Investment Management Product Manager, Senior Specialist

Scottsdale, AZ - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Core Responsibilities

1. Investment Data Product Ownership & Strategy

Own the Investment Data Stewardship product vision strategy and multiyear roadmap across fund benchmark performance and metadata domains.
Define data product standards for accuracy timeliness lineage and usability across WPS platforms (e.g. participant tools advisor experiences reporting).
Drive prioritization decisions balancing business value risk mitigation regulatory needs and technical feasibility.

2. Investment Domain Leadership

Act as a subject matter authority on investment data including:
- Mutual funds collective trusts and separate accounts
- Benchmarks peer groups and index relationships
- Returns asset allocation attribution and risk measures
Ensure investment data interpretations are consistent auditable and suitable for participant and advisor consumption.
Establish guardrails for fiduciarygrade data usage across digital channels.

3. Data Stewardship & Governance Leadership

Own investment data stewardship operating models including:
- Data ownership and accountability
- Quality standards and controls
- Metadata business definitions and lineage
Partner with the various business lines to align to data governance frameworks while representing the unique needs of investment data.
Ensure stewardship practices support regulatory compliance and internal risk expectations.

4. Technology & Data Platform Enablement

Partner with engineering and architecture teams to:
- Modernize investment data pipelines and stores
- Enable cloudbased data platforms
- Support scalable ingestion of custodian and market data feeds
Translate investment and business needs into welldefined product requirements epics and success metrics.
Champion automation of data quality checks reconciliations and monitoring.

5. CrossFunctional Leadership & Influence

Serve as a single accountable product owner across Investment Solutions GIFS Technology Data Governance and External Data Providers.
Lead complex initiatives that require alignment across multiple senior stakeholder groups without formal authority.
Communicate clearly with executive audiences on progress risks and tradeoffs.

6. Business Value & Outcomes

Demonstrate measurable impact through:
- Reduced investment data defects and rework
- Faster onboarding of new funds and products
- Improved participant and advisor data experiences
- Increased confidence in externally distributed data (e.g. Morningstar)
Track and report product KPIs tied to quality adoption efficiency and business outcomes.

Qualifications

1. Investment & Financial Domain

Deep understanding of investment products and investment data (fund structures benchmarks performance calculations asset allocation).
Experience working with custodians asset managers or investment data aggregators.
Strong grasp of how investment data is consumed across digital tools reporting and client communications.

2. Product & Business Acumen

8 years of experience in product management investment analytics data product ownership or platform leadership.
Proven ability to own product strategy and drive complex crossfunctional execution.
Strong financial analytical and decisionmaking skills; able to articulate ROI and business impact.

3. Technical & Data Acumen

Ability to partner effectively with engineers/analysts on:
- Data models and schemas
- Quality controls and automation
- Integration patterns and data distribution
Working knowledge of data concepts sufficient to guide design and validate outcomes.
Coach and support data analysts aligned to your function

4. Leadership & Influence

Executivelevel communication skills with the ability to simplify complex technical and investment concepts.
Strong influencing skills; capable of driving alignment without direct authority.
Proven track record leading through ambiguity and organizational change.

Special Factors

Sponsorship

Vanguard is not 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 IC

Core Responsibilities1. Investment Data Product Ownership & StrategyOwn the Investment Data Stewardship product vision strategy and multiyear roadmap across fund benchmark performance and metadata domains.Define data product standards for accuracy timeliness lineage and usability across WPS platform...