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Join Our Team within Vanguard's Global Risk and Security (GR&S) Division

At Vanguard, our Global Risk and Security (GR&S) team is at the forefront of enabling business strategy, protecting client and Vanguard interests (e.g., assets and data), and encouraging a strong risk culture. Our teams leverage enterprise-wide insights, deep expertise, and trusted advice to empower leaders and crew across Vanguard to make faster, stronger, risk-informed decisions.

Why Vanguard?

We are a world-class destination for highly engaged, passionate, and diverse talent. Our crew members are our greatest resource. By joining us, you will build collaborative, long-term relationships and enjoy a suite of benefits that includes comprehensive health and wellness care, work-life balance, and a strong investment in your future.

Your Impact

This is a phenomenal chance to create a significant positive impact by helping Vanguard manage its supplier risk as part of the Global Risk and Security Vendor Management Office (VMO). You will manage GR&S vendors through the full third-party lifecycle, including due diligence and selection, negotiations and onboarding, and ongoing monitoring and management. You will also collaborate closely with our GR&S Product Owners to evaluate vendor performance and third-party risks such as security, privacy, business continuity, and financial health

What We’re Looking For:

Experience: Prior vendor oversight, vendor assessment, sourcing, and third-party risk management experience. Procurement and enterprise supplier management experience is a plus.

Knowledge: Familiarity with industry-leading third-party risk management, vendor oversight, and supplier management processes.

Skills: Foundational cybersecurity and risk knowledge with a desire to build on this acumen.

Expertise: Comprehensive understanding and experience working with and/or assessing industry-leading cybersecurity, physical security, fraud, and risk management vendors, along with related toolsets and professional services firms.

Vendor Management Specialist role:

Lead business reviews for critical and high-risk suppliers to drive improvements and minimize risk exposures.

Identify and analyze potential risk exposures captured in third party assessment, SOC reports, control assessments, and penetration tests.

Perform detailed analyses to support the evaluation of the financial, operational, and performance reputation of vendors, ensuring they are suitable partners for the organization.

Oversee and supervise the ongoing financial, operational, performance, and risk health of a subset of risk and security vendors.

Lead the acquisition, management, and maintenance for cybersecurity, risk management, and enterprise resiliency vendors with moderate to high scope and complexity.

Analyze data to perform comparative evaluations of vendors, ensuring Vanguard acquires the highest value and expected return for its investment in vendor contracts.

Contribute to the development of RFPs for specific services or products and invite vendors to respond with proposals.

Assists in resolving conflicts and problems that have been referred by others and provides guidance to less seasoned crew

Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned.

What it takes:

Five years of related work experience.

Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.

Special Factor(s)

Sponsorship

Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

Special Factors

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.