Trade Management Senior Specialist

This role offers the opportunity to own global posttrade processes within the Trade Management team under Fund & Investment Operations (EIS) directly influencing risk mitigation control design and operational resiliency across a complex fund ecosystem. Youll partner closely with Product and Technology leaders to shape solutions that support realworld processing while driving global standardization audit readiness and endtoend alignment at scale.

Responsibilities:

• Global Risk Ownership: Serve as the global risk owner for assigned Trade Management processes overseeing risk identification mitigation and remediation across regions and products while partnering with Risk Compliance and Audit teams.
• OperationalTechnology Liaison: Act as a bridge between Trade Management and Product/Technology teams ensuring operational requirements controls and realworld processing needs are reflected in solution design and delivery.
• Global Process Alignment: Drive global process standardization and alignment clearly defining global versus regional variations promoting crosstraining and strengthening operational resiliency.
• CrossEcosystem Collaboration: Partner with upstream and downstream teams (e.g. Fund Accounting Custody Technology) to ensure cohesive endtoend processes effective handoffs and aligned controls. Process Gap Resolution & Roadmap Alignment: Identify and close process gaps assess alignment between operational and product roadmaps and track remediation efforts through completion to support operational stability.
• Contingency Planning: Develop maintain and coordinate global contingency plans for critical Trade Management activities including testing and postincident enhancements.
• Audit & Regulatory Readiness: Support global audits and regulatory reviews through documentation evidence coordination and ownership of remediation actions.
• Leadership Oversight Support: Provide governance and oversight support including Flight Tower review SLA and risk monitoring escalation of material issues and execution of designated control responsibilities.
• Proactively identifies and mitigates external events and regulatory changes impacting Trade Management. Oversees and adheres to established control standards to ensure ongoing regulatory and policy compliance.
• Leads and participates in special projects and initiatives related to Trade Management regulatory change or operational enhancement and performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• 3 yearsof relevant experience in Trade Management post-trade operations middle office custody/settlement operations or a closely related investment operations role
• Demonstrated experience owning or supportingrisk mitigation controls or governancefor global operational processes (e.g. control execution issue remediation evidence collection audit support)
• Proven ability to driveprocess alignment/standardizationacross multiple stakeholders (global and/or multi-regional) including documenting procedures and clarifying global vs regional variations
• Experience partnering withProduct/Technologyteams to translate operational needs into clear requirements and to validate solutions (e.g. UAT participation acceptance criteria readiness testing)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a track record of leadingroot-cause analysisand driving remediation through to completion
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including the ability to escalate risks/issues with clear context and recommended actions

Special Factors

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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.