Vanguard is a leading provider of financial products and services to individual and institutional investors world-wide. It is also an employer of choice that continually invests in the growth, development, and success of its employees over the long-term. Vanguard’s Office of the General Counsel (the “OGC”) includes more than 600 “crewmembers” across more than a dozen specialties, who together address a wide range of complex and compelling legal issues for Vanguard’s expanding global business.
The OGC is seeking a tax attorney with strong technical and interpersonal skills to join its tax advisory team. This attorney will provide advice on a broad range of matters for our global asset management business and collaborate actively with other attorneys throughout the OGC and other professionals throughout the enterprise. Specifically, this role will advise various groups across Vanguard, including the finance, investment management, strategy, and international divisions. The position offers substantial opportunity for long-term growth.
Responsibilities:
Provides business leaders with legal advice on tax matters to ensure their products, strategies, activities, policies, business practices, and transactions comply with all relevant laws and regulations.
Partner with internal clients and OGC colleagues to maintain awareness of, and ensure appropriate advice is provided to, new projects and initiatives across the company.
Represent the organization in complex and significant legal proceedings before government agencies, courts, or other authorities.
Maintain a high level of expertise in tax law, Vanguard’s business, and the investment industry. Stays abreast of industry, regulatory and legislative developments affecting Vanguard, and maintain affiliations with relevant industry associations and peers.
Directs and manages the work being performed by outside counsel.
Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Five or more years of relevant professional experience as an attorney
Excellent judgment, counseling, and negotiation skills, coupled with highly effective relationship management
Ability to analyze complex tax laws and regulations and to communicate relevant implications in clear, actionable language
Ability to balance business and legal needs and manage multiple projects
Experience with public and private investment funds, complex financial products and transactions, and international tax matters are a plus, though adjacent specialists and strong generalist tax practitioners will also be considered
Excellent undergraduate and law school academic credentials
J.D. from an accredited law school and current bar admission
Candidates must share Vanguard’s core values, including unmatched ethical standards and client service, strong work ethic, and can-do attitude. Candidates must foster a team environment by building collaborative, trusting relationships with others through effective communication, empathy and respect, and advancing the development and success of others.
Candidates must be skilled at successfully collaborating and communicating with, enabling, working through, and influencing legal colleagues and business clients at all levels, including senior management.
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.
Skills Required
- Five or more years of relevant professional experience as an attorney
- Excellent judgment, counseling, and negotiation skills
- Highly effective relationship management skills
- Ability to analyze complex tax laws and regulations and communicate implications clearly
- Ability to balance business and legal needs and manage multiple projects
- Excellent undergraduate and law school academic credentials
- J.D. from an accredited law school
- Current bar admission
- Experience with public and private investment funds, complex financial products and transactions, and international tax matters
- Strong technical and interpersonal skills
- Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with legal colleagues, business clients, and senior management
- Alignment with Vanguard’s ethical standards, client service, collaborative culture, and work ethic
Vanguard Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Retirement support appears unusually strong through a 401(k) design that includes a match plus an additional employer contribution, which can materially lift long-term total rewards. HSA seeding and an enhanced employer match further strengthen the savings-and-benefits value of the package.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing and lifestyle support is reinforced by a sizable annual FlexFund stipend that can be applied across many day-to-day categories such as fitness, childcare, and other personal expenses. On-site or virtual clinics and fitness options add practical health and wellness convenience.
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Affordable Benefits — Healthcare and related benefits are positioned as comparatively affordable via heavily subsidized medical plans and broad coverage options. This affordability can offset moderate base pay for employees who place higher value on out-of-pocket cost reductions.
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What We Do
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