Manager, IT Delivery (Investment Systems Domain)

Details

An opportunity to join Vanguards GIFS team as a Manager IT Delivery. This role sits within a strategic Vanguard initiative focused on transforming multi-asset class systems by migrating core capabilities to the AWS cloud and enhancing them.

As a Delivery Manager you will lead technical delivery for cloud-native data-driven solutions that power business with highly reliable historic and real-time data services. You will partner closely with Product Owners business stakeholders and engineers to deliver outcomes that directly impact investment decision-making.

This role offers hands-on leadership with modern cloud technologies and helps establish the foundation for future AI/ML capabilities across the investment platform.

What Youll Do

• Lead Agile Delivery: Serve as a Technical Leader and Delivery Lead (Dual Hat) driving sprint execution delivery predictability and continuous improvement while coaching and mentoring team members.
• Own Technical Outcomes and hands own: Oversee the design and delivery of scalable event-driven architectures supporting corporate action valuation portfolio adjustment workflows.
• Leads quality initiatives to improve the delivery of service levels. Works with senior management in the planning development and execution of short- and long-range goals.
• Presents status metrics and department initiatives at meetings with management and project peers. Develops and maintains relationships with key stakeholders to provide long-term collaborations and deliver successful business outcomes
• Build Modern Data Platforms: Deliver and optimize high-throughput streaming analytics and data services on AWS.
• Partner Across the Firm: Collaborate with Product Owners and front office business stakeholders to translate investment needs into high-quality production-ready data capabilities.
• Enable the Future: Contribute to a modern data ecosystem that unlocks advanced analytics and AI/ML use cases for Front Office.

What Were Looking For

• Strong foundation in software development processes andAgile delivery practices.
• Strong business acumen in Investment domain ETF mutual fund corporate action processing.
• Demonstrated expertise in:
  • Event-driven architecture and deep technical expertise.
  • AWS data and streaming services
  • Proven ability tolead delivery teams influence across technical and non-technical stakeholders and communicate clearly at all levels.
  • A delivery-focused mindset with strong ownership accountability and a passion for building high-impact platforms.

Technologies Youll Work With

Streaming & Messaging

• AWS Kinesis
• SNS / SQS
• Event Bus.

Compute

• AWS Lambda
• ECS

Data & Storage

• DynamoDB
• Aurora RDS

Monitoring & Observability

• CloudWatch
• CloudTrail
• X-Ray
• Grafana

Languages

• Java
• Python

Qualifications

• Minimum of eight years related work experience with at least five years of project management experience.

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Graduate degree preferred.

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.