Summary:
We're looking for Product Managers who are energized by solving complex business problems, influencing strategy, and partnering across technology and business teams to deliver impactful solutions.
As a Product Manager, you'll play a key role in shaping platform capabilities that support our retirement business while helping drive modernization efforts that improve client and business experiences. This position offers the opportunity to work in a collaborative environment where product strategy, innovation, and customer focus come together to create meaningful outcomes.
Responsibilities:
Define product vision, strategy, and roadmaps for complex digital products and platform capabilities.
Translate business objectives into product priorities and actionable plans.
Collaborate with technology, operations, and business partners to deliver high-impact solutions.
Lead product lifecycle activities, including discovery, prioritization, roadmap planning, and execution.
Utilize customer, business, and market insights to inform product decisions.
Drive alignment across cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
Partner with engineering teams to support the development of scalable and modern technology solutions.
Explore opportunities to leverage emerging technologies, including AI, to improve user experiences and business outcomes.
Continuously evaluate product performance and identify opportunities for optimization and growth.
Qualifications:
Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience required. Graduate degree preferred.
Minimum of five years related work experience. Two years of leading large cross-functional teams on major organizational projects preferred.
Ability to define strategy and communicate vision across diverse stakeholder groups.
Experience working in highly collaborative, cross-functional environments.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
Strong communication and relationship management skills.
Experience partnering with technology teams throughout the product development lifecycle.
We'd Love to See:
Experience with platform modernization, digital transformation, or large-scale business initiatives.
Familiarity with APIs, microservices, cloud-based technologies, or modern application architectures.
Exposure to AI-enabled products, processes, or business solutions.
Demonstrated curiosity, adaptability, and commitment to continuous learning.
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
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience
- Graduate degree
- Minimum of five years related work experience
- Two years of leading large cross-functional teams on major organizational projects
- Ability to define strategy and communicate vision across diverse stakeholder groups
- Experience working in highly collaborative, cross-functional environments
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities
- Strong communication and relationship management skills
- Experience partnering with technology teams throughout the product development lifecycle
- Experience with platform modernization, digital transformation, or large-scale business initiatives
- Familiarity with APIs, microservices, cloud-based technologies, or modern application architectures
- Exposure to AI-enabled products, processes, or business solutions
- Demonstrated curiosity, adaptability, and commitment to continuous learning
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.
