ML Engineering Manager — GenAI & Production AI Leader

Vanguard; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanguard is seeking a Machine Learning Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing team responsible for building, operating, and evolving production AI, ML, and GenAI solutions across Personal Wealth Technology. You will partner with Data Scientists, Product Owners, and ISG teams to transform research into reliable, scalable production systems.

This is a highly technical leadership role that combines solution architecture, design, and Agile delivery while developing the next generation of AI

Qualifications

• Minimum of eight years data analytics, programming, database administration, or data management experience.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Graduate degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Machine Learning Engineers delivering scalable, secure, reliable, and extensible AI solutions
• Develop, maintain, support, and evolve a portfolio of production machine learning and generative AI models
• Partner with Investment Strategy Group methodology teams to operationalize financial advice, portfolio construction, and personalization models
• Ensure production readiness through monitoring, alerting, validation, testing, observability, and incident management practices
• Drive engineering excellence, DevOps, MLOps, LLMOps, and FinOps disciplines
• Shape AI and ML roadmaps alongside Data Scientists, Product Owners, and stakeholders
• Provide technical direction and architectural guidance for complex AI and ML initiatives
• Build trusted relationships across technology and business teams to influence strategy and delivery outcomes
• Establish standards and best practices that enable safe, trustworthy, explainable, and scalable AI solutions
• Drive adoption of GenAI and agentic solutions within the engineering organization to improve efficiency, automation, and delivery quality
• Hire, coach, mentor, and develop future technical leaders

Skills

Leadership experience

Production AI/ML systems

Cloud-native engineering

MLOps

LLMOps

AI engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Graduate degree preferred

Tools

Cloud platforms

Job description

Vanguard is seeking a Machine Learning Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing team responsible for building, operating, and evolving production AI, ML, and GenAI solutions across Personal Wealth Technology. You will partner with Data Scientists, Product Owners, and ISG teams to transform research into reliable, scalable production systems.

This is a highly technical leadership role that combines solution architecture, design, and Agile delivery while developing the next generation of AI