Vanguard is a mission driven investment management firm—guided by a culture of integrity, collaboration, and stewardship—built to give investors the best chance for long term success. With a unique client-owned structure, Vanguard aligns its success directly with the outcomes of the investors it serves. ‑term success. With a unique client‑owned structure, Vanguard aligns its success directly with the outcomes of the investors it serves.
Vanguard manages approximately $12 trillion in global assets under management (AUM), serving more than 50 million investors worldwide across mutual funds, ETFs, advisory services, and institutional solutions.
About Advice & Wealth Management
Advice & Wealth Management (AWM) is Vanguard’s division dedicated to helping clients achieve their best long term financial outcomes through a powerful combination of personalized advice, innovative investment solutions, and modern digital capabilities. AWM brings together experts across advice, wealth management, product solutions, digital and analytics, risk, and strategy to deliver holistic outcomes for individual investors, high net worth clients, and families with complex needs. Teams within AWM develop and evolve Vanguard’s advice platforms, expand planning and investment solutions, strengthen risk and controls, and drive division wide strategy and transformation. ‑term financial outcomes through a powerful combination of personalized advice, innovative investment solutions, and modern digital capabilities. AWM brings together experts across advice, wealth management, product solutions, digital and analytics, risk, and strategy to deliver holistic outcomes for individual investors, high‑net‑worth clients, and families with complex needs. Teams within AWM develop and evolve Vanguard’s advice platforms, expand planning and investment solutions, strengthen risk and controls, and drive division‑wide strategy and transformation.
Summary
Vanguard continues to mature and expand the wealth management experience provided to clients, most recently focusing on ultra-high-net-worth solutions and services, traditionally provided by private client or family office firms. We are looking for unique, dynamic candidates for this Senior Wealth Advisor role to join us on this journey. This is Vanguard’s highest level of wealth management/financial advisor.
What It Takes
- Serve as the primary contact and trusted partner to Vanguard’s largest/ultra-high‑highnet‑net‑worth and complex clients with the assigned geographic region, extending to broader family wealth relationships and management
- Leverage your unique background and skills to build deep client relationships with these clients
- Deliver personalized investment and wealth planning strategies aligned with Vanguard’s investment philosophy
- Demonstrate the highest level of investment acumen to serve as a leading subject matter expert to internal partners and clients regarding financial planning
- Collaborate with Vanguard specialists to help clients achieve long term‑term financial goals with confidence (for example - Estate Planning & Tax strategies, Charitable, Family Office, Private Equity)
- Manage leads/prospects from internal sales and relationship teams on prospective wealth management client engagement efforts for growth (as applicable)
- Coach and mentor your team, including a Senior Financial Advisor and Senior Wealth Management Associate
- Develop expert knowledge of Vanguard funds, methodology, products, and services to help educate clients
- Occasional travel for in-person client meetings as needed (typically 1-2 times per month)
- Adhere to Vanguard policies, regulatory, risk, and compliance requirements
Qualifications
- Minimum 10 years of experience in relationship management with HNW and UHNW clients.
- Undergraduate degree, or equivalent combination of training and experience
- This job requires a regulatory license and/or registration (series 7, 63), or willing to obtain
- CFP designation is required, or willing to obtain
Special Factors
- MBA or JD preferred, or equivalent combination of education and/or experience
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.
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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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.
