Charles Schwab Operations Internship - Denver, CO

Job Description

Your Opportunity

Do you want to spend your summer internship with a company that has been challenging the conventions of the financial services industry for over 45 years? Schwab’s mission is to help our clients create a better future for themselves, their families, and their communities. It is summed up in our tagline – Own your tomorrow – and it permeates everything we do.

The design of the program invites interns to engage directly in Schwab’s culture of service, while challenging them with a blend of learning programs, team-building activities, networking opportunities, and enriching work projects. Features of our 2022 program include:

• Business Track Project: Working with your host business track at Schwab provides a relevant and valuable experience to translate classroom learning into real business projects.
• Intern Cohort Project: Partner with other interns to brainstorm, discuss learning experiences, and present solutions.
• Learning Activities: Participate in facilitated training, team discussions and events, individual assessments and activities, senior leader meetings, and on-the-job training.
• Committed Intern Leader: Receive regular feedback from your leader, participate in career-related discussions, and provide your own feedback.
• Strengths Application: Learn about yourself and how to apply your unique strengths, abilities, and goals to the work you do as part of Schwab’s ‘strengths-based’ culture.
• Networking: Build your network by interacting with professionals across Schwab, including senior leaders, peers, and Schwab Intern Academy Alumni.

Because interns are considered a primary pipeline for full-time opportunities, every intern candidate must be eligible for full-time employment upon graduation and must also meet the following requirements:

• Enrolled in a current undergraduate or graduate program tracking to graduate between December 2022 and May/June 2023
• Ability to work full time and be on-site at assigned Schwab location during the 9-week program (June 6 to August 5, 2022 )
• Have specific skills as specified by the hosting Business Track

Schwab is recognized as an industry leader, and our inviting culture will accept your individuality and partner you with other like-minded and solution-focused students. We will invest in your summer experience by providing you direction and leadership for a robust and well-rounded internship, as well as helping you focus on a potential future career with Schwab.

Regardless of which opportunity you pursue, we will provide you with a consistent and outstanding experience – one you won’t soon forget!

What you are good at

• Optimism and curiosity, who possess a keen sense of purpose, awareness, and knowledge and who have the demeanor of an everyday leader
• Resourcefulness and flexibility, who enjoy working through cross-functional partnerships and collaboration to achieve a common purpose
• An innovative and questioning demeanor, who constantly look for better ways to do things, have a passion for service, and seek to exceed client expectations

What you have

• A strong desire to build and grow a career in the financial services industry
• Outstanding communication skills (written and oral)
• The courage to ask “why”

As an affirmative action employer, Schwab takes affirmative action to employ qualified minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans in our intern program. As a culture that values Diversity and Inclusion, Schwab encourages the application of Women, Minorities, Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans to the Intern Academy.

There are many different business tracks that you can engage with over the course of the summer. Some of the tracks that will host 2022 interns are:

• Corporate Risk Management
• Digital Services
• Finance
• Front Line Risk Management
• Human Resources
• Internal Audit
• Investor and Client Service
• Marketing
• Model Risk Management
• Operations
• Retirement Business Services
• Schwab Asset Management Solutions
• Schwab Branch Network
• Schwab Technology Services
• Workplace Financial Services

Operations Intern

Innovated. Strategic. Efficient. and always good stewards for our clients and business groups. These qualities are what make Operational Services a core enabler of Schwab’s vision to be the most trusted leader in investment services and ensure Schwab remains a good steward of shareholder value.

We are focused on providing great service to our clients and the client-facing organizations within Schwab, as well as safeguarding assets. Whether it’s processing corporate actions, performing trade orders reviews, assisting with estate planning, or answering hotline calls. We work behind the scenes to deliver on Schwab’s purpose. Operations play a critical role in helping our clients achieve their financial goals and inspiring client loyalty.

• You will engage in dialogue to reduce client effort and improve the overall client experience.
• You will spend time in operations to understand common client problems and help find innovative solutions for our client base.
• You may work with Platform Strategy to define client experience and operational requirements.
• You may work with Business Analysts to define process requirements.

What You're Good At:

• Positive attitude, enthusiasm, professionalism, and strong work ethic with high level of integrity and ethics.
• Superior communication skills both written and verbal
• Excellent analytical skills and ability to multi-task to perform multiple complex tasks with a superior level of attention to detail.
• Collaborative and relational work style
• Technical skills with the ability to utilize at least 5 different applications at any one time, including Windows, internet researching, database systems, and email.
• Effective relationship builder—ability to partner cross-functionally, cross-enterprise and work effectively with various levels of the organization as well as various personality types.

What You Will Learn:

• You will gain a unique blend of balancing operational efficiency and risk mitigation, a big-picture vision, and the drive to make that vision a reality.
• You will learn how to analyze and understand sophisticated business problems that are part of operating in the financial industry.
• You will learn to work collaboratively with other team members to deliver high quality outcomes.

What You Will Have:

• Anticipation of graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in Dec. 2022 or May/June 2023
• An ability to work Monday-Friday, between the dates of June 6th and August 5th
• A passion for learning about the Financial Services Industry and helping investors with their wealth management needs

Own Your Tomorrow embodies everything we do! We are committed to helping our employees ignite their potential and achieve their dreams. Our employees get to play a central role in reinventing a multi-trillion-dollar industry, creating a better, more modern way to build and manage wealth.

Benefits: A competitive and flexible package designed to empower you for today and tomorrow. We offer a competitive and flexible package designed to help you make the most of your life at work and at home—today and in the future. Explore further.

Schwab is committed to building a diverse and expansive workplace where everyone feels valued. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to any status that is protected by law. Please click here to see the policy.

Schwab is an affirmative action employer, focused on advancing women, racial and ethnic minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities in the workplace. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodations in the application process, contact Human Resources at [email protected] or call 800-275-1281.

TD Ameritrade, a subsidiary of Charles Schwab, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. At TD Ameritrade we believe People Matter. We value diversity and believe that it goes beyond all protected classes, thoughts, ideas, and perspectives.

Colorado Compensation

Target Total Compensation $22.00/hour.

Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience -- talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Why work for us?

Own Your Tomorrow embodies everything we do! We are committed to helping our employees ignite their potential and achieve their dreams. Our employees get to play a central role in reinventing a multi-trillion-dollar industry, creating a better, more modern way to build and manage wealth.

Benefits: A competitive and flexible package designed to empower you for today and tomorrow. We offer a competitive and flexible package designed to help you make the most of your life at work and at home—today and in the future. Explore further.

Schwab is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to any status that is protected by law. Please click here to see the policy.

Schwab is an affirmative action employer, focused on advancing women, racial and ethnic minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities in the workplace. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodations in the application process, contact Human Resources at [email protected] or call 800-275-1281.

TD Ameritrade, a subsidiary of Charles Schwab, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. At TD Ameritrade we believe People Matter. We value diversity and believe that it goes beyond all protected classes, thoughts, ideas, and perspectives.