Head of Audience Operations and Digital Analytics
Today• Malvern, PA
Key Responsibilities
- Set strategic direction for Audience Strategy & Segmentation, Audience Activation & Governance, and Digital Analytics teams; ensure alignment with enterprise priorities and marketing objectives.
- Serve as a senior thought leader for personalization and marketing technology; influence roadmap decisions and advocate for investments that advance data-driven marketing.
- Oversee complex platform migrations and integrations (Adobe RT-CDP, RedPoint, Adobe CJA) to enhance data quality, accessibility, and activation speed.
- Establish governance frameworks and performance standards for high-volume audience development, and ensure compliance and operational excellence.
- Drive cross-functional collaboration with Marketing Technology and Personal Investor Technology to integrate marketing strategies with technology capabilities; champion scalable, secure, and innovative solutions.
- Advance audience lifecycle management and segmentation strategies across channels; define success metrics and embed measurement into activation workflows.
- Promote a culture of experimentation and analytics; scale testing methodologies and performance attribution to inform strategic decisions.
- Develop and retain top talent; provide coaching and career development to sustain a high-performing, future-ready team.
Key Team Functions
- Audience Strategy & Segmentation: Define and manage audience frameworks, segmentation logic, and activation strategies across channels.
- Audience Activation & Governance: Oversees campaign metadata governance, ensures SLA adherence for high-volume audience builds, and manages deployment of web banners and other assets. Implements Workfront Claravine integration for streamlined campaign code and offer ID creation, ensuring operational precision and compliance.
- Digital Analytics: Deliver advanced reporting and enhance dashboards and insights to measure personalization impact and marketing ROI.
Key Qualifications
- 8+ years in marketing technology, digital transformation, and customer engagement; 8+ years leading managers and multi-team organizations.
- Expertise in marketing technology platforms and analytics tools - CDP, Personalization and Experimentation, Web Analytics, Journey Analytics, Data Management. Experience with Adobe RT-CDP, Target, Audience Manager, Analytics, CJA, and RedPoint is a bonus.
- Deep understanding of customer behavior and end-to-end journey orchestration.
- Proven ability to work across diverse teams to deliver complex initiatives and influence senior leadership.
- Exceptional communication and executive presence; skilled at aligning diverse stakeholders.
- Track record of mentoring senior talent and building future-ready teams.
- Experience delivering enterprise-scale technology initiatives and managing organizational change.
- Strong vendor management across complex marketing technology projects.
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NOTE:
This role will be a hybrid role working 2 days per week from home and 3 days per week in our Malvern, PA office location.
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-173451
Employment Type: FULL_TIME
Posted: 2026-01-15T20:16:24
Perks and Benefits
Health and Wellness
- FSA
- HSA
- Health Reimbursement Account
- Fitness Subsidies
- On-Site Gym
- HSA With Employer Contribution
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- Mental Health Benefits
- Virtual Fitness Classes
- Pet Insurance
Parental Benefits
- Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
- Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
- Fertility Benefits
- Adoption Assistance Program
- Family Support Resources
- Adoption Leave
Work Flexibility
- Flexible Work Hours
- Hybrid Work Opportunities
Office Life and Perks
- Company Outings
- Commuter Benefits Program
- Casual Dress
- Happy Hours
- Snacks
- Some Meals Provided
- On-Site Cafeteria
Vacation and Time Off
- Personal/Sick Days
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Vacation
- Volunteer Time Off
- Leave of Absence
Financial and Retirement
- Relocation Assistance
- Performance Bonus
- 401(K) With Company Matching
- 401(K)
- Financial Counseling
- Profit Sharing
Professional Development
- Promote From Within
- Mentor Program
- Shadowing Opportunities
- Access to Online Courses
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Internship Program
- Lunch and Learns
- Leadership Training Program
Diversity and Inclusion
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
- Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
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