Senior Technology Risk & Controls Specialist

Vanguard; Malvern (Chester County); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Vanguard seeks a seasoned technology risk leader in an individual contributor capacity to design, execute, and scale a comprehensive risk and control function across technology and business processes within Personal Wealth. The role leads the integrated risk program, including risk assessments, issues management, control monitoring, and collaboration with second line of defense and Internal Audit.

Minimum eight years of IT risk or control experience is required; CISSP/CRISC/CISM preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum eight years related work experience.
• 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.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through complexity and ambiguity while delivering sustainable outcomes.
• 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

Control frameworks

Line of business risk

Audit/assurance

GRC platforms Archer

Stakeholder influence

Data analysis & insights

Education

Undergraduate degree or equivalent

Graduate degree preferred

Tools

Archer

Job description

Vanguard seeks a seasoned technology risk leader in an individual contributor capacity to design, execute, and scale a comprehensive risk and control function across technology and business processes within Personal Wealth. The role leads the integrated risk program, including risk assessments, issues management, control monitoring, and collaboration with second line of defense and Internal Audit.

Minimum eight years of IT risk or control experience is required; CISSP/CRISC/CISM preferred.