Senior Engineering Manager - Public Site (Adobe Engineering)

About Vanguard
Founded in 1975, Vanguard is one of the world's leading investment management companies. The firm offers investments, advice, and retirement services to tens of millions of individual investors around the globe-directly, through workplace plans, and through financial intermediaries.

Vanguard's India Office

Vanguard's office in India is a significant milestone in our global expansion. We are committed to establishing an enduring technology center in Hyderabad, Telangana and are excited to be adding talent who will focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI), mobile, and cloud-based technologies that drive our business outcomes and deliver a world-class experience for our clients.

Role Summary

As a Senior Engineering Manager (Adobe Engineering), you will play a critical leadership role in shaping Vanguard's digital front door for millions of investors worldwide. This Product Family is central to how we attract, engage, and convert prospects into clients delivering seamless, personalised, and data-driven experiences across every stage of the investor journey.

• Lead, hire, and develop high-performing engineering teams, including Engineering Managers and individual contributors
• Drive delivery of next-generation, data-driven client experiences in collaboration with Product Managers, architects, and UX strategists
• Provide technical leadership across Adobe Experience Cloud, including AEM, Adobe Target, Launch/WebSDK, and personalisation platforms
• Own platform scalability, reliability, performance, and operational excellence for digital web experiences
• Partner across channels (mobile, email, advisor platforms, call centre, secure site) to ensure seamless and consistent client journeys
• Translate behavioural analytics and customer data into actionable engineering and product decisions
• Ensure engineering solutions meet security, privacy, regulatory, and data governance standards
• Guide architectural decisions and ensure alignment with modern engineering practices including DevOps, SRE, and test automation
• Identify and resolve complex technical challenges while driving continuous improvement initiatives
• Define team skill requirements, lead capability-building efforts, and drive upskilling programmes
• Coach and mentor future leaders through structured development and succession planning
• Set performance standards, conduct reviews, and manage compensation decisions in accordance with HR policies
• Collaborate with global stakeholders and influence senior leadership through effective communication and technical storytelling
• Lead and contribute to strategic initiatives and special projects as required

• 10+ years of professional experience in technology and software engineering, with at least 5 years in a mangerial role with a strong focus on application engineering.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience managing engineering teams, including Engineering Managers
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), including headful and headless implementations
• 3+ years of experience with Adobe Launch/WebSDK and Adobe Target
• Strong expertise in web development technologies including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Proven experience designing and delivering scalable, high-performance digital applications
• Strong understanding of MarTech ecosystems and personalisation strategies
• Ability to translate business and marketing requirements into technical solutions that drive outcomes
• 7+ years of experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, Lean)
• Experience with modern engineering practices including DevOps, test automation, and Site Reliability Engineering
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to engage technical and non-technical audiences.