Investment Transition Consultant

The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Malvern (Chester County); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanguard Group is seeking an Investment Transition Consultant to evaluate portfolio impacts, guide asset movements, and lead complex restructuring efforts. You will coordinate across investment strategy, operations, and client teams to ensure disciplined execution and robust risk management.

You will mentor junior crew, drive cross-functional initiatives, and stay current with market conditions, regulatory requirements, and Vanguard's evolving transition capabilities.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years in financial services or investment management.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent.
• Experience supporting institutional asset transitions or portfolio restructurings.
• Knowledge of investment products, operations, and risk.
• Strong ability to identify and manage risks in ambiguous environments.

Responsibilities

• Advises clients on asset allocation, portfolio construction, and fund selection decisions.
• Develops or adapts investment policy statements with clients.
• Conducts investment reviews and shares findings with clients and governance bodies.
• Collaborates with internal partners to deliver targeted client strategies.
• Maintains understanding of market conditions, compliance, and policies.
• Leads cross-functional projects to improve processes and outcomes.
• Mentors junior crew members and supports special projects.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Client consulting

Risk management

Communication skills

Regulatory licensing

Education

Undergraduate degree

Graduate degree

Job description

As a trusted partner to clients, consultants, and internal stakeholders, the Investment Transition Consultant evaluates portfolio impacts, identifies risks, and develops solutions for complex asset movement and portfolio restructuring events. By activating internal and external stakeholders across the investment ecosystem, the role helps ensure investment objectives are achieved through disciplined execution, operational excellence, and effective risk management. This role serves as a critical link between investment strategy and implementation, delivering the expertise, coordination, and execution leadership required to achieve client objectives while continuously advancing Vanguard's transition consulting capabilities, operating infrastructure, and differentiated client offering. The role also acts as a go-to investment resource for internal partners, providing portfolio analysis, market insights, competitive intelligence and implementation guidance, while contributing to the evolution of Vanguard's transition consulting capabilities and mentoring junior crew members to strengthen investment expertise.

Core Responsibilities

• Advises clients on asset allocation, portfolio construction, and fund selection decisions.
• Consults with clients to develop or adapt investment policy statements.
• Conducts investment reviews and shares findings and recommendations with clients and related governing bodies.
• Collaborates with internal partners to develop and deliver targeted client strategies, ensure a cohesive client experience, and maximize adoption and effective application of Vanguard services.
• Maintains an in-depth understanding of the investment industry and client industries, market conditions and competition, and compliance, regulatory, and departmental policies and procedures.
• Serves as a go-to investment resource for internal partners.
• Leads initiatives that enhance Vanguard's transition consulting capabilities, operating infrastructure, and client offering.
• Manages cross-functional projects that improve processes, tools, scalability, risk management, and client outcomes.
• May serve as a mentor, role model, and technical resource for more junior crew members.
• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of experience in financial services, investment management, institutional client services, or a related field.
• Undergraduate degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant professional experience.
• Experience supporting institutional asset transitions, asset movements, portfolio restructuring, portfolio implementation, or other complex investment-related transactions.
• Knowledge of investment products, portfolio implementation, investment operations, and operational risk.
• Project management experience coordinating complex initiatives across multiple stakeholders, teams, and competing priorities.
• Experience providing client-facing consulting or relationship management within financial services or investment management.
• Experience partnering with investment management, investment operations, portfolio management, or institutional client teams.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and manage risks, solve complex problems, and operate effectively in ambiguous environments.
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and drive outcomes without direct authority.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience communicating with clients, senior leaders, governing bodies, and cross-functional partners.
• This role requires applicable regulatory licensing and/or registration. Specific requirements will be determined by Compliance based on the responsibilities of the role.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced experience supporting institutional transition management, complex asset movements, portfolio restructuring, or portfolio implementation.
• Experience working with institutional investors, asset owners, retirement plans, or other institutional investment clients.
• Graduate degree.
• CFA or CFP certification.
• Series 7 and Series 63 licenses, or the ability to obtain required licenses within the designated timeframe.

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.

This role is part of our hybrid work model and requires 3 days a week (Tuesdays - Thursdays) onsite in our Malvern PA, Scottsdale AZ, or Charlotte NC offices. On Mondays and Fridays crew have the option to work remotely.