Product Manager, Adobe Journey Optimizer

Vanguard; Malvern (AR); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanguard in Malvern, AR is seeking a Product Leader to own the vision and roadmap for Adobe Journey Optimizer within Participant Financial Success. You will drive personalization, audience activation, and journey orchestration while aligning stakeholders across Marketing, Technology, Data, and Risk.

The role requires influencing cross-functional teams, delivering measurable outcomes, and exploring AI-enabled capabilities to continuously innovate client value.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• 5+ years of product management, platform management, marketing technology, digital experience, or related experience.
• Experience developing product strategies, roadmaps, and investment priorities for digital products or platforms.
• Experience translating business needs into product requirements and delivering measurable outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Own the vision, strategy, roadmap, and adoption of Adobe Journey Optimizer within Participant Financial Success.
• Prioritize and deliver platform capabilities to support personalization, audience activation, and journey orchestration.
• Partner across Marketing, Technology, Data, Analytics, Risk, Compliance, and Operations to define product direction and priorities.
• Lead platform governance and establish scalable operating models, standards, and best practices.
• Define product success measures and monitor platform adoption, performance, and business outcomes.
• Translate business needs into actionable product requirements and delivery priorities.
• Evaluate emerging customer engagement and AI-enabled capabilities to drive innovation and value.
• Participates in special projects and other duties as assigned.

Skills

Product management

Platform management

Stakeholder leadership

Requirements translation

Adobe Journey Optimizer

Adobe Experience Platform

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven decisions

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Adobe Journey Optimizer

Adobe Experience Platform

Real-Time CDP

Customer Journey Analytics

Job description

Core Responsibilities:

1. Own the vision, strategy, roadmap, and adoption of Adobe Journey Optimizer (AJO) within Participant Financial Success.

2. Prioritize and deliver platform capabilities that support personalization, audience activation, and journey orchestration.

3. Partner across Marketing, Technology, Data, Analytics, Risk, Compliance, and Operations to define product direction and investment priorities.

4. Lead platform governance and establish scalable operating models, standards, and best practices.

5. Define product success measures and monitor platform adoption, performance, and business outcomes.

6. Translate business needs into actionable product requirements and delivery priorities.

7. Evaluate emerging customer engagement and AI-enabled capabilities to drive continuous innovation and client value.

8. Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• 5+ years of product management, platform management, marketing technology, digital experience, or related experience.
• Demonstrated experience developing product strategies, roadmaps, and investment priorities for digital products or platforms.
• Experience managing cross-functional stakeholders and influencing decisions across business and technology organizations.
• Experience translating business needs into product requirements and delivering measurable business outcomes.
• Experience with Adobe Journey Optimizer (AJO), Adobe Experience Platform (AEP), Real-Time CDP, Customer Journey Analytics, or similar customer engagement platforms.

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.