Crypto Technical Project Manager (Hiring Immediately)
Charles Schwab
Job Description
Your opportunity At Charles Schwab, youâre empowered to make an impact on your career. Here, innovative thought meets creative problem solving, helping us âchallenge the status quoâ 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).
We are hiring a Technical Project Manager (TPM) to lead execution across the Crypto Custody, Blockchain Integration, and Tokenization programâwhile owning and operationalizing the AIâcentric Development Life Cycle (AIâDLC) across the program. This role is accountable not only for what gets delivered, but how work gets doneâensuring crypto platforms are built using GenAIâenabled, agentâdriven engineering practices that improve speed, clarity, and quality without compromising institutional rigor. This is not a traditional project management or statusâtracking role.
The TPM acts as the execution architect, embedding AIâDLC principles into planning, design, delivery, risk management, and communication across a highly regulated, highârisk domain. What This TPM Will Do Program Execution & CrossâTeam Orchestration Own endâtoâend execution of the Crypto Custody, Blockchain, and Tokenization roadmap. Coordinate delivery across: Crypto Custody engineering Blockchain platform teams Crypto Security and Platform SRE Enterprise Risk, Security, Legal, Compliance, and Operations Manage dependencies across engineering and nonâengineering stakeholders with clarity and urgency.
Translate strategic objectives into executable, sequenced delivery plans. AIâCentric Development Life Cycle (Primary Accountability) Serve as the steward and enabler of AIâDLC for the Crypto program. Ensure teams operate with: AIâassisted planning and decomposition AIâaugmented design, documentation, and reviews Agentâassisted dependency tracking and risk surfacing Embed expectations that GenAI is the default delivery accelerator, not an exception.
Partner with engineering leadership to: Reduce manual overhead Shorten feedback loops Improve execution predictability Actively identify where AI can further simplify, accelerate, or deârisk delivery workflows. Technical Fluency & Execution Leadership Maintain sufficient technical depth to understand: Crypto custody architectures and workflows Blockchain integration and tokenization dependencies Security, DR, and incidentâreadiness requirements Ask the right technical questions at the right time. Ensure delivery plans reflect true technical complexityânot optimistic assumptions.
Help engineering leaders stay focused by absorbing crossâteam coordination complexity. Risk, Readiness & Governance Management Proactively surface and manage: Technical and delivery risks Security and regulatory readiness gaps Dependency and sequencing issues Ensure architecture, security, risk, and readiness reviews occur early and intentionally. Drive clarity on: Goâlive criteria Cutover and rollback plans Operational readiness checkpoints Partner with SRE and Custody Leads to align delivery with institutional reliability expectations.
Operating Cadence & Executive Communication Establish and run a disciplined operating cadence across the Crypto program. Produce executiveâready updates focused on: Outcomes and progress Risks and mitigations Decisions required Use AIâassisted tooling to improve signal quality while reducing reporting overhead. Ensure leadership always has a clear, accurate, decisionâoriented view of the program.
What you have Required Qualifications 8+ years of experience in technical program or project management in complex platform environments. Proven experience leading execution across highârisk, regulated, or securityâsensitive systems. Strong ability to operate in ambiguity while maintaining delivery discipline.
Demonstrated comfort working with senior engineers, architects, and executives. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Strongly Preferred Experience with AIâassisted or AIâled delivery models.
Prior exposure to crypto custody, blockchain, or financial services platforms. Experience coordinating with security, risk, or regulatory stakeholders. Strong systems thinkingâconnecting technology, process, risk, and outcomes.
Comfort influencing without authority. What Success Looks Like Crypto platforms deliver with speed and confidence, without lastâminute surprises. AIâDLC is consistently applied, not selectively adopted.
Engineering teams spend more time building and less time coordinating. Risks are surfaced early and managed deliberately. Leadership trusts both the delivery outcomes and the delivery system. 'In addition to the salary range, this role is also eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities.' Whatâs in it for you At Schwab, youâre empowered to shape your future.
We champion your growth through meaningful work, continuous learning, and a culture of trust and collaborationâso 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 â 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 #J-18808-Ljbffr