AI Enablement Engineer, EU ITO (International Technology Organisation)

The Role

The AI Enablement Engineer is a hands-on engineering role withinthe loom teamVanguard Europes AI Centre of Excellence (COE) within the ITOOrganisation. Loom exists to accelerate AI adoption across European technology delivery and the AI Enablement Engineer is central to making that happen.

This role has two core dimensions. First enabling AI platforms and services across EU technology in partnership with enterprise teamsrequiringbuilding integrating and supportingproductionAI capabilities that delivery teams consume. SecondevangelisingAI and agentic engineering across theorganisationbyhelping engineering teams adopt an AI-powered software development lifecycle (SDLC) through tooling education and hands-on enablement.

This is not a strategy or advisory role. The AI Enablement Engineer writes code builds AI services creates developer tools and works directly with engineering teams to embed AI into how they work. You will be supported by an experienced AI & Data Architect who provides architectural direction a Product Manager who coordinates delivery priorities and the broader Architecture & CTO leadership teambut you are expected to be self-motivated curious and comfortable working at the pace AI demands.

The ideal candidate brings solid software engineering foundations with emerging AI / large language model experience and a genuine enthusiasm for the space. You do not need to be a deep AI specialistbut you do need tohave builtsomething real with large language models and be excited about building more.

In this role you will

• Build integrate and support production-grade AI platforms services and APIs for use by EU delivery teams

• Develop AI-enabled developer tooling agentic workflows and SDKs that embed AI into the software development lifecycle

• Partner directly with engineering teams to enable the adoption of AI-powered workflows through hands-on pairing workshops and embedded delivery support

• Collaborate with enterprise AI platform security and compliance teams to ensure AI services meet regulatory risk and operational standards

• Contribute working code proofs of concept and reference implementationsdemonstratingbest practices in applied AI engineering

• Continuously evaluate emerging AI tools frameworks and models and translate them into pragmatic production-ready capabilities

• Participate in architecture reviews design discussions and technical communities to shape AI adoption across Europe

• Ensure solutionscomply withinformation security data protection and risk management requirements appropriate to a financial services environment

• Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned

What it takes

• Strong software engineering experience with one or more modern programming languages and cloud-native development practices

• Hands-on experience building applications or services using large language models ( engineering orchestration evaluation)

• Familiarity with AI/ML platforms APIs and tooling within a production engineering context

• Experience working in cross-functional teams partnering closely with engineers architects and product managers

• Comfortable operating in an ambiguous fast-moving environment with evolving tools and requirements

• Strong communicationskills and a willingness to teach mentor andevangelisenew ways of working

• Experience working in financial services or another regulated industry is desirable but not essential

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience

Special Factors

• Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position

• This is a hybrid position and would require you to work in the office 3 days per week (Tuesday Wednesday & Thursday)

Why Vanguard

Vanguard is a different kind of investment company. It was founded in the United States in 1975 on a simple but revolutionary idea: that an investment company should manage its funds solely in the interests of its clients.

This is a philosophy that has helped millions of people around the world to achieve their goals with low-cost uncomplicated investments.

Its what we stand for: value to investors.

Inclusion Statement

Vanguards continued commitment to diversity and inclusion is firmly rooted in our culture. Every decision we make to best serve our clients crew (internally employees are referred to as crew) and communities is guided by one simple statement: Do the right thing.

We believe that a critical aspect of doing the right thing requires building diverse inclusive and highly effective teams of individuals who are as unique as the clients they serve. We empower our crew to contribute their distinct strengths to achieving Vanguards core purpose through our values.

When all crew members feel valued and included our ability to collaborate and innovate is amplified and we are united in delivering on Vanguards core purpose: to take a stand for all investors to treat them fairly and to give them the best chance for investment success.

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.