Business Unit Partnerships, Specialist

The Vanguard Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Vanguard Group is seeking a Business Unit Partnerships, Specialist to build and maintain a portfolio of strategic partnerships. You will collaborate with client coverage and enablement teams to craft compelling partner offers and deliver them to partner clients.

You will serve as a subject matter expert, leveraging knowledge of Vanguard funds, products and services to strengthen relationships and monitor portfolio health.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of related work experience.
• Three years in client-facing, proposition development and/or strategy roles in financial services preferred
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience
• Graduate degree preferred

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with client coverage teams to develop a portfolio of partnerships that drives value for Vanguard and partner clients.
• Works with enablement teams to develop partner offer features across Vanguard's services.
• Deploys partner offer features into arrangements with current or prospective partners.
• Facilitates cross-team connections to address gaps in processes or services for partners.
• Serves as a subject matter expert supporting discussions with internal stakeholders and external clients.
• Uses knowledge of Vanguard funds, products and services to identify opportunities to strengthen partner relationships.
• Monitors the health of an assigned portion of the partnership portfolio using internal and external metrics.
• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned

Skills

Client-facing

Proposition development

Strategy in financial services

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Undergraduate degree

Graduate degree

Job description

Job Title Business Unit Partnerships, Specialist

The Role Develops and maintains an assigned portfolio of partnerships that creates value for Vanguard and the partner. Collaborates with functional enablement teams to develop partner offers, and with client coverage teams to deliver them to partner clients. In this role you will

Core Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with client coverage teams and cross-functional enablement teams to develop a portfolio of partnerships that drives value for both Vanguard and with current and prospective partner clients
• Works with functional enablement teams to develop partner offer features across the full spectrum of services that Vanguard offers
• Works with client coverage teams to deploy partner offer features into arrangements with specific current or prospective partners
• Facilitates cross-team connections to address gaps in processes or services for partners that are not clearly owned by a single team
• Serves as a subject matter expert supporting discussions with internal stakeholders and external clients
• Uses knowledge of Vanguard funds, products and services to identify opportunities to strengthen partner relationships
• Monitors the health of an assigned portion of the partnership portfolio using internal and external metrics
• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned

What it takes

• Proven track record of related work experience
• Three years in client-facing, proposition development and/or strategy roles in financial services preferred
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience
• Graduate degree preferred

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.

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. Vanguard, one of the world's leading investment management companies, serves individual investors, institutions, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and financial professionals. We have a diverse and talented crew with a culture that promotes teamwork, along with an unwavering focus on serving our clients' best interests.