Product Manager, International PRD

Job Description

Advancing Vanguard Europe's Product Strategy across all major asset classes by researching and recommending new investment products and structural changes to existing funds and ETFs to ensure the product offer is fit-for-purpose.

In this role, you will:

• Conduct efficient and thorough "deep dive" analysis of strategic, competitive, client and market issues relating to Vanguard's investment product line-up. Gathers qualitative and quantitative data from internal and external sources to make data-based recommendations about new products or changes to existing products.
• Partner with senior leaders, key stakeholders, and subject matter experts to evaluate existing and new products, recommending additions and/or changes to the global product line-up.
• Obtain data from a range of internal and external sources and structures the data to allow for effective data analysis. Verifies the quality, accuracy, and reasonableness of the data. Engages directly with clients and prospects to gain additional insights and perspective. Interprets and strategically analyzes highly complex data using investment and business knowledge in order to derive key product development and insights.
• Convert and organize into actionable insight and presents to senior management. Creates memos and presentations summarizing analyses, findings, and recommendations for new and existing funds for discussion at various forums.
• Develop and maintain broad and deep knowledge of the asset management industry, market and product, and competitive dynamics. Uses this knowledge to derive and communicate product-related insights.
• Independently manage product research projects involving enterprise-wide cross-functional teams ensuring project deadlines are met. Defines project scope and requirements, establishes timeline, and ensures completion of deliverables.
• Develop and maintain strong collaborative working relationships with stakeholders throughout the organization, as well as externally in the industry and uses the knowledge gained from these relationships to improve product research insights and the product research process.
• Participate in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

What it takes:

• Five years related work experience, including three years’ experience in product management and investment analysis/strategy.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Graduate degree preferred.
• CFA preferred.

Special Factors

• Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position

INTERNAL CREW, CONTRACTOR & DIRECT APPLICATIONS ONLY.

Please note, current suppliers and potential suppliers are not permitted to communicate with or contact or send or otherwise provide any speculative resumes to any department, business unit, subsidiary or affiliate of Vanguard, or any employee thereof, at any time unless expressly instructed or permitted by a member of Vanguard’s HR department. For the avoidance of doubt, Vanguard will not pay any fees to a supplier or potential supplier in respect of any candidate unless Vanguard HR has either requested the referral or given its prior written consent to the referral. If you would like to partner with Vanguard Europe, please contact [email protected]

About Vanguard

We are Vanguard. Together, we’re changing the way the world invests.

For us, investing doesn’t just end in value. It starts with values. Because when you invest with courage, when you invest with clarity, and when you invest with care, you can get so much more in return. We invest with purpose – and that’s how we’ve become a global market leader. Here, we grow by doing the right thing for the people we serve. And so can you.

We want to make success accessible to everyone. This is our opportunity. Let’s make it count.

Inclusion Statement

Vanguard’s continued commitment to diversity and inclusion is firmly rooted in our culture. Every decision we make to best serve our clients, crew (internally employees are referred to as crew), and communities is guided by one simple statement: “Do the right thing.”

We believe that a critical aspect of doing the right thing requires building diverse, inclusive, and highly effective teams of individuals who are as unique as the clients they serve. We empower our crew to contribute their distinct strengths to achieving Vanguard’s core purpose through our values.

When all crew members feel valued and included, our ability to collaborate and innovate is amplified, and we are united in delivering on Vanguard's core purpose.

Our core purpose: To take a stand for all investors, to treat them fairly, and to give them the best chance for investment success.

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.