Global Risk and Security (GR&S) at Vanguard enables business strategy, protects client and Vanguard interests (e.g., assets and data), and stewards a strong risk culture. Our teams leverage enterprise-wide insights, deep expertise, and trusted advice so that across Vanguard leaders and crew drive faster, stronger, risk-informed decisions.

Within GR&S, the Enterprise Security and Fraud (ES&F) sub-division is responsible for the global protection of Vanguard crew, property, data, and client assets. We are the trusted advisors that protect the pride of Vanguard with state-of-the-art security and fraud capabilities. We are a world-class destination of highly engaged, passionate, and diverse talent expected to continuously learn and develop in an ever-changing security landscape.

The Senior Manager, Security Architecture (CIAM and IAM) is accountable for proactively and holistically leading enterprise responses to disruptive forces by identifying and analyzing the execution of change toward the desired business vision and targeted outcomes. The role is responsible for helping business and IT leaders enable their future-state business capabilities in a secure manner that, in turn, drive Vanguard's targeted business outcomes through the choice of programs, projects and initiatives that Enterprise Security and Fraud chooses to invest in.

In this role, you will:

• Lead the continuous evolution of the enterprise security architecture across a multitude of domains (workforce identity, customer identity, data security, application security).

• Lead the development of an implementation plan for the enterprise security architecture based on enterprise architecture and business strategy.

• Understand the business's economic and financial levers that are susceptible to digital transformation, so as to effectively support and guide technology investment decisions.

• Demonstrate the business value of recommendations as an enabler of strategy formulation, and as support for technology innovation.

• Formulate, translate, advocate, support and execute security strategy to achieve the organization's targeted business outcomes.

• Track and apply innovative and existing technologies, anchoring them in the business model to assess their potential, and use rapid prototyping approaches to evolve innovations.

• Guide and advise stakeholders about disruptive technologies and trends.

• Work with business peers to develop and present security capability models and roadmaps to facilitate discussion and decision making with stakeholders across the enterprise.

• Lead analysis of the security future-state capabilities and future (and current) technology environment to detect critical deficiencies and recommend solutions for improvement and driving the business forward.

What it takes:

• Knowledge of business models, operating models, financial models, cost-benefit analysis, budgeting and risk management

• Familiarity with information management practices, system development life cycle management, IT services management, infrastructure and operations, and SA and ITIL frameworks

• Knowledge of business ecosystems, SaaS, infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), APIs, open data, microservices, event-driven IT and predictive analytics

• Strong depth in Identity and Access Management, Identity Governance Administration principles, concepts, integration and implementation strategies.

• Exposure and understanding of existing, new and emerging technologies, and processing environments

• Exceptional soft and interpersonal skills, including teamwork, facilitation and negotiation

• Strong leadership skills

• Ability to translate regulatory and needs into SA requirements

Special Factors

Sponsorship

Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

About Vanguard

We are Vanguard. Together, we’re changing the way the world invests.

For us, investing doesn’t just end in value. It starts with values. Because when you invest with courage, when you invest with clarity, and when you invest with care, you can get so much more in return. We invest with purpose – and that’s how we’ve become a global market leader. Here, we grow by doing the right thing for the people we serve. And so can you.

We want to make success accessible to everyone. This is our opportunity. Let’s make it count.

Inclusion Statement

Vanguard’s continued commitment to diversity and inclusion is firmly rooted in our culture. Every decision we make to best serve our clients, crew (internally employees are referred to as crew), and communities is guided by one simple statement: “Do the right thing.”

We believe that a critical aspect of doing the right thing requires building diverse, inclusive, and highly effective teams of individuals who are as unique as the clients they serve. We empower our crew to contribute their distinct strengths to achieving Vanguard’s core purpose through our values.

When all crew members feel valued and included, our ability to collaborate and innovate is amplified, and we are united in delivering on Vanguard's core purpose.

Our core purpose: To take a stand for all investors, to treat them fairly, and to give them the best chance for investment success.

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.