Vanguard

Head of Personal Investor Risk and Control Analytics

Vanguard

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Malvern • Arizona • North Carolina • United States

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

PythonSQLTableau

About the role

  • Partner and consult with senior executive leadership to deliver analytical insights on Vanguard's strategy and client base.
  • Ensure crew on team are partnering effectively as consultants for business functions to deliver actionable insights and solutions.
  • Hire, evaluate, and supervise crew.
  • Provide guidance and training as necessary to develop crew.
  • Set performance standards, review performance, and make informed compensation decisions in accordance with all applicable Human Resources policies and procedures.
  • Oversee the enterprise-wide strategy and program for the adoption and implementation of analytics tools.
  • Develop and maintain strategic plan to ensure tools and approaches meet evolving business demands.
  • Develops an enterprise-wide view of analytics capabilities; identifies gaps and proposes solutions.
  • Lead the team in consulting with business partners to help establish efficient analytics and business intelligence tools, frameworks, and capabilities.
  • Educate business leaders about self-service tools and provides support for teams as they stand up internal functions.
  • Build and scale teams with expertise in advanced analytics, data engineering, analytics consulting, and business acumen.
  • Oversee training strategy to foster development of analytical acumen for crew and leaders across Vanguard.
  • Stay ahead of industry, market, and company trends.
  • Ensures that Vanguard's use of analytics tools is scalable and sustainable.
  • Serves as a leader of Vanguard's analytics community and contributes expertise.
  • Represents Vanguard in external industry events and proactively forms external relationships to bring in new ideas, technology, and talents.
  • Participate in the development of the department budget, including the identification of technology investments and budget allocation to support these tools.
  • Review expenses and ensures unit operates within budgetary guidelines.
  • Develop dashboards and reporting for controls, supervision, process health, KRIs and operational performance.
  • Support RCSA, risk taxonomy, KRI threshold setting through high quality data.
  • Enhancing quality and efficiency through robust process mapping, control design, and continuous improvement methodologies.
  • Managing a portfolio of complex data projects, including data collection, validation, and the development of reports, dashboards, and actionable insights.
  • Collaborating with senior stakeholders to align priorities, maximize business value, and support enterprise-wide decision-making.
  • Champion innovation and adaptability to ensure alignment with emerging technologies and regulatory requirements.
  • Building a culture of flexibility and innovation, enabling the organization to adapt quickly to emerging risks, regulatory changes, and market dynamics.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Data Analytics, Business, or related field; Advanced degree preferred.
  • Minimum 10 years in Data & Analytics.
  • At least 5 years of leadership experience managing high-performing analytics teams, including managers.
  • Strong background in data analytics, experimentation, and data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau), SQL, Python and advanced analytics techniques.
  • Experience with operational risk, controls, compliance or fraud analytics.
  • Demonstrated ability to generate actionable insights and drive strategic decision-making.
  • Exceptional communication skills with the ability to convey complex data insights clearly and concisely.
  • Strong stakeholder management and executive presence, with a proven track record of influencing senior leaders.
  • Ability to prioritize initiatives effectively and ensure optimal value delivery across projects.
  • Preferred: Experience in financial services or other regulated industries.
Benefits
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
data analyticsdata visualizationSQLPythonadvanced analytics techniquesoperational risk analyticscontrols analyticscompliance analyticsfraud analyticsdashboard development
Soft Skills
communication skillsstakeholder managementexecutive presencestrategic decision-makingteam leadershipflexibilityinnovationprioritizationcollaborationtraining and development