Charles Schwab is expanding its technical talent pool in both Austin and San Francisco and will be identifying dedicated real estate in second quarter and third quarter 2018 to house its new digital accelerator teams.
Schwab’s Accelerator program will be home to hundreds of existing employees and new hires, focused on accelerating the digital solutions Schwab delivers to its retail investors and the advisers and employers who serve them.
The Digital Accelerator uses a design-thinking led, Agile approach, with cross-functional teams representing different parts of the client experience — service, product development, research and user experience — to rapidly ideate, iterate and test new ideas related to specific user journeys or specific business opportunities. Successful solutions have the opportunity to be rolled out to Schwab’s broader client universe of individual investors, independent advisers and firms offering retirement plans.
Schwab’s Accelerator program is part of the company’s broader Digital Services organization. Digital Services is responsible for leading the firm’s work to explore, develop and deploy investments in digital technology that help deliver easy-to-use, intuitive experiences for current and future clients.
