Vanguard · 23 hours ago
Senior Divisional Risk Advisor, Workplace Solutions
Malvern, PA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expVanguard is a leading investment management company dedicated to the long-term financial wellbeing of its clients. They are seeking a Senior Divisional Risk Advisor to shape and elevate their risk strategy within the Workplace Solutions team, ensuring robust risk management and compliance with fiduciary standards.
FinanceFinancial Services
No H1B
Responsibilities
Lead the divisional risk strategy. Set the vision and roadmap for a risk program. Design, implement, and continuously evolve risk capabilities, ensuring stakeholders understand priorities, trade-offs, and emerging risk themes
Embed ERISA‑centric fiduciary risk management. Provide authoritative guidance on ERISA fiduciary standards and obligations, IRS requirements, and trust/custody controls to strengthen decision-making across complex business operations and strategies
Strengthen controls & assurance. Establish robust risk and control oversight, including adherence to standards, meaningful performance metrics, and executive-ready reporting. Advise on control design, monitoring, and assurance; direct targeted testing; identify root causes; and drive effective, timely remediation
Advise on change & innovation. Engage early with teams advancing new services, solutions, and operating model changes, and platform enhancements (e.g., recordkeeping enhancements, CITs, managed solutions). Ensure innovation is supported by thoughtful control design and proactive risk mitigation
Provide credible challenge & oversight. Bring an independent perspective to risk acceptance decisions; prioritize existing and emerging risks; enable risk‑informed decision making across the division
Cultivate a risk‑smart culture. Build trusting relationships and serve as a thought partner to business leaders while stewarding adoption of enterprise frameworks and standards
Represent the division. Partner with enterprise risk, legal, compliance, audit, and external stakeholders; participate in special projects and industry forums to keep the program current
Qualification
Required
Minimum eight years related work experience with 5 years of experience in risk management within retirement services, trust/custody, or related fiduciary operations, with deep command of ERISA (fiduciary duties, plan operations, fee disclosures), IRS rules, and DOL oversight
Hands‑on masterly of operational risk frameworks and control assurance (control design, testing, monitoring, reporting)
Exceptional communicator and strategic thinker who shapes outcomes through strong judgement, clarity of message, and an ability to bring stakeholders along
A natural explorer who asks sharp questions, seeks context, learns fast, and brings external insight into conversation
A savvy dot-connector who thrives at linking ideas, people, technology, and processes across a complex organization
An informal leader who role-models a culture of investor zeal, inclusion, tenacity, and integrity
Undergraduate degree required
Preferred
Graduate degree preferred (e.g., JD, MBA, MS in Risk/Finance)
Company
Vanguard
Check is a client-owned investment company that offers low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, advice, and related services.
Founded in 1975Kelayres, Pennsylvania, USA
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
ic@3401
2017-03-31Non Equity Assistance
Leadership Team
Salim Ramji
Chief Executive Officer
Andrew Maack
Principal, Head of US Equity Index Portfolio Management
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