Job Description

Your Opportunity

At Schwab, you are 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.

Our HR Consulting team partners with business leaders across the firm on complex people and organizational topics. Using a consultative, solutions-oriented approach, HR Consultants advise leaders on compensation, benefits, staffing, performance management, talent practices, and policy interpretation. This team plays a critical role in elevating leader capability, strengthening the employee experience, and ensuring consistent, high-quality HR practices across Schwab.

HR Consultants serve as trusted advisors to people leaders, providing insight on team dynamics, organizational change, and workforce-related challenges. You will collaborate closely with HR Business Partners and Centers of Expertise to support enterprise initiatives, drive process improvement, and deliver thoughtful, future-focused recommendations that enable strong business and people outcomes.

In this role, you will apply effective listening, sound judgment, and strong prioritization as you deepen your consultative skill set. You will analyze information, identify patterns and trends, and recommend practical, actionable solutions that balance immediate needs with long-term impact. Together, the HR Consulting team cultivates an inclusive, engaged, and high-performing workplace where leaders and employees can thrive.

What You Have

To ensure we fulfill our promise of "challenging the status quo", this role has specific qualifications candidates should have for success:

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of HR experience in areas such as HR Generalist work, Talent Management, Compensation, or Learning & Development
• Bachelor's degree

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven HR Generalist or consultative HR experience in a matrixed organization
• Strong partnership skills, with experience collaborating across HR Business Partners, Centers of Expertise, Legal, and business stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to coach and influence leaders by providing clear feedback, perspective, and guidance
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to diagnose root causes, identify trends, and deliver clear recommendations
• Experience executing people programs and initiatives while delivering high-quality internal customer support
• Ability to influence without authority and build trusted relationships across multiple HR functions
• Experience using HR data, analytics, and metrics to inform decisions and communicate key insights
• Solid understanding of HRBP and COE roles, with the ability to support execution and recommend innovative approaches
• Comfort navigating both near-term challenges and longer-term strategic opportunities
• Sound judgment and autonomy in determining approaches that drive effective outcomes in partnership with leaders
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage diverse audiences in 1:1 and group settings
• Experience supporting annual HR programs such as performance management, talent reviews, pay planning, and engagement initiatives
• Ability to prioritize effectively, manage competing deadlines, and remain flexible in a dynamic environment
• Growth mindset with a demonstrated openness to feedback and continuous learning

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