About this role
This role offers the opportunity to make a direct impact on Vanguard’s Global Securities Lending Program by owning critical day-to-day operations, resolving complex issues, and driving process improvements that mitigate risk and deliver value. You’ll partner closely with trading, investment, and global operations teams, serving as a key escalation point and thought partner. The role includes rotational exposure to the Equity Trading Floor, providing direct interaction with front‑office partners and a pathway to deepen operational knowledge and investment insight.
Responsibilities:
• Owns execution of day-to-day deliverables. • Identifies and resolves complex operational issues; coaches less experienced team members. • Acts as a regional point of escalation for complex operational issues. • Provides regional input to global process owners for effective global solutions. • Effectively liaises with EIG and other Global Investment Data & Operations teams to deliver value-add operational insights. • Supports management with reviewing daily, weekly, and monthly deliverables. • Enhances processes for fund initiatives, reporting requirements, regulatory changes, and daily operations. • Creates value in the Global Securities Lending Program through process improvement and stakeholder relationship management. • Monitors and oversees resolution of operational issues related to securities lending. • Acts as a liaison with management and internal/external business partners; resolves elevated stakeholder issues. • Collaborates with internal partners to define scope and requirements for program initiatives; recommends solutions and supports implementation. • Documents and updates all operational procedures; ensure compliance with control standards and policies. • Maintains risk mitigation controls, contingency plans, and end-user computing tools; supports new product launches. • Creates impact analysis, recommend solutions, and support project implementation. • Builds strong working relationships as a thought partner to resolve complex operational issues. • Proactively resolves elevated issues relating to stakeholder relationships. • Develops others by providing coaching and guidance to less tenured crew. • Participates in projects and other assigned duties. • Builds on investment acumen to enhance output. • Maintains conceptual knowledge of all operational rotations and ability to complete each rotation in its entirety. • In this role, you will have the opportunity to sit and interact with stakeholders on Vanguard's Equity Trading Floor.
Qualifications:
• Minimum of five years’ related work experience. • Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Accounting or Finance degree preferred. • Investment operations experience desired • CFA or interest in obtaining • Python- demonstrated interest or ability to build code.
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.