Sr. Tech Lead - Adobe Target & Marketing Cloud

Vanguard; Malvern (Chester County); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanguard is seeking a Sr. Tech Lead for Experimentation/Personalization & Marketing Cloud to own Target-driven A/B tests and personalization on the public site, guiding front-end implementations and defining standards.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with analytics, AEM, and MarTech teams, and ensure reliable, scalable delivery. The role emphasizes hands-on Target work, architecture leadership, and governance for experimentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in IT/CS or related field.
• Strong Target experience including A/B/ multivariate tests, personalization, audience setup, QA and lifecycle management.
• Strong front-end development with JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, accessibility and cross-browser standards.
• Experience implementing Target activities with analytics or measurement integrations.
• Knowledge of Git-based development, branching, PRs, deployment workflows, and release readiness.
• Experience with at least one other Adobe Experience Cloud product (AEP, AJO, AEM, Analytics).
• Ability to assess options, troubleshoot issues, manage dependencies and propose scalable solutions.
• Excellent communication and leadership to align cross-functional partners and influence decisions.
• Experience mentoring developers, documenting standards, governance for experimentation, and leveraging LLMs for efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Adobe Target implementation for tests, targeting, personalization and recommendations.
• Build and maintain front-end code for Target activities using JavaScript/TypeScript/HTML/CSS.
• Configure and support Target activities, audiences, profile scripts, mbox or parameter usage, QA links and delivery safeguards.
• Collaborate with product, design, analytics, AEM, MarTech and business teams to translate goals into measurable implementations.
• Provide technical leadership by guiding decisions, standards, and delivery path.
• Communicate tradeoffs, risks, dependencies and timelines to stakeholders.
• Coordinate alignment across teams for prioritization, launch readiness and post-test learnings.
• Define and enforce standards for code quality, QA, accessibility, performance, version control and governance.
• Troubleshoot delivery, audience qualification, analytics integration, browser issues and production defects.
• Create reusable scripts/patterns and guidance to improve speed, reliability and consistency.
• Mentor developers on Target implementation practices and QA methods.

Skills

Adobe Target experience

Front-end development

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Stakeholder management

LLMs usage in development

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in IT/CS/Digital tech

Tools

Adobe Target

Git

Adobe Analytics

AEM

Job description

The Sr. Tech Lead – Experimentation/Personalization & Marketing Cloud is the senior technical lead for Vanguard public site’s experimentation and personalization work with Adobe Target as the primary area of expertise. This role designs, builds, tests and supports Target-driven A/B tests, personalization experiences and front-end implementations. The role also sets standards for quality, governance, reusable patterns and reliable delivery. Familiarity and/or experience with one or more Adobe Experience Cloud products such as AEP, AJO, AEM and Adobe Analytics is preferred.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Adobe Target implementation for A/B tests, experience targeting, personalization, recommendations, multivariate tests and other Target-driven experiences.
• Build and maintain front-end code for Target activities using JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, responsive design, accessibility standards and cross-browser development practices.
• Configure and support Adobe Target activities, audiences, profile scripts, mbox or parameter usage, QA links, activity prioritization, targeting rules and delivery safeguards.
• Partner with product, design, analytics, AEM, MarTech and business teams to translate experimentation goals into technically sound, measurable implementations.
• Provide technical leadership by guiding implementation decisions, aligning teams on standards, resolving ambiguity and influencing a practical path from idea to delivery.
• Manage stakeholder expectations by communicating delivery tradeoffs, technical risks, dependencies, timelines and implementation options clearly and proactively.
• Facilitate alignment across product, business, analytics, design, AEM, MarTech and engineering partners to support prioritization, intake planning, launch readiness and post-test learnings.
• Define and enforce standards for code quality, QA, accessibility, performance, version control, release readiness, documentation and experimentation governance.
• Troubleshoot activity delivery, audience qualification, front-end behavior, analytics integration, browser issues and production defects related to Target implementations.
• Create reusable scripts, patterns, utilities, documentation and technical guidance that improve experimentation speed, consistency and operational reliability.
• Mentor developers and business technologists on Adobe Target implementation practices, front-end development standards, QA methods and technical problem solving.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in information technology, computer science, digital technology, design or equivalent experience.
• Strong hands-on Adobe Target experience including A/B testing, multivariate testing, experience targeting, personalization, audience setup, profile scripts, parameters, QA, debugging and activity lifecycle management.
• Strong front-end development experience with JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, responsive design, accessibility, browser developer tools, cross-browser testing and web performance practices.
• Experience implementing Target activities using custom code, reusable scripts, front-end components, QA utilities and integration patterns with analytics or measurement tools.
• Working knowledge of Git-based development, branching, pull requests, code review, deployment workflows and release readiness practices.
• Experience working with or familiarity with at least one other Adobe Experience Cloud products such as AEP, CJA, AJO, AEM, Adobe Analytics and CDP/IDR capabilities.
• Ability to assess implementation options, troubleshoot technical issues, manage dependencies and recommend practical, scalable and maintainable solutions.
• Strong communication and leadership skills with the ability to influence decisions, align cross-functional partners and explain technical concepts to product, business, analytics, design, development and leadership partners.
• Experience managing stakeholder relationships, driving alignment across cross-functional teams and communicating status, risks, decisions and recommendations to leadership audiences.
• Experience mentoring developers, leading technical discussions, creating documentation and supporting standards or governance for experimentation and personalization delivery.
• Experience using LLMs as a complementary resource for development, troubleshooting, documentation and efficiency opportunities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Adobe Target Certified Professional, Adobe Target Business Practitioner or equivalent Adobe Target certification preferred.
• Experience connecting experimentation and personalization use cases across audience strategy, activation, content delivery, measurement, optimization and customer journey orchestration.
• Experience in enterprise digital marketing, financial services, regulated environments or large-scale personalization and experimentation programs.
• Experience developing reusable patterns, technical documentation, onboarding materials, standards or governance practices for experimentation and personalization teams.

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.