Senior Manager of Behavioral Economics Team Investment Strategy
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Job Location:
Malvern, PA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Discover and share breakthrough behavioral insights using one of the largest investor datasets in the world
About Vanguard
Vanguard has incredible people and an inspiring mission: To take a stand for all investors to treat them fairly and to give them the best chance for investment success. If you are interested in making a positive impact on the long-term financial security of households across the globe and have a passion for data research and working in teams this is a great opportunity for you.
About the Team
The Investment Strategy Group (ISG) is a global team that serves as Vanguards in-house think tank with subject matter experts based in North America Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. The team produces industry-leading research to help shape perspectives plays a central role in developing Vanguards investment and advice methodology and informs decisions about our investment offerings and strategies. As the Behavioral Economics Team within ISG we aim to discover share and apply breakthrough insights about investor behavior to drive better decisions and outcomes for all investors.
Role Overview
We are seeking a senior manager within the Behavioral Economics Team to lead research to deepen our understanding of how investors think feel and behave. You will serve as a player-coach for junior researchers conducting rigorous and relevant research to improve investor outcomes. You will represent Vanguard as an ambassador at high-profile events to shape the conversation about investor behavior with media policymakers industry stakeholders and clients and the academic research community. Youll have the opportunity to work with senior business partners to inform Vanguard products and services as well as collaborate on surveys and experiments to understand how and why investors think and behave as they this role you will leverage one of the largest investor datasets in the world including rich administrative data on millions of self-directed retail investors advised clients and retirement plan participants.
Key Responsibilities
Develop Others: Coach mentor and manage junior researchers to unlock their potential and help them conduct rigorous and impactful projects. Provide regular performance feedback and shape personal development plans to help crew achieve their goals.
Conduct Research: Perform scientifically rigorous research that is relevant to millions of investors timely and impactful. Analyze various datasets including administrative data surveys experiments third-party and public datasets.
Shape Vanguards Views: Help shape Vanguards perspectives on behavioral economics household finance investment advice and public policy. Distill insights into high-impact written materials such as research memos articles blog posts white papers and academic journal publications.
Serve as an Ambassador: Present research to a wide range of audiences including investors advisors regulators media and industry and academic conferences.
Inform the business: Provide internal consultation services as a subject matter expert on behavioral economics. Prepare and deliver insight presentations and action recommendations.
Stay Updated: Keep up with the latest trends in behavioral economics across academia and industry identifying new ways to amplify research rigor and impact. Work with academic partners in research collaborations.
Enhance Team Capabilities: Proactively identify opportunities to enhance team research capabilities such as new data sources or analytic techniques.
Qualifications
Ph.D. or Ph.D.-level research experience in Psychology Economics Finance Decision Sciences or a related quantitative field required.
Experience managing behavioral researchers required.
Minimum of eight years related work experience in research roles or equivalent educational experience.
Proven experience conducting writing and publishing high-impact research on behavioral economics household finance and/or investing required.
Proven experience writing code to access transform and analyze data (Python preferred). Experience working with administrative data and AWS tools preferred (Athena and Sagemaker).
Intellectual curiosity and a passion for generating and pursuing big ideas through research.
Servant-leader mindset and willingness to prioritize team success above personal achievement.
Openness to learning new ideas skills and ways of working with a diverse set of teammates and stakeholders.
Special Factors: This is a hybrid role based in Malvern Pennsylvania: Tues Wed Thurs in the office and Mon Fri optionally offers relocation assistance for this role.
Special Factors
Sponsorship
Vanguard is offering visa sponsorship for this position.About Vanguard
At Vanguard we dont just have a missionwere 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.
Required Experience:
Senior Manager
Key Skills
- Marketing
- Data Visualization
- Tableau
- Customer Segmentation
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Investment Banking
- Strategic Planning
- Financial Modeling
- Customer relationship management
- Management Consulting
- Google Suite
- Analytics
About Company
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