We are seeking a senior‑level product leader to own and evolve a critical financial wellness portfolio supporting large‑scale, customer‑facing experiences. This role spans strategy through execution, requires strong influence across a complex organization, and operates in a highly collaborative environment.
This is a high‑impact role with meaningful ownership, visibility, and complexity—ideal for someone who thrives in ambiguity and knows how to move large, matrixed organizations forward.
Experience That Sets You Apart
Background in financial services, banking, fintech, or adjacent platforms.
Experience building and scaling financial wellness or guidance‑oriented products at scale.
Comfort engaging with external partners and stakeholders to shape, position, and advance product experiences.
Job Description
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.
Oversees digital product management activities for multiple digital products, or one strategic product, with cross-divisional impact.
Influences and collaborates with cross-functional teams to create best practices that drive significant change to the client experience.
Provides guidance and coaches digital product teams towards best practices and learnings. Oversees digital product teams' support of the messaging, communication, and customer outreach as necessary.
Facilitates strong business support through working with team members to promote a consistent approach to decisions/impacts and client propositions. Drives connection across all appropriate internal and external stakeholders.
Leads the planning, development and implementation of new products with cross-divisional impact. Defines and analyzes markets, developing detailed product features and requirements, and developing implementation plans.
Influences and employs a variety of qualitative and quantitative analysis techniques to continually improve the user experience.
Participates in and influences ongoing business planning and departmental prioritization activities.
Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum of eight years related work experience, with at least three years innovation strategy and execution experience. Supervisory experience 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 related work experience
- At least three years innovation strategy and execution experience
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent
- Graduate degree preferred
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.
