Senior Manager, Business Program Management

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Define and lead thought leadership and enablement strategies that improve client outcomes and experiences.
• Systems Builder: Establish and execute a scalable thought leadership strategy and content development ecosystem that positions Vanguard as a leading advice and wealth provider.
• Strategic Planning: Develop thought leadership and enablement roadmaps. Orchestrate the partner ecosystem to execute on those roadmaps with quality and impact. Establish planning rhythms (annual, quarterly, monthly) and editorial review processes to ensure strategic alignment and editorial quality.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with thought leaders, marketing, communications, business units, and control functions in a collaborative, thoughtful way that builds trust and creates the conditions for people and teams to do their best work.
• Go-to-Market Execution: Ensure portfolio and financial planning solutions are seamlessly integrated into thought leadership and crew enablement plans for go-to-market execution and post-implementation support.
• Team Leadership & Mentorship: Provide guidance, coaching, and performance management for direct team members. Develop talent. Foster a culture of excellence, collaboration, continuous learning, and trust. Set high bar for clarity, client-centricity, quality, and simplicity in what we do and how we operate.
• Performance Measurement: Define and measure success for thought leadership and advice enablement.
• Executive Communication: Craft high-impact materials and presentations that articulate strategy, execution, performance, and value to senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Minimum of eight years of related work experience, three years of strategic program management experience.
• Undergraduate degree in Marketing, Communications, or equivalent field. Graduate degree preferred.
• Program and project management experience is required. Track record of increasingly broad and complex program management is preferred. Broad knowledge of the financial advice and wealth industry is a plus.

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-175682

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2026-03-28T20:37:35