Senior Manager, IT Delivery – Enterprise Communications & Agentic AI Platforms

The Vanguard Group; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanguard seeks a senior technology executive to define and execute our enterprise technology strategy, roadmaps, and investment priorities, aligning with business objectives. You will champion a product-centric culture, lead multiple teams across product and engineering, and drive AI-enabled platform initiatives with cloud and data capabilities.

You will partner with senior leaders in business, digital, marketing, operations, and technology to identify opportunities for transformation, oversee

Qualifications

• Ten or more years of experience leading the delivery of enterprise-scale technology solutions.
• Five or more years of people leadership experience managing technical, engineering, or product teams.
• Experience leading Agile product delivery organizations and cross-functional teams.
• Experience delivering customer engagement, digital platform, cloud, or enterprise technology solutions.

Responsibilities

• Defines and executes technology strategy, roadmaps, and investment priorities aligned to enterprise and business objectives.
• Partners with business, digital, marketing, operations, and technology leaders to identify opportunities for innovation and transformation.
• Leads the development and adoption of enterprise AI capabilities, including Generative AI and Agentic AI solutions.
• Drives delivery of scalable, resilient, and secure solutions leveraging Salesforce Marketing Cloud, AWS, enterprise data platforms, and modern AI technologies.
• Oversees platform modernization initiatives that improve customer engagement, personalization, automation, and operational efficiency.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Executive presentation

Agile product delivery

Leadership

Cloud technologies

AI-enabled platforms

Education

Undergraduate degree in CS/IS/Engineering

Tools

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

AWS

Job description

Responsibilities

• Defines and executes technology strategy, roadmaps, and investment priorities aligned to enterprise and business objectives.
• Partners with business, digital, marketing, operations, and technology leaders to identify opportunities for innovation and transformation.
• Serves as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders on customer engagement technologies, platform strategy, and AI-enabled solutions.
• Promotes a product-centric culture focused on business outcomes, customer value, and continuous improvement.
• Leads multiple product and engineering teams responsible for enterprise communication and AI platform capabilities.
• Drives delivery of scalable, resilient, and secure solutions leveraging Salesforce Marketing Cloud, AWS, enterprise data platforms, and modern AI technologies.
• Oversees platform modernization initiatives that improve customer engagement, personalization, automation, and operational efficiency.
• Establishes priorities, manages funding and resources, and ensures successful execution of strategic initiatives.
• Monitors business outcomes, delivery metrics, and platform performance to inform investment and roadmap decisions.
• Leads the development and adoption of enterprise AI capabilities, including Generative AI and Agentic AI solutions.
• Partners with product and business leaders to identify and prioritize high-value AI use cases that improve productivity and business outcomes.
• Drives responsible AI practices, governance standards, and scalable platform adoption across the organization.
• Builds, leads, and develops high-performing teams of product managers, engineers, architects, and technical leaders.
• Fosters an environment of collaboration, innovation, accountability, and continuous learning.
• Develops organizational capabilities across cloud engineering, digital platforms, marketing technology, and AI solutions.
• Coaches leaders and team members while promoting engineering excellence and operational discipline.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Ten or more years of experience leading the delivery of enterprise-scale technology solutions.
• Five or more years of people leadership experience managing technical, engineering, or product teams.
• Experience leading Agile product delivery organizations and cross-functional teams.
• Experience delivering customer engagement, digital platform, cloud, or enterprise technology solutions.
• Knowledge of cloud technologies, modern software delivery practices, and AI-enabled platforms.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and executive presentation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to balance strategic vision with operational execution and delivery excellence.

Additional Qualifications

• Experience with Salesforce Marketing Cloud, customer engagement platforms, personalization technologies, or marketing technology ecosystems.
• Experience leading cloud-based solutions and platforms leveraging AWS.
• Experience delivering Generative AI, Agentic AI, intelligent automation, or enterprise AI platforms.
• Familiarity with AWS Bedrock, large language model (LLM) technologies, and AI orchestration frameworks.
• AWS, Salesforce, AI, or related industry certifications.
• Experience driving large-scale platform modernization and digital transformation initiatives.

Special Factors

• 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.