Senior Cyber Risk & Controls Assurance Lead

Vanguard; Malvern (Chester County); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanguard is seeking a Senior Control Assurance professional to lead risk-based assessments across cybersecurity, technology, and fraud controls. You will partner with stakeholders to identify deficiencies, drive remediation, and deliver actionable insights to strengthen the control environment.

In this hybrid role in Malvern, PA, you will support Continuous Controls Monitoring (CCM), automation initiatives, and emerging risk areas including AI governance and cybersecurity assurance.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in control assurance, cybersecurity, technology risk, IT audit, compliance, risk management, or a related field.
• Experience conducting control testing, assessments, and walkthroughs within a regulated environment.
• Experience evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of technology or cybersecurity controls.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to communicate complex risk and control concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Perform control assurance activities to assess the design and operating effectiveness of cybersecurity, technology, and fraud-related controls.
• Identify control deficiencies, determine root causes, and recommend practical remediation actions.
• Support CCM capabilities through automation, analytics, and data-driven assurance techniques.
• Develop metrics, dashboards, and reporting to provide actionable insights into control effectiveness, coverage, and risk exposure.
• Partner with security, technology, risk, compliance, and business stakeholders to strengthen the control environment.
• Support regulatory, audit, risk assessment, and policy compliance activities.
• Contribute to control modernization, assurance transformation, and emerging risk initiatives, including AI governance and cybersecurity assurance.

Skills

Control testing

Cybersecurity

IT audit

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Communication of risk

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Archer

ServiceNow GRC

Job description

Vanguard is seeking a Senior Control Assurance professional to lead risk-based assessments across cybersecurity, technology, and fraud controls. You will partner with stakeholders to identify deficiencies, drive remediation, and deliver actionable insights to strengthen the control environment.

In this hybrid role in Malvern, PA, you will support Continuous Controls Monitoring (CCM), automation initiatives, and emerging risk areas including AI governance and cybersecurity assurance.