Senior Technology Risk & Controls Lead

Vanguard; Scottsdale (AZ); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Vanguard seeks a seasoned senior leader to build and scale a technology risk and control function within the Controls and Enablement organization. You will design, execute, and continuously improve an integrated risk and control environment across business and technology changes, and partner with second line and Internal Audit to ensure governance and proactive risk management.

The role focuses on RCSA and issue management, embedding risk awareness, and delivering robust reporting on control

Qualifications

• Minimum eight years related work experience.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Graduate degree preferred.
• Deep IT risk management expertise, control frameworks and operational risk.
• Experience in line of business risk, control assurance or internal audit, ideally in a regulated financial services environment.
• Strong relationship management and influencing skills across all levels of the organization.
• Ability to analyze data and translate it into meaningful insights and recommendations.
• Strong data literacy and ability to translate data into actionable insights and strategic recommendations.
• Experience with Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) platforms (e.g., Archer) is a plus.
• CISSP, CRISC, CISM certifications are preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise risk and control strategy across business and technology processes by designing scalable frameworks, ensuring compliance, and driving ownership, assurance, and accountability for technology-enabled controls.
• Partner with Technology, Information Security, Data, and Architecture teams to identify, assess, and mitigate IT, cybersecurity, data, and third-party technology risks.
• Champion control automation, continuous monitoring, and the use of emerging technologies, including AI-enabled solutions, to strengthen risk management and improve control effectiveness.
• Serves as a subject matter expert in business controls and operational risk.
• Leverage deep knowledge of Vanguard’s business operations, regulatory landscape, and industry trends to anticipate risks and to proactively shape control strategies.
• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

IT risk management

Risk governance

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Strategic leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Graduate degree preferred

Tools

Archer

Job description

Vanguard seeks a seasoned senior leader to build and scale a technology risk and control function within the Controls and Enablement organization. You will design, execute, and continuously improve an integrated risk and control environment across business and technology changes, and partner with second line and Internal Audit to ensure governance and proactive risk management.

The role focuses on RCSA and issue management, embedding risk awareness, and delivering robust reporting on control