Associate Portfolio Manager, Taxable Bond Index Strategies

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.

As one of the industry’s largest and most experienced asset managers, Schwab Asset Management (SAM) offers a focused lineup of competitively priced ETFs, mutual funds, and separately managed account strategies (SMAs) designed to meet the core needs of investors. By operating our business through clients’ eyes and putting them at the center of our decisions, we aim to deliver exceptional experiences to investors and the financial professionals who serve them. As of December 31, 2025, SAM managed over $1.7 trillion in assets, including nearly $700 billion in index strategies.

SAM is seeking an Associate Portfolio Manager to contribute to the management and oversight of Schwab’s taxable bond index mutual funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs). This role will support day-to-day portfolio management activities across sector-specific and multi-sector strategies and will partner closely with senior portfolio managers, trading, technology, and operations teams.

The position will be based in Westlake, TX (Dallas–Fort Worth), reporting to the Head of Taxable Bond Index Strategies, and will adhere to Schwab’s workplace policy requiring employees to work onsite four days per week.

Key responsibilities for this role include, but are not limited to:

• Assist with day-to-day management and oversight of U.S. Government securities (Treasuries, TIPS, and Agencies), securitized products, and corporate bonds
• Support daily portfolio workflows, cash flows, exception monitoring, and ETF coordination
• Contribute to automation, scale, and process improvement initiatives
• Monitor and share market developments across the fixed income market includingin U.S. government bonds, securitized products, and credit strategiesbond markets
• Partner cross-functionally on accounting, tax, product, and operational topics
• Prepare charts, analysis, and materials for team and leadership meetings
• Support research and implementation efforts for potential new products

What you have

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or graduate degree in economics, finance, statistics, mathematics, computer science, or a related quantitative field
• 2-5 years of relevant fixed income or investing experience
• Fluency and comfort with technology, including data access and management, and a working knowledge of common programming languages
• Familiarity with index-based fixed income portfolio construction concepts
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills
• Team-oriented mindset with intellectual curiosity and attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications:

• Progress toward the CFA designation

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