Job Description Summary
Builds and operates the FAS Risk Community of Practice and related capability, development, and organizational effectiveness activities. Strengthens connectivity across the FAS risk ecosystem by developing professional networks, facilitating learning and knowledge sharing, and supporting effective collaboration among business, Line 1, Line 2, and specialist risk and control functions. Provides connectivity to broader GR&S organization and enterprise through communications, and organizational initiatives.
Core Responsibilities
- Builds, leads, and continuously evolves the FAS Risk Community of Practice, creating meaningful opportunities for practitioners across risk, controls, resilience, compliance, legal, and specialist risk functions to learn, connect, and collaborate.
- Designs and delivers professional development programs, learning forums, workshops, case studies, and knowledge-sharing activities that strengthen capability and support risk-informed decision making across the FAS ecosystem.
- Develops and maintains strong relationships across business-owned risk, controls, and resilience teams, independent risk, Compliance, Legal, IMFR, Marketing Risk, Technology Risk, Security, Privacy, Financial Crime, AI, Resiliency, and other specialist functions to improve coordination and connectivity.
- Captures, curates, and disseminates lessons learned, good practices, and insights from significant initiatives, risk events, business challenges, and operational experiences to improve organizational learning and capability.
- Facilitates collaboration across organizational boundaries by connecting individuals and teams with relevant expertise, supporting the effective mobilization of specialist capabilities in response to business priorities, emerging issues, and strategic initiatives.
- Supports the operational effectiveness of the FAS Risk function through communications, leadership materials, coordination activities, and other initiatives that enable effective execution of priorities.
- Partners with risk leadership, business leaders, and specialist functions to identify capability-building opportunities and strengthen the overall effectiveness of the FAS risk ecosystem.
- Develops and maintains broad knowledge of the FAS business, the associated risk and control environment, and the specialist disciplines that support FAS. Serves as a trusted connector, facilitator, and capability builder across the ecosystem.
- Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.
Ideal Candidate
- Builder and operator rather than advisor or strategist.
- Exceptional relationship builder and network creator.
- Strong facilitator capable of bringing people together around shared problems and shared learning.
- Demonstrated experience creating communities, development programs, professional networks, or organizational initiatives that produced measurable outcomes.
- Comfortable working across organizational boundaries and influencing without formal authority.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Highly organized with a willingness to personally execute and deliver outcomes rather than coordinate work through others.
- Able to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
Qualifications
- Minimum of eight years related work experience.
- Experience in organizational effectiveness, risk, controls, compliance, legal, learning and development, community building, change leadership, or a related discipline preferred.
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.
- Graduate degree 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
- Minimum of eight years of related work experience
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience
- Experience in organizational effectiveness, risk, controls, compliance, legal, learning and development, community building, change leadership, or a related discipline
- Graduate degree
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
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.
