Strategic Workforce Planning Manager

Global Risk and Security (GR&S) at Vanguard enables business strategy by protecting client and firm interests while stewarding a strong forwardlooking risk culture. Within GR&S the Enterprise Security and Fraud (ES&F) organization safeguards Vanguards crew property data and client assets worldwide partnering closely with business and technology leaders to deliver modern security and fraud capabilities in a rapidly evolving risk landscape. The ES&F Strategic Operations team supports this mission by turning strategy into actiondriving alignment across six global departments and strengthening integration with GR&S and Information Technology (IT).

Operating within Strategic Operations the Strategic Workforce Planning Manager partners closely with ES&F senior leadership HR and Finance to translate priorities into actionable workforce plans. This role starts with a mix of projectbased and operational workforce work and evolves into a more strategic oversightoriented role as foundational capabilities are built. It is a seniorfacing role with regular interaction with the CISO and ES&F leadership both in person and through executive deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a multi-year workforce strategy aligned to E&SF and strategic priorities.

• Partner with HR on strategic talent planning capability alignment and location strategy.

• Build and evolve workforce metrics and reporting translating data into insights and recommendations for senior leadership.

• Partner closely with Finance to align headcount planning to budget ensuring clear linkage between talent decisions and financial outcomes.

• Support and mature ES&F workforce planning by developing implementing executing and ultimately overseeing workforce processes and governance.

• Advance earlytalent and pipeline strategies by coordinating enterprise programs and external partnerships.

• Enable ES&F crew engagement initiatives by helping coordinate and scale programs that strengthen culture collaboration and sense of belonging across the subdivision.

• Drive continuous improvement of workforce planning processes tooling and governance.

• Develop executive-ready narratives that translate data into clear decisions.

• Participate in and/or lead special workforce focused projects and perform other activities as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum of eight years of experience including at least three years in workforce planning strategy finance or a closely related discipline.

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience required. Graduate degree preferred.

• Deep workforce planning expertise with comfort operating in a role that includes handson and operational work particularly in earlier phases.

• Proven experience linking talent and headcount decisions to budget and financial outcomes.

• Strong analytical capability with the ability to translate data into clear insights and practical actions.

• Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders through consultative partnership and executiveready communication.

• Ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams balancing execution with longerterm strategic thinking.

Special Factors

Sponsorship

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.