Thursday, May 3, 2018

Charles Schwab Places Digital Hub In Austin, Looks To Tap Technical Talent

Looking to tap into Austin's massive pool of technical talent, financial services giant Charles Schwab said Thursday that it is setting up a new "Digital Accelerator Hub" in Austin to help it attract technical talent to the company. According to Charles Schwab, it new Digital Accelerator team in Austin comes in conjunction with a similar effort in San Francisco. Schwab said it will be identifying dedicated real estate to serve as the home to "hundreds" of existing employees and new hires across the two locations. Schwab said it that team will work on different ares of its "client experience", including service, product development, research and user experience, and will work on new ideas for users and specific business opportunities.