Sr. Data Management Analyst - AI Ready Data

The Vanguard Group; Malvern (Chester County); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

The Vanguard Group in Malvern is seeking a data management professional to act as SME for industry data sets and storage systems. You will lead design efforts, perform root-cause analyses, and drive solutions that improve data quality and scalability across the organization.

The role requires strong data storytelling and stakeholder management, with a track record of presenting to senior leadership. This hybrid position supports collaboration and delivering data-driven outcomes.

Qualifications

• Proficiency with SQL, Python, AWS, and Tableau in data management.
• Strong consultation, storytelling, and stakeholder management.
• Experience presenting to senior management.
• Strong data analysis and problem-solving skills.
• Financial or Investment data background is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Serves as SME of data sets for a given industry, data storage systems, and the supported operations.
• Maintains awareness of changing business needs to create project solutions.
• Leads process design to support new offerings or initiatives.
• Performs root cause analyses of complex data errors.
• Identifies opportunities to prevent issues, mitigates risk, and drives solutions.
• Communicates with stakeholders to obtain input and buy-in for data projects.
• Defines data requirements, develops project specifications, and executes data projects.
• Validates and approves project deliverables and integrates new tech into workflows.

Skills

SQL

Python

AWS

Tableau

Data storytelling

Education

Undergraduate degree or equivalent

Graduate degree preferred

Tools

Collibra

MS Dynamics

Job description

Core Responsibilities

• Serves as a subject matter expert (SME) of data sets for a given industry, data storage systems, and the operational processes being supported.
• Maintains awareness of changing business needs to create appropriate project solutions.
• Leads process design efforts to support new offerings, business initiatives, or improvement projects.
• Performs root cause analyses of complex data errors.
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate future occurrences, prioritizes initiatives, mitigates risk, leverages technology, and recommends short- and long-term solutions for issues.
• Focuses on improving Data Management's service offer and communicates with stakeholders and management to obtain their input and buy-in as appropriate.
• Recommends, coordinates, documents, and implements changes that will enhance work-flows and procedures.
• Integrates new or existing technologies into work-flows and communicates to all team members.
• Analyzes impacts and prepares environment for change.
• Builds and maintains relationships with internal and external partners to define data requirements, develop project specifications, and execute data projects to ensure that the expected outputs are delivered.
• Provides validation and approval of project deliverables.
• Identifies solutions independently and with input from internal and external partners, external vendors, and industry contacts to enable best-in-class data management practices, scalability, and cost effectiveness.
• Leads and consults on new projects to ensure operational readiness upon implementation into the live environment.
• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Intermediate to advanced technical skills required – SQL, Python, AWS, Tableau Expertise in Data Management & Data Quality best practices.
• Strong consultation, data storytelling, and stakeholder management skills
• Strong professional presence and experience presenting recommendations to senior management
• Strong data analysis and problem-solving skills
• Skilled and passionate about developing innovative solutions
• Financial or Investment data background is a plus
• Minimum of five years of related work experience
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience
• Graduate degree preferred

Nice to have

• Collibra
• Experience working with Metadata
• MS Dynamics

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.