Portfolio Governance & Workforce Strategy Lead

Vanguard; Florida; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanguard is seeking a seasoned strategic program leader in Florida to drive workforce planning and capacity management, financial planning, and governance. You will steer portfolio prioritization, investment analysis, and executive reporting to enable informed decision-making and value realization.

The role partners with leadership to align strategic objectives with resources, budgets, and execution rhythms. A hybrid work model supports collaboration and client-focused outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience in portfolio management, budgeting, and resource planning.
• Proficient in data analysis and financial forecasting.
• Ability to translate strategy into actionable plans and governance.
• Experience with BI tools, especially PowerBI.
• Advanced modeling skills in Excel and financial analytics.

Responsibilities

• Lead workforce planning to ensure capacity aligns with priorities and future demand.
• Analyze resource utilization, capacity constraints, and trends to support hiring and allocation.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial performance monitoring.
• Provide governance to ensure transparent spending and objective alignment with goals.
• Facilitate portfolio planning, evaluate initiatives, risks, and value.
• Develop business cases, investment analyses, and data-driven funding recommendations.
• Define and monitor executive reporting, dashboards, and KPIs for strategic progress.
• Synthesize data into executive-ready communications and insights.
• Partner with leadership on strategic planning and operational goal setting.
• Coordinate governance and operating rhythms to align strategy with execution.
• Identify opportunities to improve planning, governance, reporting, and processes.
• Drive continuous improvement to boost efficiency and business value.

Skills

Portfolio Management

Financial Budgeting

Resource Planning

Education

Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Graduate degree preferred.

Tools

PowerBI

Excel (Advanced Modeling)

Job description

Core Responsibilities:

1. Workforce Planning and Capacity Management

• Lead workforce planning activities to ensure organizational capacity aligns with current priorities, strategic objectives, and anticipated future demand.
• Analyze resource utilization, capacity constraints, and workforce trends to support hiring strategies, resource allocation decisions, and long-term planning.

2. Financial Planning, Forecasting, and Governance

• Support financial planning processes, including budget development, forecasting, variance analysis, and ongoing financial performance monitoring.
• Provide financial insights and governance to help ensure effective allocation of resources, transparency of spending, and alignment with business objectives.

3. Portfolio Prioritization and Investment Analysis

• Facilitate portfolio planning and prioritization activities, helping leaders evaluate competing initiatives, resource demands, risks, and business value.
• Develop business cases, investment analyses, and data-driven recommendations to support strategic investment and funding decisions.

4. Executive Reporting, KPIs, and Dashboards

• Define and monitor executive reporting, performance metrics, dashboards, and key performance indicators that provide visibility into organizational health and strategic progress.
• Synthesize complex operational, financial, and portfolio data into meaningful insights and executive-ready communications.

5. Strategic Planning and Business Operations

• Partner with leadership to support strategic planning, operational goal setting, and execution of business priorities.
• Coordinate planning activities, governance processes, and operating rhythms to ensure alignment between strategy, financial objectives, and organizational execution.

6. Process Improvement and Organizational Effectiveness

• Identify opportunities to improve planning, governance, reporting, and operational processes to increase efficiency, consistency, and business value.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance organizational effectiveness, streamline decision-making, and support achievement of strategic objectives.

Qualifications:

• Portfolio Management
• Financial Budgeting
• Resource Planning
• Experience with using PowerBI
• Experience with using Excel (Advanced Modeling)

Preferences:

• Experience with Claude Code or any AI tool is a plus
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Graduate degree preferred.

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.