B2B Enablement Senior Strategist

The Vanguard Group; Malvern (Chester County); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The Vanguard Group in Malvern, PA is seeking a senior business leader to guide internal B2B strategy and research, partnering with business units to drive results and inform executive decisions. The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, data-driven storytelling, and delivering strategic recommendations.

Ideal candidates have extensive experience in retirement landscape dynamics, executive communication, and a record of influencing senior stakeholders, with a hybrid work model

Qualifications

• Eight years of related work experience.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent training.
• Graduate degree preferred.
• Project management/organization experience.
• Strong understanding of B2B retirement landscape (sponsor and consultant).
• Strong cross-divisional interpersonal skills.
• Strategic selling and pipeline management experience.
• Executive influence and communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead internal B2B results and business planning.
• Define problems by consulting with business partners.
• Develop and oversee research and experimentation; implement into BAU processes.
• Synthesize analyses and findings into actionable recommendations.
• Prepare materials, including presentations and case studies.
• Provide SME to derive insights from complex data.
• Verify data quality and reasonableness.
• Deliver data with actionable insight to the business.
• Stay abreast of industry, market, and competitive trends.
• Inform senior management of key industry and product trends.
• Recommend new capabilities and services.
• Participate in special projects and other duties as assigned.

Skills

Project management

Strategic selling

Pipeline management

Executive influence

Cross-divisional collaboration

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Graduate degree preferred

Job description

Responsibilities

Lead internal B2B results. This is inclusive of business planning, client strategy pipelines, and creating a feedback loop. Independently define business problems by consulting with business partners. Develop and oversee approach for research and experimentation; implements into BAU processes. Synthesize analyses, key findings, and potential solutions into actionable recommendations. Prepare and deliver materials, including presentations, white papers, case studies, etc. Provide subject matter expertise in order to derive key insights from highly complex data. Verify the quality, accuracy, and reasonableness of the data. Organize and deliver data with actionable insight to the business. Stay abreast of industry, market, and business competitive trends. Lead efforts to keep the senior management team informed of key industry, competitive, and product trends. Recommend new and enhanced capabilities and services. Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum of eight years related work experience.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Graduate degree preferred.
• Project management / organization.
• Strong understanding of B2B retirement landscape (sponsor and consultant).
• Strong cross-divisional interpersonal skills.
• Strategic selling and prioritization experience.
• Pipeline management experience.
• Executive influence and communication abilities.

Special Factors

Sponsorship Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

About Vanguard

At Vanguard, we don't just have a mission—we're on a mission. To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients' lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne, our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best.

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.