Director, Data Science & GenAI Strategy

Vanguard; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanguard seeks a chief data science leader who will manage a team of analysts and data scientists responsible for diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive analytics across Generative AI projects for the FAS Division. You will support data-driven decisions and advance Vanguard's data science capabilities.

The role collaborates with stakeholders, guides model design and validation, and delivers actionable insights to senior leadership while shaping analytics strategy and nurturing team talent in a

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5+ years related work experience in Data Science or AI/ML Engineering roles.
• Expertise in supervised & unsupervised learning, statistics, deep learning, NLP, Generative and Agentic solutions.
• Understanding of LLM Evaluation Framework, Prompt Optimization, Context Engineering and RAG architectures.
• Programming skills to access, transform and prepare large-scale data for ML modeling.
• Experience in explainable ML solutions and attribution methodologies.
• Undergraduate degree in Engineering, Analytics, Applied Mathematics, Economics, Statistics or related field; graduate degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversees and engages in diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive analytics to support data-driven decisions; creates alternative model approaches.
• Manages a team of data scientists for analytics projects and strategy evolution of Vanguard's data science capabilities.
• Identifies data inconsistencies, documents assumptions, and fills data gaps.
• Engages with stakeholders to translate requirements into analytic approaches.
• Guides test design, research design, and model validation; provides statistical consultation.
• Executes plans and collaborates with heads to achieve department goals.
• Delivers insight presentations and actions to business leaders.
• Participates in special projects and mentors crew to develop skills.
• Designs data mining architectures and reporting methods to identify actionable trends.
• Conducts research to evaluate cutting-edge analytics methodologies.

Skills

Supervised & Unsupervised Learning

Statistics

Deep Learning

NLP

Generative & Agentic Solutions

LLM Evaluation Framework

Prompt Optimization

Context Engineering

RAG Architectures

Programming for ML

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Analytics/Applied Mathematics/Economics/Statistics

Graduate degree preferred

Job description

Vanguard seeks a chief data science leader who will manage a team of analysts and data scientists responsible for diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive analytics across Generative AI projects for the FAS Division. You will support data-driven decisions and advance Vanguard's data science capabilities.

The role collaborates with stakeholders, guides model design and validation, and delivers actionable insights to senior leadership while shaping analytics strategy and nurturing team talent in a