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IT Program Manager, FinOps Lead

Charles Schwab · Phoenix, AZ · posted yesterday

In short: IT Program Manager, FinOps Lead at Charles Schwab in Phoenix, AZ, posted yesterday.

By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 08/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.

Charles Schwabemployer

Phoenix, AZlocation

Cloud, IT and infrastructuresub-niche

yesterdayposted

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The job

LIVE Live feed (private-sector employer) Source: The Muse public API · Data: listed 2026-11-07

Employer	Charles Schwab
Location	Phoenix, Arizona
Field	Technology › Cloud, IT and infrastructure
Level	Senior Level
Source category	Computer and IT
Posted	2026-11-07 (yesterday)
Work arrangement	On-site at the location listed
Pay	Not published in the source listing

Job description

Pay range:
USD $102,000.00 - $190,000.00 / Year

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(s).

Schwab Technology Services enables the future of how clients manage their money by delivering innovative and reliable technology products and services.

This role sits within our I&O Schwab Technology Infrastructure Services team. As an IT Program Management Lead supporting Infrastructure & Operations, you'll connect financial, workforce, vendor, and technology insights to help leaders make informed decisions about investments and operational priorities.

You'll collaborate with engineering, finance, procurement, vendors, and leadership to improve transparency across technology spend, capital funding, workforce capacity, and strategic initiatives. You'll translate complex data into actionable recommendations, optimize vendor and contract portfolios, and strengthen resource planning and reporting to help leaders evaluate trade-offs and maximize technology investments.

Success in this highly visible role requires strong analytical thinking, sound judgment, strategic perspective, and the ability to build consensus and influence across teams.

What you will do:

Drive financial transparency and technology investment optimization by analyzing operating expenses, capital funding, labor costs, and technology spend to provide actionable insights that support strategic decision-making across Infrastructure & Operations.
Manage and optimize vendor and contract portfolios by monitoring contract utilization, validating forecasts, supporting renewal negotiations, identifying cost optimization opportunities, and ensuring technology investments delivering expected business value.
Lead workforce and resource planning activities by maintaining labor rosters, validating organizational and cost center alignment, tracking open positions, and providing reporting that enables leaders to make informed staffing and capacity decisions.
Partner across engineering, finance, procurement, and leadership teams to develop dashboards, reporting, and business analyses that improve visibility into technology costs, initiative funding, and operational performance while enabling data-driven prioritization and investment decisions.
Build strong relationships with key stakeholders, establishing clear roles, responsibilities, priorities, and expectations.
Identify, track, and manage risks, issues, and action items, escalating concerns and removing barriers as needed.
Prepare leadership presentations and reporting that clearly communicate status, priorities, and key considerations.
Ensure organization follows established corporate standards, governance controls, and Legal, Compliance, and Vendor Management requirements.
Apply technical and business knowledge to assess needs, evaluate impacts, resolve issues, build consensus, and recommend solutions.

What you have

Required Qualifications:

8+ years of Infrastructure Financial Operations Management Experience.
Proven experience analyzing complex financial, operational, and workforce data and translating findings into actionable business recommendations.
Strong knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, capital planning, expense management, and financial analysis in a large enterprise environment.
Experience managing technology vendor relationships, contract renewals, license utilization, forecasts, and spend optimization.
Demonstrated ability to build dashboards, reporting, and executive-level presentations that turn complex information into clear insights.
Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify trends, reconcile data across systems, challenge assumptions, and recommend improvements.
Demonstrated success collaborating with technology, finance, procurement, and business stakeholders and influencing decisions without direct authority.
Proficiency with data analysis and reporting tools such as Microsoft Excel, Power BI, Tableau, Apptio, or comparable platforms.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technology and financial concepts to diverse audiences.
Ability to independently manage competing priorities and drive results in a fast-paced, highly matrixed environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience supporting enterprise technology, cloud operations, technology infrastructure, or Technology Business Management functions in a large, complex organization.
Familiarity with FinOps practices, cloud financial management, consumption-based services, and technology value optimization.
Experience supporting strategic technology vendors and large-scale software, infrastructure, cloud, or managed-services agreements.
Knowledge of workforce planning, demand management, resource forecasting, and capacity planning.
Experience with Apptio, ServiceNow Financial Management, or similar technology cost-transparency platforms.
Understanding of capital planning, capitalization methodologies, technology investment governance, business case development, and portfolio planning.
Professional certification in FinOps, Technology Business Management, Project Management (PMP), Business Analysis (CBAP), Finance, Accounting, or a related discipline.
Ability to connect financial, operational, workforce, and technology data to help leaders evaluate trade-offs and prioritize investments.

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

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without employer sponsorship.

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:

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

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About the role

This is a Senior Level role in the Technology field (Cloud, IT and infrastructure) at Charles Schwab. Senior roles usually expect substantial experience, ownership of results and often the ability to guide others.

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The city

The job is in Phoenix, AZ. Below is what the official statistics say about living and working there.

How Phoenix compares. Among the 80 largest places in Arizona, Phoenix is #1 by population, #72 for homeownership (#1 = highest), #51 for rent (#1 = cheapest), #30 for household income (#1 = highest). Its county, Maricopa County, is #2 of 15 counties for average pay ($73,840).

The place in numbers

Phoenix has 1,642,323 residents (ACS 2020–2024), about 22.3% of the population of Arizona. It covers 518 square miles of land, which works out to roughly 3,169 people per square mile. The median age is 34.9, 11% younger than the state median (34.9 against 39.0).

Housing

The median gross rent is $1,582 a month (rent plus utilities), about the same as the state median ($1,582 against $1,543). Over a year that is 23.3% of the median household income. US housing guidance treats housing as affordable when it takes 30% of income or less, so the typical household is under that line. The median home value is $420,700, which is 5.2 times the median household income ($81,332); a ratio above 5 usually means buying is out of reach without savings or a second income. 57.3% of households own their home, 15% below the state average (57.3% against 67.4%).

Work and pay

The Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area has 2,375,760 jobs in the BLS wage survey, and the median pay across all occupations is $51,380 a year, about the same as the national median ($51,380 against $50,980). The biggest occupation groups are office and administrative support (295,910 jobs, median $48,120); sales and related (221,850 jobs, median $39,320); transportation and material moving (206,600 jobs, median $45,620). The area is most specialised in construction and extraction (1.4 times) and management (1.1 times), where the share of workers is above the national share. The best-paying groups with at least 5,000 jobs are management ($114,410) and computer and mathematical ($105,240). In 2026M09 the unemployment rate of Maricopa County was 4.1%. 68.2% of residents aged 16 and over are in the labour force. The city lies in Maricopa County; its jobs, pay by industry and GDP are on the county page.

Getting around

Among workers, 64.2% drive alone, 1.9% use public transit, 1.5% walk, 19.0% work from home. 12.7% of workers commute 45 minutes or more, 11% below the state average (12.7% against 14.2%).

People and education

33.6% of adults aged 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher, about the same as the state share (33.6% against 33.3%). 19.0% of residents were born outside the United States, 47% above the state share (19.0% against 13.0%). The poverty rate is 13.7%, 10% above the state rate (13.7% against 12.5%).

Climate

The warmest month is Jul, averaging 93°F (33.9°C), and the coolest is Dec at 52°F (11.0°C). About 254 mm (10 inches) of precipitation falls in a year; Jan is the wettest month (33 mm) and Jun the driest (2 mm). These values come from NASA satellite-based climatology on a grid of about 50 km, so they describe the wider area, not a weather station in the city.

Nearby cities to compare

Closest cities in this guide: Glendale (6 miles, rent 3% lower); Paradise Valley (8 miles, rent 121% higher); Sun City (12 miles, similar rent); Youngtown (12 miles, rent 27% lower). Rent differences are against Phoenix; use the Compare tab to put any two cities side by side.

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Where to live

CITY Official statistics Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year (via Census Reporter) · Data: ACS 2020–2024

Places within 50 miles (straight line) of Phoenix, AZ that have a guide, with what living there costs. No pay estimate is shown because the title did not match one occupation.

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Place ⇅	Distance from the job city ⇅	Median rent ⇅	Median home value ⇅	Median household income ⇅	Commute 45+ min ⇅	Rent as % of occupation pay ⇅	Open jobs there ⇅
Phoenix, AZ	0 mi	$1,582	$420,700	$81,332	12.7%	n/a	Jobs
Glendale, AZ	6 mi	$1,528	$387,500	$73,530	17.4%	n/a	Jobs
Paradise Valley, AZ	8 mi	$3,501	$2,000,001	$247,159	3.3%	n/a	—
Sun City, AZ	12 mi	$1,569	$280,900	$54,586	12.4%	n/a	—
Youngtown, AZ	12 mi	$1,157	$320,000	$68,321	19.2%	n/a	—
Tolleson, AZ	13 mi	$1,309	$306,400	$59,626	9.4%	n/a	—
El Mirage, AZ	14 mi	$1,806	$321,900	$78,050	25.1%	n/a	—
Scottsdale, AZ	15 mi	$2,013	$789,800	$110,886	6.5%	n/a	Jobs
Tempe, AZ	16 mi	$1,743	$455,400	$79,663	7.2%	n/a	—
Sun City West, AZ	17 mi	$1,672	$377,800	$63,685	16.8%	n/a	—
Anthem, AZ	19 mi	$2,548	$569,900	$120,613	18.1%	n/a	Jobs
Peoria, AZ	19 mi	$1,843	$463,600	$95,815	19.6%	n/a	—
Fountain Hills, AZ	20 mi	$1,890	$622,900	$112,654	16.4%	n/a	—
New River, AZ	21 mi	$1,948	$640,600	$134,289	39.0%	n/a	—
Surprise, AZ	22 mi	$2,033	$435,100	$96,711	23.0%	n/a	—
Avondale, AZ	23 mi	$1,832	$394,600	$86,123	18.4%	n/a	—
Chandler, AZ	24 mi	$1,902	$507,800	$108,095	10.6%	n/a	Jobs
Mesa, AZ	25 mi	$1,620	$408,000	$82,752	11.2%	n/a	Jobs
Gilbert, AZ	27 mi	$2,110	$575,100	$122,551	13.5%	n/a	—
Goodyear, AZ	27 mi	$1,956	$471,300	$103,319	22.1%	n/a	—

Career paths

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Distances

CITY Calculation (straight line) Source: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer (coordinates) · Data: 2024

How far Phoenix, AZ is from the 20 largest US cities, in straight-line miles (not driving distance). Click a column to sort.

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From ⇅	Straight-line distance (miles) ⇅	Population of that city ⇅
Phoenix, AZ	0 mi	1,642,323
San Diego, CA	296 mi	1,389,526
Los Angeles, CA	364 mi	3,857,263
Denver, CO	585 mi	718,877
San Jose, CA	604 mi	990,138
San Francisco, CA	678 mi	830,235
Oklahoma City, OK	839 mi	697,125
San Antonio, TX	847 mi	1,479,835
Fort Worth, TX	854 mi	963,194
Austin, TX	870 mi	979,539
Dallas, TX	887 mi	1,307,930
Houston, TX	1,015 mi	2,328,253
Seattle, WA	1,108 mi	754,195
Chicago, IL	1,445 mi	2,711,226
Indianapolis, IN	1,494 mi	885,860
Columbus, OH	1,662 mi	914,802
Charlotte, NC	1,779 mi	903,844
Jacksonville, FL	1,791 mi	977,670
Philadelphia, PA	2,077 mi	1,579,706
New York, NY	2,141 mi	8,483,844

Nearby cities with open jobs (within 120 miles)

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City ⇅	Straight-line distance ⇅	Open jobs ⇅
Glendale, AZ	6 mi	2
Anthem, AZ	19 mi	1
Chandler, AZ	24 mi	56
Apache Junction, AZ	34 mi	17
Payson, AZ	64 mi	2

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Phoenix, AZ.

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Median rent in Phoenix is $1,582 a month and median household income $81,332 (ACS 2020–2024).

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Wages and projections: BLS OEWS (May 2025) and Employment Projections 2025–35.
City and county figures: Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024, BEA, BLS QCEW and LAUS, NASA POWER climatology; distances from Census Gazetteer coordinates.

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