Senior Manager, Business Readiness – IT

Vanguard

Senior Manager leading business readiness for technology transformation initiatives at Vanguard. Ensuring successful adoption of large-scale transformation by aligning processes, people, and communication.

Posted 6/29/2026full-timeMalvern • Arizona, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in program management and transformation leadership, with a focus on driving large-scale business change initiatives in financial services. Proficient in managing cross-divisional programs, ensuring compliance, and fostering strategic relationships to achieve program objectives.

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Program ManagementTransformation LeadershipChange ManagementRisk MitigationStakeholder Alignment

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Hard Skills

Incident ResponseNetwork SecurityEndpoint SecurityCloud SecurityData Loss PreventionProgram Lifecycle ManagementBudget ManagementCompliance OversightStrategic PlanningBusiness Process Adoption

Soft Skills

Critical ThinkingVerbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationProblem-SolvingCollaborationTime Management

Tools & Technologies

WindowsUnixNetwork Environments

Industry Keywords

Financial ServicesBusiness ReadinessChange ActivitiesCross-Divisional ProgramsAudit Requirements

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudCyber SecurityUnix

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Leads enterprise business readiness for large-scale transformation initiatives, ensuring the organization is fully prepared to adopt new processes, systems, and operating models
Drives alignment across stakeholders, operating models, and change activities to minimize risk and maximize adoption
Hires, evaluates, develops and supervises crew
Manages cross-divisional programs or multiple workstreams within a larger program
Drives all phases of the program lifecycle from inception through implementation while ensuring that business objectives are delivered with high quality and within targeted timeframes
Creates and maintains a multi-year program strategy that clearly identifies specific actions and tasks needed to achieve future state goals
Builds and maintains strategic relationships across sites, departments, divisions, and internal and external partners to support their program initiatives
Ensures all steps are taken to mitigate risk, and maintains control, compliance, audit, and legal requirements
Integrates and oversees change management efforts across the overall program
Closely monitors program costs and budget and escalates cost variances appropriately and timely.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum 10 years of experience in program management, transformation leadership, or large-scale business change initiatives, preferably in financial services
Bachelor’s degree (B.E./B.Tech) in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Computer Science, or related field.
Skills include Incident Response, Network Security, Endpoint Security, Cloud Security, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), and platform proficiency in Windows, Unix, and Network environments.
Strong critical thinking, verbal and written communication, problem-solving, collaboration, and time management abilities.
Ability to lead teams under pressure, deliver results across complex program environments, and ensure accountability to strategic objectives and regulatory expectations.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Retirement plans
Paid time off
Flexible work arrangements
Professional development