Head of Advisor Digital Solutions - Models, Portfolios and Practice Management

Vanguard • Malvern, PA

16d • Hybrid

About The Position

Head of Advisor Digital Solutions - Models, Portfolios and Practice Management We’re building the next generation of digital advisor solutions—a connected suite spanning Model Portfolios, portfolio construction tools & analytics, and practice management solutions designed first for financial advisors (and extended to sales, service/ops, and specialist partners). This leader will set the vision and roadmap for an advisor-centric product family that helps advisors act faster, deliver better portfolio outcomes, and run stronger practices—translating modern investment capabilities into intuitive workflows, decisioning, and client-ready insights. You’ll combine deep wealth/asset-management fluency with modern platform product leadership—leveraging data, experimentation, and emerging AI capabilities to create more personalized, integrated experiences that drive deeper engagement and measurable cash-flow growth. If you’re energized by transforming “tools” into an advisor operating system—and scaling adoption through great product craft, distribution partnership, and operational excellence—this role is for you.

Requirements

• Minimum 12 years of experience in digital product management, with 5 years in leading large-scale, cross-functional teams on enterprise-level initiatives.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience required.
• Ability to think strategically while managing tactical execution, with excellent analytical, communication, and collaboration skills.

Nice To Haves

• Graduate degree preferred.
• Good to have skills in product lifecycle management, market research, digital strategy, customer experience optimization, data-driven decision-making, stakeholder communication, and team leadership.
• Proficiency with tools like Jira, Confluence, Aha!, Figma, Google Analytics, and Tableau is beneficial.
• Preferred certifications include Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), SAFe Product Manager/Product Owner, and Pragmatic Product Management.

Responsibilities

• Hire, evaluate, and supervise crew.
• Provide guidance and training as necessary to develop crew.
• Set performance standards, review performance, and make informed compensation decisions in accordance with all applicable Human Resources policies and procedures.
• Lead digital product management teams for a strategic digital product or product group.
• Set new digital product strategy and adjust strategies for program or digital product group.
• Lead, influence, or directly supervise cross-functional teams to create best practices that drive significant changes to the client experience.
• Ensure business outcomes are linked to business case drivers.
• Create and maintain best practices and learnings, providing coaching to digital product teams on current strategy.
• Oversee product teams' support of the messaging, communication, and customer outreach as necessary.
• Build and maintain strong business support from team members to promote a consistent approach to decisions/impacts and client propositions.
• Drive connection across all appropriate internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead the planning or is directly responsible for the development and implementation of new large, complex, multi-stakeholder products.
• Define and analyze markets, develop detailed product features and requirements, and develop implementation plans.
• Create, maintain, and employ a variety of qualitative and quantitative analysis techniques to continually improve the user experience.
• Lead and influence ongoing business planning and departmental prioritization activities.
• Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned.
• Manage the entire product lifecycle—from initial planning through execution—in support of organizational goals and product vision.
• Conduct market research and trend analysis to identify opportunities for innovation and enhancement.
• Define product features and functionality, working cross-functionally throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Develop product documentation and equip sales and marketing teams with relevant technical and functional product knowledge.
• Use ongoing market and customer feedback to assess product performance and determine future product direction.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager