Head of Portfolio Management Product & Platform

Archer; Malvern (Chester County); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer, in collaboration with Vanguard, is seeking a Head of Product, Portfolio Management to lead the vision, strategy, and roadmap for Vanguard's portfolio management ecosystem, spanning portfolio construction, trading, custody integration, investment servicing, and managed accounts.

This leader drives product investment priorities and delivers scalable, innovative capabilities that enhance advisor and client outcomes while supporting the evolving needs of Vanguard's wealth and investment

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in wealth management, portfolio management, trading, custody operations, or investment servicing.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the strategic vision, roadmap, and investment priorities for Portfolio Management products.
• Prioritize investments across product portfolios to balance growth, risk management, operational efficiency, and client experience.
• Establish product roadmaps, KPIs, and success metrics aligned with business and enterprise objectives.
• Lead cross-functional teams responsible for the design, delivery, and continuous improvement of investment platform capabilities.
• Partner with trading, operations, and technology teams to optimize trade generation, execution, allocation, reconciliation, and settlement processes.
• Drive initiatives that improve trading capacity, reduce operational risk, and enable efficient portfolio management at scale.
• Identify value-chain constraints and develop strategic solutions that increase automation, resilience, and throughput.
• Ensure platforms support client growth, managed account expansion, and evolving investment offerings.
• Provide industry leadership across wealth management, portfolio management, trading, custody, and investment servicing domains.
• Evaluate, select, and integrate strategic vendor solutions to accelerate business outcomes and platform modernization.
• Partner with internal and external stakeholders to deliver seamless integration of best-in-class capabilities.
• Monitor industry trends, competitive offerings, and emerging technologies to inform product strategy and investment decisions.
• Ensure regulatory, fiduciary, and supervisory requirements are embedded within products and processes.
• Partner with compliance, risk, audit, and technology organizations to maintain strong governance and control practices.
• Lead and develop product managers and product leaders across multiple domains.
• Influence senior leadership decisions regarding platform strategy, technology investments, vendor partnerships, and transformation initiatives.

Job description

Archer, in collaboration with Vanguard, is seeking a Head of Product, Portfolio Management to lead the vision, strategy, and roadmap for Vanguard's portfolio management ecosystem, spanning portfolio construction, trading, custody integration, investment servicing, and managed accounts.

This leader drives product investment priorities and delivers scalable, innovative capabilities that enhance advisor and client outcomes while supporting the evolving needs of Vanguard's wealth and investment