Ireland Strategic Projects Manager — Governance & Change

The Vanguard Group; Ireland; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanguard Ireland Executive Office seeks a proactive Project Manager / Business Analyst for a fixed-term maternity cover. The role spans strategic, operational, governance, and engagement initiatives across Ireland, coordinating cross-functional workstreams and ensuring timely delivery.

The successful candidate will gather and analyse business requirements, support establishment of a new legal entity, and partner with Legal, Compliance, Risk, Finance, Operations, HR, and Technology to keep

Qualifications

• Strong experience in project management, business analysis, consulting, operations, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating complex cross-functional projects involving multiple stakeholders.
• Experience developing project plans, managing project governance, and tracking risks, issues, actions, and dependencies.
• Strong organisational, planning, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
• Financial services or regulated industry experience preferred.
• Experience supporting legal entity, regulatory, or organisational change initiatives would be advantageous.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Support the planning, coordination, and delivery of strategic projects and business initiatives across Vanguard Ireland.
• Play a key role in the establishment of a new legal entity, coordinating activities across Legal, Compliance, Risk, Finance, Operations, HR, and Technology teams.
• Develop and maintain project plans, milestones, timelines, RAID logs, action trackers, deliverables, and status reports.
• Manage project governance activities, including workstream meetings, steering committees, decision logs, and progress reporting.
• Coordinate cross-functional workstreams and ensure stakeholders remain aligned on priorities, milestones, and deliverables.
• Identify, monitor, and elevate project risks, issues, dependencies, and resource constraints.
• Track project progress against agreed timelines and support remediation plans where required.
• Facilitate project meetings and workshops, ensuring actions are documented and followed through to completion.
• Support the successful delivery of regulatory, operational, and governance-related initiatives.
• Gather, analyse, and document business requirements from stakeholders.
• Translate business needs into actionable deliverables and implementation plans.
• Support process improvement initiatives and operational efficiencies across the Ireland platform.
• Conduct analysis and prepare recommendations to support decision-making and project delivery.
• Produce clear documentation, presentations, process maps, and briefing materials.
• Build strong relationships across Vanguard Ireland and broader European teams.
• Prepare project updates, presentations, and management reporting for senior stakeholders and governance forums.
• Support governance activities, including meeting preparation, action tracking, and follow-up activities.
• Assist with Executive Office initiatives, leadership events, and special projects as required.

Skills

Project management

Business analysis

Stakeholder management

Governance

Cross-functional coordination

Communication

Education

Undergraduate degree

Job description

Vanguard Ireland Executive Office seeks a proactive Project Manager / Business Analyst for a fixed-term maternity cover. The role spans strategic, operational, governance, and engagement initiatives across Ireland, coordinating cross-functional workstreams and ensuring timely delivery.

The successful candidate will gather and analyse business requirements, support establishment of a new legal entity, and partner with Legal, Compliance, Risk, Finance, Operations, HR, and Technology to keep