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The Head of Product, Portfolio Management leads the vision, strategy, and roadmap for Vanguard's portfolio management ecosystem, spanning portfolio construction, trading, custody integration, investment servicing, and managed accounts. This leader drives product investment priorities and delivers scalable, innovative capabilities that enhance advisor and client outcomes while supporting the evolving needs of Vanguard's wealth and investment businesses.
What you will do:
Product Strategy & Portfolio Leadership
Define and execute the strategic vision, roadmap, and investment priorities for Portfolio Management products.
Prioritize investments across product portfolios to balance growth, risk management, operational efficiency, and client experience.
Establish product roadmaps, KPIs, and success metrics aligned with business and enterprise objectives.
Lead cross-functional teams responsible for the design, delivery, and continuous improvement of investment platform capabilities.
Trading, Custody & Operations Enablement
Partner with trading, operations, and technology teams to optimize trade generation, execution, allocation, reconciliation, and settlement processes.
Drive initiatives that improve trading capacity, reduce operational risk, and enable efficient portfolio management at scale.
Identify value-chain constraints and develop strategic solutions that increase automation, resilience, and throughput.
Ensure platforms support client growth, managed account expansion, and evolving investment offerings.
Industry Expertise & Vendor Integration
Provide industry leadership across wealth management, portfolio management, trading, custody, and investment servicing domains.
Evaluate, select, and integrate strategic vendor solutions to accelerate business outcomes and platform modernization.
Partner with internal and external stakeholders to deliver seamless integration of best-in-class capabilities.
Monitor industry trends, competitive offerings, and emerging technologies to inform product strategy and investment decisions.
Governance & Leadership
Ensure regulatory, fiduciary, and supervisory requirements are embedded within products and processes.
Partner with compliance, risk, audit, and technology organizations to maintain strong governance and control practices.
Lead and develop product managers and product leaders across multiple domains.
Influence senior leadership decisions regarding platform strategy, technology investments, vendor partnerships, and transformation initiatives.
What it will take:
Deep expertise in wealth management, portfolio management, trading, custody, brokerage operations, or investment servicing.
Experience leading product organizations responsible for large-scale portfolio management or trading platforms.
Strong understanding of trade lifecycle management, settlement, reconciliation, custody operations, and money movement.
Proven success delivering platform modernization, vendor integrations, and enterprise transformation initiatives.
Knowledge of advisory platforms, managed accounts, portfolio construction methodologies, and investment management workflows.
Demonstrated ability to influence executive stakeholders and lead cross-functional organizations.
Special Factors
Sponsorship
Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.
About Vanguard
At Vanguard, we don't just have a mission—we're on a mission.
To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients' lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne, our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best.
How We Work
Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.
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