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# Director - Digital Assets Technology (PL)

- **Company:** Charles Schwab Inc.
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Architectural Patterns, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Computer Engineering, Digital Assets, Blockchain, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Enterprise Integration, Devsecops
- **Published:** November 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.sanfranciscogigs.com/job.asp?id=3499539725&tx=JJ2115FFK&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related technical field (advanced degree a plus).
 * 10+ years of experience in software engineering and/or applied research, including leading teams delivering prototypes, platforms, or complex technology initiatives.
 * 6+ years of people leadership experience with a demonstrated ability to hire, develop, and retain diverse, high-performing teams.
 * Strong technical leadership across platform engineering, cloud architecture, DevSecOps, production operations, and enterprise integration.
 * Working knowledge of blockchain, digital asset infrastructure, node operations, smart contract patterns, and secure platform design.
 * Ability to lead ambiguous, cross-functional initiatives from concept through production readiness while balancing innovation speed with enterprise risk management.
 * Executive communication skills, with the ability to translate technical tradeoffs into business value, risks, investment decisions, and adoption implications.
 * Strong technical foundation in modern architectures, cloud-native development, and engineering best practices; ability to guide technical decisions without needing to be the primary implementer.
 * Demonstrated ability to influence across organizational boundaries and collaborate effectively with Product, Risk, Legal/Compliance, Security, and business stakeholders.
 * Excellent communication skills-able to inspire teams, align leaders, and convey technical tradeoffs clearly.

## Description

* Lead the dedicated incubation team responsible for Digital Assets Platform Engineering, GenAI, shared architecture/security/cloud enablement, and technical program execution.
 * Lead, mentor, and grow a multidisciplinary incubation organization, including engineers, architects, platform specialists, and technical program managers.
 * Build team capabilities, hiring strategies, and succession plans that support Schwab's emerging technology roadmap.
 * Own the roadmap for production-biased incubation initiatives, including platform architecture, delivery milestones, operational readiness, security reviews, and graduation criteria.
 * Partner with product, architecture, security, cloud, risk, legal, compliance, and business stakeholders to ensure incubation work is secure, scalable, and aligned to business value.
 * Create a disciplined operating model for intake, prioritization, delivery transparency, and adoption planning, and transfer readiness.
 * Collaborate with partner organizations to define and execute transition plans, including transfer of platforms, operational processes, documentation, support models, and, when appropriate, personnel necessary for long-term ownership.
 * Serve as the executive-facing owner for incubation status, risks, dependencies, investment needs, and measurable outcomes.
 * Incubation initiatives progress against defined roadmaps, with clear production and transfer criteria.
 * The organization establishes ownership, support models, and graduation paths for mature capabilities.
 * Executive stakeholders have transparent visibility into value delivered, risks, resourcing needs, and decisions required.