Fund & Investment Operations Analyst, Senior Specialist
About The Position
Securities Lending Operations is a global function that enables Vanguard to engage in securities lending activities that deliver meaningful value and improve shareholder outcomes—while balancing risk, controls, and scalability. The global team manages the life-cycle of securities lending activity—collateral, reconciliations, recalls/returns, buy-ins, corporate actions, and oversight—while modernizing processes and technology to scale safely. Why it’s a great place to work: It’s an inclusive and dynamic global culture where talented, motivated, and diverse crew thrive, with strong emphasis on crew development. The operations are challenging, complex and drive meaningful results for shareholders. You’ll be at the center of this highly valuable operation and be able to contribute to key strategic initiatives. The Senior Specialist is responsible for defining, designing, and driving the next generation of workflows, technology capabilities, and automation that enable scale and reduce operational risk. We’re looking for a candidate with deep securities lending experience and demonstrated strength in process engineering, workflow design, and operational architecture, coupled with industry engagement to drive effective change and build future-state operational processes. Success in this role means creating and delivering on an actionable operational improvements’ roadmap, influencing stakeholders, delivering prioritized outcomes, improving process health against quality and risk targets, and improving scalability.
Requirements
- Minimum of eight years’ related work experience, with at least three years of Investment Operations experience.
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.
Nice To Haves
- Accounting or Finance degree preferred.
- Graduate degree preferred.
- CFA or other financial designations preferred.
Responsibilities
- Leads strategic planning efforts.
- Ensures operational aspects of the funds are met for the department.
- Establishes short and long term goals and leads strategic planning efforts.
- Develops and implements strategic operational plans in support of departmental objectives.
- Oversees transactions processing requests, and leverages knowledge of global industry trends to recommend improvements to existing processes.
- Oversees, manages, and owns the resolution of key initiatives.
- Contributes to the development of the departmental business planning and budget.
- Collaborates with senior leaders across the department and division to determine growth objectives and opportunities.
- Establishes metrics to determine effectiveness and progress.
- Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
