Senior HR Leader for AI & Data Platforms

Vanguard; New Brunswick; Hybrid; CAD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanguard is seeking a strategic Senior Director - HR Business Partner to partner with the technology executive and senior leaders across Enterprise AI and Engineering Platforms. You will shape talent strategy and leadership capability to enable innovation, engineering excellence, and enterprise transformation.

This high‑visibility role focuses on organizational design, succession planning, workforce strategy, and executive coaching to ensure alignment with Vanguard’s AI agenda, data

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive HR leadership experience.
• Experience partnering with technology or engineering leaders.
• Expertise in organizational design, succession planning, workforce strategy, and executive coaching.
• Ability to influence senior leaders, operate in high-ambiguity environments, and navigate large-scale transformation.
• Bachelor’s degree; advanced degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute multi-year talent strategies supporting enterprise AI, engineering platforms, and scaled technology capabilities.
• Partner with leaders driving Vanguard’s AI strategy, data capabilities, and engineering platforms to ensure the organization has the talent and operating models required for long-term success.
• Provide executive coaching and shape workforce strategies that advance engineering excellence and build AI, data, and platform capabilities.
• Lead organizational design efforts that align structure, capabilities, and decision-making with Vanguard’s strategic priorities.
• Use data-driven insights to shape workforce decisions, address risk, and enhance organizational health.
• Drive the delivery of core HR processes and partner with HR centers of excellence for an integrated experience.
• Support cultural evolution and change management across transforming technology teams.

Skills

Organizational design

Succession planning

Workforce strategy

Executive coaching

Leadership influence

Transformational change

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree (MBA/PhD) preferred

Job description

Vanguard is seeking a strategic Senior Director - HR Business Partner to partner with the technology executive and senior leaders across Enterprise AI and Engineering Platforms. You will shape talent strategy and leadership capability to enable innovation, engineering excellence, and enterprise transformation.

This high‑visibility role focuses on organizational design, succession planning, workforce strategy, and executive coaching to ensure alignment with Vanguard’s AI agenda, data