Risk Advisory Analyst, Senior Specialist

Vanguard; Scottsdale (AZ); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanguard is seeking a Divisional Risk Advisor, Senior Specialist to lead risk oversight for a portfolio of Self-Directed client projects within the Personal Wealth division. You will provide independent risk guidance, oversight, and challenge across servicing, operations, and specialty capabilities.

The role requires deep risk management expertise, strategic thinking, and the ability to translate complex risks into practical business solutions, partnering with senior leaders to support

Qualifications

• Minimum of eight years related work experience. Experience in risk management preferred.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Graduate degree preferred.
• Strong conceptual and strategic thinking skills.
• Strong ability to influence and persuade up, down, and across.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational and strategic risk guidance, oversight, and independent challenge to Personal Wealth leaders and enterprise partners, consistent with Vanguard's risk management framework.
• Identify, assess, and prioritize existing and emerging risks, advising business partners on appropriate mitigation strategies, control design, and control effectiveness.
• Lead and support the development and execution of risk management strategies that align with business objectives, departmental priorities, and Vanguard's overall risk strategy.
• Partner with business teams during the development and implementation of new products, services, processes, and initiatives to ensure risks are understood and effectively managed.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the business's risk and control environment, leveraging industry practices and risk management expertise to recommend enhancements where appropriate.
• Provide analytical support, consultation, and facilitation to divisional leadership to enable informed, risk-based decision-making.
• Develops and maintains strong relationships with enterprise and divisional leaders, serving as a trusted risk advisor who provides effective challenge and influences risk-informed decision‑making across strategic, operational, and client‑facing initiatives.
• Promote effective risk management practices and continuous improvement, establishing measurable objectives and helping improve the quality and effectiveness of risk management activities across the business.
• Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Risk management

Strategic thinking

Influence & persuasion

Stakeholder management

Education

Undergraduate degree or equivalent

Graduate degree preferred

Job description

Global Risk and Security (GR&S) enables Vanguard's business strategy, protects client and Vanguard interests, and fosters a strong risk culture. Through enterprise-wide insights, deep expertise, and trusted advice, GR&S helps leaders and crew make faster, stronger, risk-informed decisions. The Divisional Risk Advisor, Senior Specialist leads risk oversight for a critical portfolio of projects, initiatives, and functions supporting Self-Directed clients within the Personal Wealth division.

This role provides independent risk guidance, oversight, and challenge across key Self-Directed client functions, including servicing, operations, and specialty capabilities, partnering closely with senior leaders to support strategic priorities, operational resilience, and effective risk management.

The role partners closely with business leaders, advises on emerging and existing risks, influences risk-based decision-making, and helps ensure the effective design and implementation of controls. Success requires deep risk management expertise, strong execution discipline, strategic thinking, and the ability to translate complex risks into practical business solutions.

Global Risk and Security (GR&S) enables Vanguard's business strategy, protects client and Vanguard interests, and fosters a strong risk culture. Through enterprise-wide insights, deep expertise, and trusted advice, GR&S helps leaders and crew make faster, stronger, risk-informed decisions.

The Divisional Risk Advisor, Senior Specialist leads risk oversight for a critical portfolio of projects, initiatives, and functions supporting Self-Directed clients within the Personal Wealth division. This role provides independent risk guidance, oversight, and challenge across key Self-Directed client functions, including servicing, operations, and specialty capabilities, partnering closely with senior leaders to support strategic priorities, operational resilience, and effective risk management.

The role partners closely with business leaders, advises on emerging and existing risks, influences risk-based decision-making, and helps ensure the effective design and implementation of controls.

Risk Advisory Analyst, Senior Specialist

• Provide operational and strategic risk guidance, oversight, and independent challenge to Personal Wealth leaders and enterprise partners, consistent with Vanguard's risk management framework.
• Identify, assess, and prioritize existing and emerging risks, advising business partners on appropriate mitigation strategies, control design, and control effectiveness.
• Lead and support the development and execution of risk management strategies that align with business objectives, departmental priorities, and Vanguard's overall risk strategy.
• Partner with business teams during the development and implementation of new products, services, processes, and initiatives to ensure risks are understood and effectively managed.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the business's risk and control environment, leveraging industry practices and risk management expertise to recommend enhancements where appropriate.
• Provide analytical support, consultation, and facilitation to divisional leadership to enable informed, risk-based decision-making.
• Develops and maintains strong relationships with enterprise and divisional leaders, serving as a trusted risk advisor who provides effective challenge and influences risk-informed decision‑making across strategic, operational, and client‑facing initiatives.
• Promote effective risk management practices and continuous improvement, establishing measurable objectives and helping improve the quality and effectiveness of risk management activities across the business.
• Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned.

What it takes

• Minimum of eight years related work experience. Experience in risk management preferred.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Graduate degree preferre
• Strong conceptual and strategic thinking skills.
• Strong ability to influence and persuade up, down, and across.

Special Factors

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.