Investment Access Operations Analyst

The Vanguard Group; Malvern (Chester County); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanguard in Malvern is seeking a Senior Analyst to lead onboarding and access provisioning for Investment Management, coordinating with internal teams and vendors to ensure timely access to critical systems. The role requires coordinating risk assessments, reporting, and adherence to global policies.

You will partner with stakeholders to strengthen controls, build actionable reporting, and support risk management in a hybrid work environment that blends in-person collaboration with remote

Qualifications

• Three years of related work experience, preferably in a regulated financial services environment.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Low coding skills preferred (ex: Appian, Tableau).

Responsibilities

• Lead onboarding and access provisioning for Investment Management crew by coordinating internal and third-party access requests while ensuring adherence to policies, procedures, and service-level expectations.
• Serve as a primary investment access support contact by resolving access-related issues and coordinating with vendors, application owners, technology teams, and business stakeholders to maintain appropriate permissions.
• Maintain process documentation, procedures, training materials, and subject-matter knowledge of investment platforms, financial markets, securities, and industry practices to support investment access activities.
• Support investment access risk management by implementing global policies and procedures, conducting advanced risk assessments, analyzing testing results, and strengthening change management, controls assurance, monitoring, and reporting programs.
• Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Risk management

Interpersonal skills

Education

Undergraduate degree

Tools

Appian

Tableau

Job description

This role offers a chance to make a meaningful impact on investment system access risk management while growing your expertise in financial markets and risk practices. The Senior Analyst serves as a primary point of contact for investment access onboarding, access support, and vendor coordination, helping ensure that crew have timely access to the systems and platforms required to support investment activities. You’ll partner with stakeholders to assess risk, strengthen controls, and build clear, actionable reporting—helping ensure consistent, well governed access to investments across a global environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead onboarding and access provisioning for Investment Management crew by coordinating internal and third-party access requests while ensuring adherence to policies, procedures, and service-level expectations.
• Serve as a primary investment access support contact by resolving access-related issues and coordinating with vendors, application owners, technology teams, and business stakeholders to maintain appropriate permissions.
• Maintain process documentation, procedures, training materials, and subject-matter knowledge of investment platforms, financial markets, securities, and industry practices to support investment access activities.
• Support investment access risk management by implementing global policies and procedures, conducting advanced risk assessments, analyzing testing results, and strengthening change management, controls assurance, monitoring, and reporting programs.
• Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years related work experience, preferably in a regulated financial services environment
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience
• Low coding skills preferred (ex: Appian, Tableau)
• 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.