About Advice & Wealth Management
Vanguard’s Advice & Wealth Management organization delivers investor‑centric advice and wealth management services across digital, hybrid, and advisor/relationship manager‑led experiences.
Role Summary
As a Senior Solutions Architect, you are a strategic advisor and technical leader operating at the intersection of business strategy, architecture, and technology delivery. You shape and guide enterprise-scale solutions across the Advice & Wealth Management portfolio, ensuring alignment to business outcomes, architectural integrity, and long-term platform evolution.
You partner with senior business and technology leaders to define future-state solutions, influence strategic direction, and enable delivery teams to execute effectively in complex, evolving environments. You influence direction without direct authority.
What You’ll Do
Architecture Leadership & Strategy
Provide architectural leadership across large, cross-domain initiatives within and outside of Advice & Wealth Management
Translate business goals into scalable, secure, and resilient solution architectures
Ensure alignment to enterprise standards, reference architectures, and platform strategies
Solution Design & Delivery Enablement
Drive solutioning across key domains including:
Advisor desktop and client experience platforms
Brokerage and trading integrations
Recordkeeping and account lifecycle management
Back-office servicing, reconciliation, and operational workflows
Provide both short-term and long-term architectural guidance to multiple delivery teams
Ensure solutions balance client and crew experience, scalability, regulatory considerations, and cost
Influence & Partnership
Act as a trusted advisor to senior business and technology leaders
Influence architectural direction without formal authority
Facilitate alignment across complex stakeholder groups and competing priorities
Communicate trade-offs clearly to enable informed decision-making
Communication & Architecture Craft
Produce executive-ready artifacts (capability models, system diagrams, solution options)
Clearly articulate complex tradeoffs to both technical and non-technical audiences
Enable informed decision-making through structured solution evaluations
Mentorship & Leadership
Mentor engineers, solution consultants, and architects on solution design and best practices
Contribute to architecture patterns, reusable designs, and governance processes
Act as a thought leader driving innovation and continuous improvement
What You’ll Need
Experience & Domain Expertise
Significant experience (10+ years) in solution architecture, enterprise architecture, or complex system design
Proven track record leading large-scale, cross-functional initiatives in enterprise environments
Experience shaping architecture strategy and guiding delivery across multiple teams
Strong knowledge of Advice, Wealth Management, or regulated financial services domains with depth in one or more of the following:
Brokerage and trading systems
Recordkeeping platforms (retirement, accounts, positions, transactions)
Custody and clearing integrations
Back-office operations (reconciliation, servicing, compliance workflows)
Technical & Architectural Skills
Deep understanding of modern architecture patterns (APIs, event-driven systems, cloud-native design, AI)
Experience with integration across internal platforms and third-party/vendor ecosystems
Strong data architecture awareness (data flows, governance, analytics enablement)
Core Leadership Skills
Exceptional systems thinking and problem framing
Ability to operate effectively in ambiguity and drive clarity
Strong executive communication and influencing skills
Ability to balance strategic vision with pragmatic delivery
Technical & Architectural Perspective
Experience with modern architecture patterns (APIs, event-driven systems, cloud platforms)
Understanding of data, integration, and operational resiliency considerations in financial services ecosystems
Ability to balance architectural rigor with delivery pragmatism
Mindset & Behaviors
Strategic, outcome-oriented, and intellectually curious
Comfortable challenging assumptions and driving better solutions
Collaborative, with a strong ability to build alignment across teams
Passionate about improving client and crew experiences, and operational efficiency at scale
Why Join Us
Shape the future of Advice & Wealth Management at enterprise scale
Influence critical platform decisions and strategic initiatives
Work at the intersection of business strategy, architecture, and innovation
Partner with senior leaders on high-impact, high-visibility programs
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
- 10+ years in solution architecture, enterprise architecture, or complex system design
- Proven track record leading large-scale, cross-functional initiatives in enterprise environments
- Experience shaping architecture strategy and guiding delivery across multiple teams
- Strong knowledge of Advice, Wealth Management, or regulated financial services domains (brokerage, recordkeeping, custody, back-office operations)
- Deep understanding of modern architecture patterns (APIs, event-driven systems, cloud-native design, cloud platforms, AI)
- Experience with integration across internal platforms and third-party/vendor ecosystems
- Strong data architecture awareness (data flows, governance, analytics enablement)
- Exceptional systems thinking, problem framing, and executive communication/influencing skills
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.
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