Senior Business Unit Partnerships Specialist

Core Responsibilities

• Influences and collaborates with client coverage teams and cross-functional enablement teams to develop a portfolio of partners that drive significant value for Vanguard and with current and prospective partner clients.
• Works with functional enablement teams to develop partner offer features across the full spectrum of services that Vanguard offers.
• Works with client coverage teams to deploy partner offer features into arrangements with specific current or prospective partners.
• Develops innovative and non-traditional solution designs. Oversees experiments to test-and-learn partner offer features. Conducts analyses required to problem solve with external and internal stakeholders on specific delivery, design, and strategic issues.
• Generates and sustains strong business support by collaborating with team members to help forge common understanding of the commercial decisions/impacts and the partner offers proposed. Drives connection across all appropriate stakeholders to optimize partnership outcomes end-to-end.
• Serves as subject matter expert supporting discussions with internal stakeholders and external clients. Uses knowledge of Vanguard funds, products and services to identify opportunities to strengthen partner relationships.
• Oversees and monitors the health of a portion of the partnership portfolio from end-to-end using internal and external metrics.
• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Strong related work experience in client-facing, proposition development and/or strategy roles in Financial Services strongly preferred.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Graduate degree preferred.

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.