Responsibilities:
Compensation Operations & Administration:
- Support sales compensation administration processes, including participant management, roster maintenance, and compensation program changes.
- Assist with goal proration, participant movement tracking, guarantees, and compensation plan administration.
- Support incentive compensation systems administration, data validation, payout quality assurance, and payroll interfaces.
- Maintain operational controls and documentation supporting compensation processes.
Analytics & Reporting:
- Produce recurring and ad hoc compensation reports, dashboards, and business insights.
- Support compensation modeling, validation, testing, and analysis.
- Perform data gathering, consolidation, and quality review activities.
- Analyze compensation program performance and identify opportunities for process improvement.
Governance & Controls:
- Support governance reporting, exception tracking, and compensation review processes.
- Maintain process documentation, procedures, and controls.
- Assist with regulatory, audit, and compliance-related compensation activities.
- Support compensation governance initiatives and operating model enhancements.
Strategic Initiatives & Modernization:
- Support compensation redesign initiatives, implementation efforts, and modernization projects.
- Participate in data and reporting enhancements that improve efficiency, scalability, and governance.
- Assist with compensation technology initiatives, process optimization, and operational improvements.
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to support evolving business and compensation needs.
Qualifications:
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.
- Five years related work experience, with at least two years of Compensation experience. Compensation, finance, analytics, HR, operations, or related business experience preferred.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Advanced Excel and data management capabilities.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively across functions and build strong stakeholder relationships.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience supporting incentive compensation programs.
- Experience with compensation, HR, reporting, or CRM systems.
- Knowledge of data analysis, reporting, and process improvement methodologies.
- Experience supporting governance, operational controls, or compliance-related activities.
- Financial services experience.
What Success Looks Like:
- Delivers accurate and timely compensation administration and reporting.
- Strengthens operational controls and governance processes.
- Improves data quality, documentation, and process efficiency.
- Provides analytical support that enables informed compensation decisions.
- Serves as a trusted partner to Sales Compensation leadership and business stakeholders.
- Contributes to modernization initiatives that advance Vanguard's Sales Compensation operating model.
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
- Five years of related work experience
- At least two years of compensation experience
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Advanced Excel and data management capabilities
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work effectively across functions and build strong stakeholder relationships
- Experience supporting incentive compensation programs
- Experience with compensation, HR, reporting, or CRM systems
- Knowledge of data analysis, reporting, and process improvement methodologies
- Experience supporting governance, operational controls, or compliance-related activities
- Financial services experience
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.
