The Solutions Consultant serves as a strategic advisor to Vanguard's Workplace Solutions business, leveraging deep expertise in technology, education, and process innovation to help achieve organizational goals. With a strong blend of IT proficiency and business insight, this role proactively uncovers opportunities where technology can drive meaningful impact.
As a trusted partner within the IT community, the Solutions Consultant collaborates closely with internal stakeholders to co-create solutions that align people, processes, and technology. They employ ideation techniques and experimentation frameworks to explore possibilities and guide strategic decision-making. Their work ensures that business processes are not only enabled by technology but are also continuously refined for greater efficiency and effectiveness.
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Responsibilities:
- Strategic Partnering: Builds strong relationships with business and IT teams to align on priorities, advocate for change, and ensure shared understanding of technology solutions.
- Solution Design: Translates business needs into strategic, cost-effective technology solutions, providing clear recommendations, delivery strategies, and compliance with IT standards.
- Business & IT Alignment: Collaborates with leaders to align initiatives with strategic goals using research, design thinking, and architectural insights.
- Organizational Influence: Promotes product-centric planning and capability-based thinking by leveraging knowledge of current and emerging technologies.
- Capability Ownership: Manages the technology roadmap for business lines, supports long-term planning, and leads complex initiatives using research and design frameworks.
- Standards Advocacy: Stays current on IT methodologies and ensures adoption of future-state architecture and technical standards.
- Project Support: Contributes to special projects and other duties as needed to support innovation and business goals.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of eight years related work experience, with at least three years of development experience.
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Graduate degree preferred.
- Strong knowledge of Agile / Lean software development principals and the applications of such.
- Strong written, oral, and presentation skills.
- AI Strategy and Implementation experience preferred.
- Strong planning, organizational and negotiation skills.
- Broad knowledge of the financial services industry and Fintech industry.
- Ability to adapt quickly, learn new things, evaluate issues, identify and validate problem areas, negotiate scope changes.
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.