Technical Program Manager, Senior Specialist

The Vanguard Group; Lees (PA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Visa sponsorship

Job summary

The Vanguard Group is seeking an experienced Senior Program Manager to lead the Zero Trust initiative across multiple security workstreams. This role requires guiding strategy into concrete plans, aligning with enterprise OKRs, and delivering measurable outcomes.

You'll coordinate IAM, PKI, cloud security, and GRC teams, manage vendor relationships, ensure governance, risk, and compliance, and report progress to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of program or portfolio management experience in cybersecurity or enterprise technology.
• Experience leading large, cross-functional security programs.
• Strong knowledge of Zero Trust principles.
• Ability to communicate complex initiatives to executives.
• Experience working with external vendors and consulting partners.
• Undergraduate degree required; graduate degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own the Zero Trust program plan, roadmap, and delivery cadence across all workstreams.
• Translate strategy into execution plans with measurable outcomes aligned to OKRs.
• Coordinate across IAM engineering, PKI, cloud security, architecture, GRC, and audit teams.
• Manage vendor coordination and ensure clear ownership models and handoffs.
• Oversee PKI modernization, PQC readiness, and policy-enabled deployments.
• Track risks, audits, and compliance and report to senior leadership.

Skills

Program management

Cyber security

IAM

Enterprise technology

Executive communication

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Graduate degree preferred

Job description

Core Responsibilities

1. Manage technology-related programs or major technical workstream of a broader program. Ensures that the scope of the projects within the broader transformation or program align with business priorities and that business value is properly measured for prioritization.

2. Develops and maintains broad knowledge and awareness of Financial Services industry forces, competition, and trends to assess viability of approaches and strategies to technology-related programs. Monitors financial, legal, and other regulatory environments to ensure strategies are aligned with the overall company strategy and market conditions.

3. Communicates with stakeholders, leaders, team members, management, and department partners to ensure that requirements and priorities are understood. Monitors project progress and results and submits regular status reports to management and internal and external stakeholders. Ensures the development and execution of change management and communication plans.

4. Builds and maintains relationships across program stakeholders and proactively fosters effective communication between internal and external parties. Drives key decisions to ensure alignment with overarching goals across stakeholders.

5. Ensure all steps are taken to mitigate risk and maintains control, compliance, audit, and legal requirements on technology projects. Maintains an appropriate level of technical and business knowledge to support program implementation.

6. Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

Zero Trust Program Leadership & Execution

• Own the overall Zero Trust program plan, roadmap, and delivery cadence across all workstreams: Identity & Privileged Access (JIT / Standing Access Reduction) PKI modernization & certificate lifecycle automation PQC readiness and cryptographic agility Zero Trust assessments, maturity modeling, and future‑state design




• Translate strategy into clear execution plans, milestones, and measurable outcomes aligned to enterprise OKRs.

OKRs, Metrics & Executive Reporting

• Define, track, and report workstream‑level OKRs and KPIs in partnership with engineering and architecture leads (e.g., % privileged access delivered via JIT, certificate automation coverage, PQC readiness milestones).




• Produce monthly, quarterly, and ad‑hoc executive updates for senior leadership (CISO, SLT, GR&S), emphasizing: Risk reduction Business enablement Delivery confidence Emerging dependencies or decisions required

Cross‑Functional & Vendor Coordination

• Serve as the single coordination point across IAM Engineering, PKI, Cloud Security, Architecture, GRC, and Audit teams.




• Manage delivery alignment with strategic partners and vendors supporting the Zero Trust program (e.g., assessment partners, PKI/PQC vendors, JIT platforms).




• Ensure clear ownership models, RACI clarity, and handoffs between investment work and BAU operations.

PKI, Certificates & PQC Readiness Oversight

• Execution oversight of PKI modernization initiatives




• Track and drive PQC readiness activities, including cryptographic inventory, roadmap execution, and alignment with regulatory and industry guidance.

Zero Trust Assessment & Policy Enablement

• Manage Zero Trust readiness assessments and maturity modeling activities.




• Coordinate definition of target‑state personas, use cases, and policy‑as‑code approaches in collaboration with architecture and engineering teams.




• Ensure assessment outcomes translate into prioritized execution plans, not shelfware.

Financial & Investment Governance

• Partner with finance and PMO teams to: Track Zero Trust investment spend Support annual and multi‑year funding requests Align hiring plans (e.g., ZT Program Manager role, supporting engineers) with approved budgets




• Identify risks related to hiring delays, vendor dependencies, or funding constraints and proactively surface options.

Risk, Audit & Compliance Alignment

• Ensure Zero Trust initiatives are audit‑aware and defensible, particularly in areas such as: Privileged access controls (JIT) Certificate governance Cloud access consistency across platforms




• Act as a liaison between delivery teams and GRC when Zero Trust topics are reviewed.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in program or portfolio management within cybersecurity, IAM, or enterprise technology.




• Demonstrated experience running large, cross‑functional security programs with multiple technical workstreams.




• Strong understanding of Zero Trust principles




• Proven ability to communicate complex initiatives in clear, executive‑level language.




• Experience working with external vendors and consulting partners.




• Undergraduate degree in related field (Computer Science, Engineering) required. Graduate degree preferred.

Special Factors

Sponsorship

Vanguard is 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.