wealth Advisory is a premier, fee based and non-discretionary investment advisory solution providing clients with a personal relationship, specialized service and ongoing advice built on Schwab’s approach to investing. The Centralized Service & Operations group supports Fixed Income and Schwab Wealth Advisory clients as the client facing phone teams. The Wealth Strategies Consulting Group addresses complex wealth management needs of clients through our Planning and Wealth Strategy teams. Additionally, they provide specialized products to meet income generation, risk mitigation, and liquidity needs.

Our opportunity :

Deliver comprehensive financial plans for the most sophisticated and complex client situations.  Expert level knowledge and experience in delivering advice surrounding all critical wealth management issues.  Provide strategic insight into initiatives and projects in order to help strengthen the Schwab Wealth Advisory offer.  Deliver presentations in partner and client public speaking events. Cross enterprise subject matter expert to support business development, field integration and executive service initiatives. Mentor, coach, and support the growth of financial planning acumen with partners including Financial Consultants and Portfolio Consultants as appropriate.

Role requires expert-level comprehensive financial planning advice. Has broad cross-functional and business stakeholder influence and in-depth knowledge of comprehensive financial planning and wealth management disciplines, including estate planning, risk management and retirement income planning.  Possess highly effective communication skills, emotional intelligence and the ability to work with clients in both large and small group settings.  Act as a leader within the team and among business partners with influence that extends beyond the SWA specialty team sphere.

What you are good at :

As a Senior Financial Planner with Schwab Wealth Advisory, you will engage with partners and clients to understand the goals, wishes, and concerns of clients so that they can successfully plan their financial future. You will work with clients to provide confidence and clarity regarding their overall financial lives and provide impactful recommendations that ill benefit and help strengthen their overall plan.

Planning

• Quickly build rapport with clients and conduct discovery conversations to better understand their holistic financial needs. Demonstrate the value and importance of partnering with a CFP® professional on an ongoing basis.
• Partner with clients to create, review and refine their overall financial roadmap and deliver their personalized financial plan.
• Provide ongoing support for our clients beyond the initial appointment, including updating their financial plan to reflect changes in life and financial circumstance and determining the client’s ongoing appropriateness for the recommended investment allocation solution.

Partnering

Time management / organization / ability to utilize new technologies.

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.

We place a premium on high performance, quality service and the ability to execute our strategy. Essential skills include :

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

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 locations.

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 :