Senior Business Program Manager – Business Transformation and Change Management

Vanguard

Business Program Manager responsible for driving transformational change within Vanguard's Personal Wealth initiatives. Overseeing risk management and control considerations while partnering with diverse stakeholders.

Posted 5/5/2026full-timeMalvern • Arizona, North Carolina, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Leads complex, cross‑functional initiatives with accountability for assessing and managing risk and control implications throughout the change lifecycle.
Partners with the business on driving transformational change while ensuring risks are identified early, transparently communicated, and appropriately mitigated.
Assesses and articulates the risk profile of strategic initiatives, including impacts to controls, operations, client, and regulatory obligations.
Partners with business, Risk, Compliance and Legal to ensure appropriate governance, escalation, and risk informed decision making.
Ensures changes follow appropriate governance, including materiality assessment, approvals, and alignment with enterprise risk frameworks.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum 10 years of experience in program management, strategic initiatives, or PMO functions within large organizations, preferably in financial services.
Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience required.
Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills to drive cross-functional alignment.
Deep knowledge of change management fundamentals (communications, training, readiness) and how to integrate risk and control considerations into change execution.
Experience assessing risk in large-scale transformations or strategic initiatives within financial services.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Retirement plans
Flexible work arrangements
Professional development

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Hard Skills & Tools

program managementchange managementrisk assessmentstrategic initiativesPMO functionsmateriality assessmentgovernance frameworkstransformation execution

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationstakeholder managementcross-functional alignment