Senior Project Manager - Corporate Change

Shape the Future of Vanguard Europe

Are you passionate about delivering complex change that makes a real business impact? Do you thrive in fast-paced environments where you can influence senior leaders, drive strategic initiatives, and help shape the future of a leading global investment firm?

At Vanguard, we're looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager to join our Corporate Change function and play a key role in delivering our European transformation agenda. This is an exciting opportunity to lead high-profile programmes and business-critical initiatives that enhance how we serve our investors, strengthen our operations, and support our long-term growth strategy.

Working alongside senior executives and cross-functional teams, you'll have the opportunity to deliver meaningful change across a broad range of strategic priorities while building strong relationships across one of the world's most respected asset managers.

What you’ll be doing

As a Senior Project Manager, you'll lead complex, cross-functional projects and transformation programmes from concept through to delivery, ensuring successful outcomes for the business and our investors.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading large-scale projects and multi-year programmes that support Vanguard Europe's strategic objectives

• Owning end-to-end project delivery, from initiation and planning through execution, implementation and benefits realisation

• Driving programme governance, planning, reporting, stakeholder engagement and change management activities

• Building trusted partnerships with senior leaders, subject matter experts and external vendors to align priorities and accelerate decision-making

• Identifying, managing and mitigating risks, dependencies and obstacles while providing clear recommendations to senior stakeholders

• Influencing and navigating across multiple business functions to ensure successful delivery in a complex environment

• Supporting broader Strategic Services priorities and contributing to the continuous improvement of project delivery practices

What it takes

We're seeking a highly motivated and intellectually curious change professional with a strong track record of delivering complex initiatives within financial services.

You'll bring:

• Significant project management experience within asset management, investments or investment platform environments

• A proven track record of successfully delivering a diverse portfolio of strategic, operational and regulatory change initiatives

• Experience managing complex stakeholder landscapes and influencing senior executives

• Demonstrated ability to lead multiple projects simultaneously while balancing changing priorities

• Strong project governance, planning and delivery expertise, with exceptional attention to detail

• Outstanding communication and relationship-building skills, with the confidence to challenge constructively and influence at all levels

• Experience working with Agile delivery methodologies and hybrid delivery frameworks

• Previous people leadership or line management experience would be advantageous

• A Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional 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)

• Please note that we review applications on a rolling basis and may close this role early if there is a high level of interest. To avoid missing out, we recommend applying as soon as possible

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. 

It's what we stand for: value to investors. 

Inclusion Statement  

Vanguard’s 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 Vanguard’s 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 Vanguard's 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.