Business Controls Oversight, Senior Specialist

Responsibilities

• Stand up and lead a new oversight function for the organization, including defining scope, priorities, and operating model.
• Design, document, implement, and maintain controls, monitoring, and oversight routines aligned to regulatory, supervisory, and enterprise risk expectations.
• Design and implement risk assessment processes, develop reporting frameworks for control effectiveness, and establish regular review protocols to ensure ongoing compliance.
• Partner closely with front-line leaders, risk partners, legal/compliance, and operations to ensure controls are practical, effective, and embedded in day-to-day execution.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to ensure consistency and effectiveness of control activities.
• Own and maintain written supervisory procedures, control documentation, and issue tracking, ensuring clarity, consistency, and audit readiness.
• Identify trends, risks, and gaps through monitoring and data analysis, and translate insights into actionable recommendations for leadership.
• Support regulatory exams, audits, and internal reviews by coordinating responses, tracking, and driving timely remediation.
• Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders-balancing strong risk discipline with a deep understanding of how the business operates.

Qualifications

• Minimum of eight years related work experience.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Graduate degree preferred.
• Experience in business controls, risk management, supervision, or compliance within a financial services or regulated environment.
• Strong understanding of first line of defense responsibilities and how to partner effectively with second line risk teams.
• Proven ability to design, document, and operationalize controls in complex organizations.
• Strong data and analytical skills preferred.
• Excellent judgment, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Comfort operating in ambiguous, build-mode environments where structure and clarity need to be created.
• Ability to work independently while driving outcomes through collaboration and influence.

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.

Client-provided location(s): Scottsdale, AZ, Charlotte, NC, Malvern, PA

Job ID: Vanguard-176910

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2026-04-21T20:55:11