Vanguard

Financial Services

SeniorRiskAdvisor,DebitCard&DigitalPayments

$145–210k ~AI est. Malvern, Pennsylvania, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Senior Risk Advisor, Debit Card & Digital Payments at Vanguard. Skills: Risk management, Digital payments, Debit card programs. Provide risk guidance. Provide oversight”

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

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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