Senior Data Engineering Manager

The Vanguard Group; United States; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanguard seeks an accomplished senior data engineering leader to own the end-to-end lifecycle of enterprise data products and platforms. You will build a strong leadership bench and foster a high-performing engineering culture while ensuring data quality, governance, and measurable business value.

You will drive data product roadmaps, scalable pipelines, and modern architectures (AWS, Databricks) to enable self-service insights across domains, partnering with senior leadership to deliver

Qualifications

• Ten years plus in business or technical roles with people management and data expertise.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent; graduate degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Leads and develops a team of managers, technical leads, and engineers to build a high-performing engineering culture.
• Owns end-to-end lifecycle of enterprise data products, ensuring scalability, reuse, quality, and measurable business value.
• Drives data product roadmaps and engineering initiatives aligned to strategy; ensures adoption and reliability across domains.
• Designs scalable data pipelines, platforms, and frameworks for large, complex datasets to enable self-service insights.
• Establishes data quality, governance, and observability across the data ecosystem; partners with senior leaders to shape data strategy.

Skills

People management

Data engineering

Data platforms

AWS cloud

Databricks

Data governance

Stakeholder alignment

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Graduate degree preferred

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Responsibilities:

Leads and develops a team of managers, technical leads, and engineers, building a strong leadership bench and high-performing engineering culture while setting performance standards, coaching, and supporting career development. Owns the end-to-end lifecycle of enterprise data products and platforms, including definition, development, delivery, and optimization, ensuring scalability, reuse, quality, and measurable business value.

Directs planning, prioritization, and execution of data product roadmaps and engineering initiatives aligned to business outcomes and enterprise strategy, while driving adoption and reliability across domains. Leads the design and development of scalable data pipelines, platforms, and frameworks, enabling efficient data integration, self-service consumption, and insight generation from large, complex datasets.

Establishes and enforces data quality, governance, and observability practices, ensuring data integrity, consistency, and trust across the data ecosystem. Partners with senior leaders and cross-functional teams to shape data strategy, influence operating models, and deliver high-impact, outcome-based solutions.

Evaluates and implements modern data technologies and architecture patterns to improve scalability, performance, and developer experience while fostering innovation and continuous improvement. Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

Minimum of ten years’ business or technical experience including people management and data expertise. Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Graduate degree preferred.

Experience leading data engineering teams and delivering scalable data solutions. Experience partnering with business and technical stakeholders to define requirements and deliver data solutions. Experience translating business needs into data engineering solutions or products. Proven track record delivering data initiatives in complex or ambiguous environments.

Experience with modern data engineering technologies, cloud platforms (e.g., AWS), and contemporary data architectures, including data lakes, real-time data processing, and platforms such as Databricks. Hands-on or leadership experience with data modeling, data quality, and data management practices.

Preferred Qualifications:

Graduate degree preferred. Familiarity with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) and analytics workflows. Experience driving change and influencing adoption across teams.

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. Vanguard, one of the world's leading investment management companies, serves individual investors, institutions, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and financial professionals. We have a diverse and talented crew with a culture that promotes teamwork, along with an unwavering focus on serving our clients' best interests.