Vanguard

Financial Services

EngineeringManager

$185–275k ~AI est. Dallas, Texas, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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optimal for Manager candidates.

The Brief

“Engineering Manager at Vanguard. Skills: People management, Technical leadership, Cloud-native platforms, Agile delivery. Hire crew. Evaluate crew”

What You'll Achieve.

Improved client outcomes; Enhance advisor productivity; Improve client experience; Deliver meaningful outcomes

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

Problem solving

Eligibility Requirements

No visa sponsorship

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Eight years related work experience, Five years project management experience, Proven people leadership experience, Technical acumen, Expertise in IT project management, Expertise in Agile methodologies, Expertise in SDLC best practices, Experience in IT infrastructure, Experience in software development, Experience in enterprise IT solutions, Understanding of how to leverage AI tools, Understanding of DevOps metrics, Proficiency in risk management, Proficiency in budgeting, Proficiency in IT governance, Understanding of cybersecurity frameworks, Understanding of IT compliance standards, Java / Spring, Python, AWS (ECS, lambda, dynamo), TypeScript, Node, React/Angular

Nice to Have

Graduate degree preferred, Vendor integration experience a plus

What You'll Do.

Set performance standards

Make compensation decisions

Deliver software releases

Work with business clients

Develop environmental requirements

Develop staffing plans

Implement staffing plans

Develop operational plans

Implement operational plans

Participate in goal development

Monitor service delivery metrics

Report on service delivery metrics

Report on performance

Develop policy changes

Implement policy changes

Identify improvement opportunities

Lead quality initiatives

Improve service levels

Work with senior management

Present department initiatives

Maintain relationships

Participate in budget development

Ensure department operates within budget

Ensure staff comply with policies

Verify deliverables meet requirements

Participate in special projects

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Product stakeholders; Investment methodology stakeholders; Technical teams; IT partners; Business partners

Communication Scope

Stakeholder management

Process & Methodology

Agile, SDLC

Full Job Description

Advice & Wealth Management Technology (AWMT) builds platforms that advance how portfolios are constructed and how investment advice is delivered. We are looking for **Engineering Managers** to join our Advice Portfolio Construction and Wealth Management teams who will play an integral part in Vanguard’s goal to grow and scale its **Advice** offering. In this role, you’ll lead an engineering team enabling sophisticated investment techniques that support improved client outcomes, including support for more advanced investment products and a broader range of portfolio construction approaches. This role is ideal for a leader who enjoys flexing both deep technical expertise and people management skills while influencing the direction, evaluation, selection, configuration, implementation, and integration of modern technologies and tools. As an Engineering Manager within this team, you will lead agile, high-performing engineering teams delivering highly critical, rapidly growing cloud-native platforms that directly enhance advisor productivity and improve the client experience. You’ll partner closely with product and investment methodology stakeholders while helping your team grow their technical capability and investment acumen, working in a tight knit Dallas engineering community that values collaboration, problem solving, and bringing out the best in each other. You’ll continuously apply modern engineering practices and leverage AI assisted engineering as part of the team’s toolkit. The environment is fun, inclusive, and collaborative, with a strong emphasis on craftsmanship, learning, and delivering meaningful outcomes for advisors and clients. Success in this role comes from strong judgment: making tradeoffs across cost, time, risk, and value while staying anchored to a long term vision. You’ll help partners separate must have capabilities from nice to have enhancements, bring structure to ambiguity, and create the conditions for predictable delivery across a complex

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