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Manager, Data Engineering

Yesterday Charlotte, NC

Advice & Wealth Management Technology (AWMT) is seeking a Data Engineering Manager to lead a team delivering scalable data platforms and products that power personalized financial advice.

You will own delivery, engineering standards, and talent development while partnering across product, analytics, and ML teams to enable production-grade data and GenAI capabilities.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead a team of data engineers to build and operate scalable, reliable data pipelines and platforms
  • Drive engineering excellence (code quality, CI/CD, testing, observability, incident management)
  • Partner with product and analytics to prioritize and deliver high-impact data use cases
  • Own production support, incident response, and continuous improvement of data systems
  • Establish and scale DataOps practices across development and operations
  • Collaborate across AWMT D&A to enable data products that support personalization and analytics
  • Hire, develop, and grow engineering talent and future tech leads
  • End-to-end delivery and operation of data pipelines and platforms supporting advice products
  • Engineering quality, reliability, and standardization across your team
  • Talent development for data engineers and tech leads
  • Cross-team alignment with product, analytics, and ML engineering
  • Improving reliability and observability of production data pipelines
  • Driving adoption of consistent pipeline frameworks and engineering standards
  • Enabling scalable data foundations for ML and GenAI use cases
  • Strengthening team execution, prioritization, and stakeholder trust

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Qualifications:

  • Experience leading data engineering teams delivering production data platforms
  • Strong understanding of modern data architectures and cloud-based data ecosystems
  • Track record of improving engineering quality, reliability, and delivery at scale
  • Experience partnering with product, analytics, and ML teams
  • Demonstrated ability to develop engineers and build high-performing teams
  • Cloud-native data platforms (AWS: S3, Glue, Athena, etc.)
  • Batch and event-driven data pipelines
  • Data modeling and large-scale data processing
  • Data platforms supporting ML and GenAI use cases
  • Observability, monitoring, and operational excellence for data systems
  • Minimum of eight years data analytics, programming, database administration, or data management experience.
  • Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Graduate degree preferred.

Nice to have:

  • Exposure to ML or GenAI data workflows
  • Financial services or regulated environment experience

Special Factors

Sponsorship
Vanguard is 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): Charlotte, NC, Dallas, TX, Malvern, PA
Job ID: Vanguard-178743
Employment Type: FULL_TIME
Posted: 2026-06-09T20:20:03

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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