This individual contributor role within Vanguard’s Personal Wealth Control and Oversight team is responsible for strengthening fraud risk management through proactive market awareness, control innovation, and product risk evaluation.
Responsibilities:
Participate in industry forums, peer networks, and external engagements to stay current on emerging fraud threats, evolving attack patterns, and innovative technology solutions relevant to Personal Wealth.
Monitor industry trends, regulatory developments, and market practices to identify opportunities to strengthen fraud oversight capabilities.
Identify, assess, and lead opportunities for process improvement and efficiency gains across fraud risk and control activities, leveraging existing tools, automation, and new technology solutions.
Evaluate and apply artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies, where appropriate, to improve governance, streamline workflows, and enhance risk detection and decision support.
Assess new and existing fraud technology solutions, including vendor products and internal capabilities, to determine fit, effectiveness, scalability, and alignment with business and control objectives.
Partner with cross-functional stakeholders across enterprise fraud, product, technology, operations, risk, compliance, and legal to drive practical, business-aligned fraud risk solutions.
Develop recommendations and business cases for control enhancements, automation opportunities, and technology adoption based on risk exposure, operational impact, and implementation feasibility.
Support governance, reporting, and ongoing oversight activities by documenting findings, communicating insights, and tracking recommendations through execution.
Qualifications:
Experience in fraud risk management, controls, operational risk, or oversight within wealth management, brokerage, banking, or financial services.
Strong understanding of fraud threats, control design, and risk assessment practices across client, operational, and digital channels.
Demonstrated ability to identify process improvement opportunities and translate them into practical, scalable solutions.
Familiarity with automation, analytics, and AI-enabled capabilities relevant to fraud risk management and control optimization.
Experience evaluating products, processes, or technology solutions through a risk and control lens.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and present recommendations clearly.
Ability to operate independently, manage competing priorities, and collaborate effectively across a matrixed organization.
Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree or relevant certifications preferred.
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
- Experience in fraud risk management, controls, operational risk, or oversight within wealth management, brokerage, banking, or financial services.
- Strong understanding of fraud threats, control design, and risk assessment practices across client, operational, and digital channels.
- Demonstrated ability to identify process improvement opportunities and translate them into practical, scalable solutions.
- Familiarity with automation, analytics, and AI-enabled capabilities relevant to fraud risk management and control optimization.
- Experience evaluating products, processes, or technology solutions through a risk and control lens.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and present recommendations clearly.
- Ability to operate independently, manage competing priorities, and collaborate effectively across a matrixed organization.
- Bachelor's degree.
- Advanced degree or relevant certifications.
Vanguard Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Vanguard and has not been reviewed or approved by Vanguard.
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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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