Senior Business Program Manager

Vanguard

Senior Specialist managing business programs ensuring strategic alignment with business priorities at Vanguard. Leveraging financial services experience to lead cross-functional initiatives.

Posted 4/22/2026full-timeMalvern • Arizona, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manages programs or major workstreams of a broader program
Ensures that the scope of the program aligns with business priorities
Develops and maintains broad knowledge and awareness of Financial Services industry forces, competition, and trends
Monitors financial, legal, and regulatory environments
Communicate with stakeholders, leaders, team members, management, and department partners
Monitors project progress and results and submit regular status reports
Ensures the development and execution of business change management and communication plans
Builds and maintains relationships across program stakeholders
Drives key decisions to ensure alignment with overarching goals
Ensures all steps are taken to mitigate risk and maintains control, compliance, audit, and legal requirements
Maintains an appropriate level of technical and business knowledge
Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned
Contributes to the creation and implementation of project governance frameworks
Tracks and consolidate project dependencies, financials, and status updates across multiple initiatives
Supports training and mentoring of project staff on best practices in program management

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of eight years related business experience
Financial Services and function-specific experience required
Minimum of four years project management experience
Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience required
Graduate degree preferred
Demonstrated ability to lead and influence cross‑functional stakeholders
Proficient in program lifecycle management, risk control frameworks, and change management strategies
Ability to handle complex interdependencies and manage competing priorities in a fast‑paced environment
Experience managing or supporting large, multi‑product portfolios in a complex organization

Benefits

Comp & perks

Hybrid working model
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

program lifecycle managementrisk control frameworkschange management strategiesproject governance frameworksfinancial managementregulatory complianceaudit requirementsbusiness change managementproject management

Soft Skills

leadershipinfluencecommunicationrelationship buildingstakeholder managementproblem-solvingadaptabilitymentoringteam collaborationprioritization