The Talent Acquisition Manager is responsible for leading a high‑performing recruitment function to identify, attract, select, and place qualified candidates. The role provides strategic leadership across direct recruitment delivery, management of the Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) partnership and the design and execution of junior talent initiatives.
People Leadership & Delivery
Lead a team responsible for end‑to‑end recruitment ensuring efficient, consistent, and high‑quality hiring processes.
Develop, implement, and continuously improve recruitment strategies, frameworks, and best practices aligned to organisational strategy.
Ensure strong governance, candidate experience, and selection quality across all recruitment activity.
Provide coaching, guidance, and development to build capability and support professional growth.
RPO Management & Vendor Governance
Lead and manage the organisation’s Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) model.
Act as primary point of accountability for the RPO relationship, including performance management, service delivery, quality assurance, and continuous improvement.
Set clear expectations, KPIs, and governance rhythms to ensure the RPO delivers against agreed outcomes, timelines, and standards.
Junior Talent Strategy & Early Careers
Design, lead, and continuously improve all junior talent initiatives, including internships, graduate programmes and our early career leadership development initiative.
Oversee attraction strategies, assessment approaches, and candidate experience for all early‑career programmes.
Continuous Improvement
Use insight to recommend changes to recruitment strategy, sourcing approaches, and delivery models including the use of enabling technologies.
Ensure recruitment activity remains competitive, inclusive, and responsive to market conditions.
Partner with the Global Talent Acquisition team to drive synergies and efficiencies
What you will bring:
Experience leading recruitment delivery and building high‑performing teams in a complex environment
Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and advise senior leaders
Expertise in recruitment strategy, sourcing approaches, and candidate assessment
Experience managing external partners (e.g. RPO, agencies) and driving performance outcomes
A data‑driven mindset, using insights to improve processes and hiring outcomes
Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands‑on delivery across multiple priorities
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
- Experience leading recruitment delivery
- Building high–performing teams in a complex environment
- Strong stakeholder management skills
- Expertise in recruitment strategy and candidate assessment
- Experience managing external partners
- Data-driven mindset for process improvement
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.
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What We Do
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