Technical Project Manager, Specialist

Summary

Vanguard’s Workplace Technologies organization is undertaking a significant, multi-year transformation focused on modernizing the experience for retirement plan participants, plan sponsors, and internal business partners. As part of this transformation, the Full-Service Transformation Program is executing a large-scale modernization effort that includes converting legacy applications and transitioning platforms to cloud-based architecture.

This highly visible initiative spans multiple teams, vendors, and technology domains, requiring strong planning and coordination to support successful delivery. We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to help drive execution within the Batch Code Conversion workstream, ensuring effective organization, stakeholder alignment, and risk management.

The ideal candidate will bring the agility and judgment needed to operate effectively in a complex program environment, balance competing priorities, and drive outcomes across multiple teams. This individual will coordinate closely with business and technology stakeholders and external vendor partners while providing clear, regular updates to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Manage technology projects or multiple technical workstreams within a broader program. Develop, implement, and monitor project plans, schedules, milestones, and resource needs.
• Coordinate delivery across internal teams, business partners, technology stakeholders, and external vendors.
• Communicate project status, risks, issues, and dependencies regularly to team members, stakeholders, and senior leaders.
• Build effective stakeholder relationships, foster communication, and influence decisions across project teams.
• Proactively identify, analyze, and mitigate project risks and issues. Develop solutions and obtain stakeholder input and alignment as needed.
• Monitor project progress against milestones and ensure deliverables meet scope, quality, and accuracy expectations.
• Provide technical and analytical guidance to project teams to support successful delivery.
• Partner with business users and technology teams to clarify and document technical and functional requirements.
• Manage vendor integration activities and track vendor deliverables against project scope, timelines, and quality expectations.
• Apply project management best practices and prior experience to identify obstacles and support effective decision-making.
• Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of related work experience. Two years of project management experience preferred. Financial services and technical experience preferred.
• Undergraduate degree in related field (Computer Science, Engineering) required. Graduate degree preferred.
• Experience managing complex technology projects or multiple workstreams within a broader program.
• Strong project planning, risk management, dependency management, and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate delivery across multiple internal teams and external vendors.
• Strong stakeholder communication skills, including providing clear project updates to senior leadership.
• Experience with application modernization, legacy technology transformation, mainframe conversion, or cloud migration is preferred.

Special Factors

Sponsorship

Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

About Vanguard

At Vanguard, we don't just have a mission—we're 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.