About Vanguard
Founded in 1975, Vanguard is one of the world's leading investment management companies. The firm offers investments, advice, and retirement services to tens of millions of individual investors around the globe—directly, through workplace plans, and through financial intermediaries.
Vanguard’s India Office
Vanguard’s office in India is a significant milestone in our global expansion. We are committed to establishing an enduring technology center in Hyderabad, Telangana and are excited to be adding talent who will focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI), mobile, and cloud-based technologies that drive our business outcomes and deliver a world-class experience for our clients.
Role Summary
This role leads a team providing agile methodology services to cross-functional technology-related project(s) or product(s) teams, demonstrating technical expertise to improve productivity of teams and quality of work processes and outcomes. Project(s) or product(s) often have enterprise-wide implications. This role also ensures agile best practices are embedded in delivery, manages stakeholder alignment, and drives team performance through metrics and continuous feedback.
Responsibilities
1. Hires, evaluates, and supervises crew. Provides guidance and training as necessary to develop crew. Sets performance standards, reviews performance, and makes informed compensation decisions in accordance with all applicable Human Resources policies and procedures.
2. Leads, builds, and coaches high performing teams in the delivery of technology-related products or projects, ensuring team actions are aligned with project and business goals. Instruct and coach other professionals.
3. Leads planning, team learning, and adaptation of processes to ensure the quality of team solutions.
4. Enables a continuous learning environment, identifying ways to strengthen the team's understanding of Agile/Scrum concepts and principles as they relate to technical capabilities.
5. Builds and applies methodology that supports the integration of changing customer inputs and business conditions into technology-related product development.
6. Recommends to the product owner and management in the definition and prioritization of technology-related outcomes. Identifies trade-offs between short and long term benefits to drive shared vision between the team and product owner.
7. Ensures the application of agile frameworks to the development process to increase effectiveness of technology-related product development or architecture.
8. Removes roadblocks to technology-related product development or architecture. Applies learnings to other development projects.
9. Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.
10. Manages stakeholder expectations regarding target scope, schedule, and budget.
11. Helps teams estimate iteration deliverables and increase sprint velocity.
12. Acts as a Subject Matter Expert for agile methodologies and best practices.
13. Promotes continuous communication and monitors team dynamics to foster collaboration.
14. Facilitates scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, demos, and iteration meetings.
15. Manages development tracking systems (e.g., product and sprint backlogs).
16. Motivates and acts as the glue that holds cross-functional teams together.
17. Monitors sprint progress and identifies impediments that hinder delivery.
Qualifications and Skills
- Minimum 8 years of experience in Agile software development, with at least two years leading large cross-functional teams on enterprise technology initiatives. Bachelor’s degree (B.E./B.Tech) in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field is required; graduate degree preferred.
- Good to have skills include Agile team leadership, stakeholder management, sprint planning, backlog prioritization, velocity optimization, and use of agile tools like JIRA or Azure DevOps. Strong skills in collaboration, verbal and written communication, team motivation, time management, and critical thinking are essential.
- Preferred certifications include Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe Agilist, PMI-ACP, or ICAgile Certified Professional.
- Demonstrated ability to build high-performing agile teams, remove delivery blockers, and foster a culture of continuous improvement in fast-paced, enterprise-level environments.
Location
This role is based in Hyderabad, Telangana at Vanguard’s India office. Only qualified external applicants will be considered.
Our mission
Vanguard adheres to a simple purpose: To take a stand for all investors, to treat them fairly, and to give them the best chance for investment success.
Our commitment to you
Vanguard takes the same long-term view of your success—at work and in life—with Benefits and Rewards packages that reflect what you care about, throughout all the phases and stages of your life. Our Total Rewards programs provide you and your loved ones with wellness support for key areas in your life:
Financial wellness
We're committed to enabling your financial success and provide competitive offers and programs.
Physical wellness
We're committed to providing benefits that support your physical health and wellness.
Personal wellness
We're committed to providing resources that help support the full scope of your life.
How we work
Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for most of our employees (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
- Minimum 8 years of experience in Agile software development
- At least 2 years leading large cross-functional teams on enterprise technology initiatives
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field
- Graduate degree
- Experience with Agile tools such as JIRA
- Experience with Azure DevOps
- Strong collaboration, verbal and written communication, team motivation, time management, and critical thinking skills
- Ability to build high-performing agile teams, remove delivery blockers, and foster continuous improvement in enterprise environments
- Preferred certifications: Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe Agilist, PMI-ACP, or ICAgile Certified Professional
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.
Vanguard Insights
What We Do
We are a community of 30 million who think – and feel – differently about investing. Together, we’re changing the way the world invests. Since our founding in 1975, helping our investors achieve their goals is our sole reason for existence. With no other parties to answer to and therefore no conflicting loyalties, we make every decision—like keeping investing costs as low as possible—with only your needs in mind. Vanguard is one of the world's largest investment companies, offering a large selection of high-quality low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, advice, and related services. Individual and institutional investors, financial professionals, and plan sponsors can benefit from the size, stability, and experience Vanguard offers. As of April 30, 2019, we managed more than $5.6 trillion in global assets. In addition, we have 189 funds in the United States and 225 funds in global markets. For Commenting Guidelines & Important information, visit here: http://vanguard.com/linkedin Vanguard Marketing Corporation, Distributor.
