Chief of Staff

We are establishing an integrated enterprise portfolio spanning Culture (encompassing Inclusion), Leadership, and Talent Development and we are hiring the operating leader who will make it all work. This is not a support role. This is a control-tower role.

You will sit at the center of a complex, high-visibility portfolio and ensure that everything we bring to our leaders, our business partners, and our Board is aligned, timed, integrated, and ready to land.

Responsibilities:

• Orchestrate all deliverables going to Senior Staff, HR Business Partners, the HR Executive Team, and the Board.
• Ensure initiatives are sequenced and absorbed by the organization, not just released.
• Act as the primary integrator with Global Talent Management and other critical partners.
• Own all metrics, insights, and portfolio reporting.
• Prepare the Head of the sub-division for Board, executive, and enterprise-wide moments.
• Set the agenda for staff meetings and offsites; prepare for HR Executive Team updates.
• Ensure everything that leaves this team is clear, coherent, and ready for enterprise consumption.

You will collaborate with HR leadership on the following elements:

• Establishing and embedding enterprise culture and leadership expectations.
• Embedding inclusive leadership practices across the full talent lifecycle.
• Spearheading the design and launch of the firm's first enterprise leadership factory.
• Establishing enterprise leadership onboarding and transition frameworks.
• Modernizing enterprise talent development.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of three years general experience. Two years of project management experience preferred. Two years of experience investment-related roles or global/inter-country experience preferred.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Graduate degree preferred.

This role is for someone who loves:

• Complexity
• Ambiguity
• Competing priorities
• Senior stakeholders
• And turning big ideas into real-world results

You will thrive here if you are exceptional at:

• Operational Execution: You can turn strategy into action. You know how to build plans, dependencies, timelines, and clear paths from idea to impact.
• Stakeholder Navigation: You can drive outcomes even when leaders disagree or priorities shift.
• Prioritization: You know how to balance business value, client need, and delivery effort and you are willing to say no to protect what matters most.
• Judgment & Decision-Making: You ask the right questions, use data when it exists, make sound calls when it doesn't, and handle sensitive information with discretion and maturity.

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): Malvern, PA

Job ID: Vanguard-171293

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2026-01-15T20:16:24