Vanguard
Financial Services
SeniorRiskAdvisor,DebitCard&DigitalPayments
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“Senior Risk Advisor, Debit Card & Digital Payments at Vanguard. Skills: Risk management, Digital payments, Debit card programs. Provide risk guidance. Provide oversight”
Industry & Context.
Risk assessment; Risk mitigation; Risk identification
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Eight years related work experience in payments risk or digital payments, Hands-on involvement in debit card programs and/or transactional product launches, Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience
Nice to Have
Graduate degree preferred, Relevant payments or risk certifications a plus
What You'll Do.
Provide risk guidance
Provide assurance services
Ensure development and implementation of effective divisional risk
Lead risk management strategies
Assist business in risk management strategies
Develop risk management strategies
Implement risk management strategies
Manage risk management strategies
Develop relationships with stakeholders
Understand evolving risk needs
Act as a trusted thought partner
Balance customer experience
Balance risk management
Translate complex risk considerations
Provide clear guidance
Lead risk management efficiency
Lead risk management effectiveness
Evaluate opportunities to raise standards
Evaluate opportunities to increase quality
Evaluate opportunities to strengthen risk management practices
Measure success in identifying risk
Measure success in assessing risk
Measure success in managing risk
Advise on prioritization of risks
Partner with cross-functional teams
Partner with third-party vendors
Support design of payment products
Support launch of payment products
Support ongoing oversight of payment products
Optimize process efficiency
Apply industry risk expertise
Apply technical risk expertise
Design effective controls
Provide consultative support
Assess design of existing controls
Assess effectiveness of existing controls
Recommend enhancements to controls
Apply enterprise risk management concepts
Evaluate payment-related risk exposures
Communicate payment-related risk exposures
Participate in special projects
Perform other duties as assigned
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with product; Partner with operations; Partner with technology; Partner with legal; Partner with compliance; Partner with third-party providers; Cross-functional teams; Senior stakeholders
Communication Scope
Clear communication; Decision-oriented guidance; Senior stakeholder communication
Full Job Description
The Senior Risk Advisor, Debit Card & Digital Payments, provides risk advisory support for Vanguard’s payment capabilities, including debit card programs, real‑time payments, and digital payment models. This role partners closely with product, operations, technology, legal, compliance, and third‑party providers (e.g., card processors, sponsor banks, and networks) to ensure new payment capabilities are designed, launched, and scaled in a risk‑smart, compliant, and operationally resilient manner. The role helps shape risk management strategy for transactional products, influencing executive‑level decision‑making through strategic risk assessments and close partnership with senior stakeholders. It provides operational risk expertise, guidance, oversight, and assurance services to enterprise and divisional partners and supports the development and maintenance of divisional risk frameworks to enable effective risk identification, mitigation, and ongoing governance for payment and transactional products. **Core Responsibilities** * Provide risk guidance, oversight, and assurance services to enterprise and divisional partners based on Vanguard’s operational and strategic risk framework, with a focus on transactional and payment‑related risks. Ensures the development and implementation of effective divisional risk controls across card programs and digital payment capabilities. * Lead and assist the business in the development, implementation, and management of longer‑term risk management strategies aligned to new and evolving payment capabilities, including next‑generation payment rails and enabling technologies, in accordance with department objectives and enterprise risk policies. * Develop and maintain strong relationships with enterprise and divisional stakeholders to understand ongoing and evolving risk needs related to transactional products. Act as a trusted thought partner to the business, balancing innovation, customer experience, and risk management. * Ability to
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