Senior Strategy & M&A Partnerships Lead

Vanguard; Malvern (Chester County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanguard seeks a Strategic Initiatives Senior Lead to drive inorganic growth through partnerships, M&A, and venture opportunities. You will translate enterprise priorities into actionable opportunities, work with deal teams and sponsors, and guide opportunities from sourcing through integration, ensuring value realization.

You will partner with cross-functional teams, shape diligence, and help raise the bar for how inorganic opportunities are selected and evaluated at Vanguard.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of cross-functional strategy, consulting, or corporate development experience.
• Experience with strategic partnerships and M&A is preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field; Master's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Translate enterprise strategy into inorganic opportunities across partnerships, M&A, and venture.
• Lead intake, triage, and prioritization of opportunities using structured frameworks.
• Collaborate with deal teams to refine scope, objectives, and potential structures.
• Shape opportunities through diligence, negotiation, and deployment of commercial terms.
• Communicate market research and models to senior stakeholders.
• Build playbooks and models to improve speed and rigor of deal execution.
• Define success metrics and track value realization across partnerships and investments.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Project management

Stakeholder management

Deal execution

Market/industry analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Financial modeling

Job description

Vanguard seeks a Strategic Initiatives Senior Lead to drive inorganic growth through partnerships, M&A, and venture opportunities. You will translate enterprise priorities into actionable opportunities, work with deal teams and sponsors, and guide opportunities from sourcing through integration, ensuring value realization.

You will partner with cross-functional teams, shape diligence, and help raise the bar for how inorganic opportunities are selected and evaluated at Vanguard.