Risk Advisor, Business Assurance & Controls

Vanguard • Malvern, PA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Risk Advisor within the Personal Wealth Division is a business-embedded partner supporting advisory and wealth management activities through practical, forward-looking risk management. This role works directly with business leaders to identify risks across client interactions, advisory products, and brokerage operations, and translate them into actionable solutions that protect clients and the firm. This individual partners closely with stakeholders across Compliance, Risk, and Internal Audit to strengthen risk visibility, enhance control effectiveness, and support sound decision-making.

Requirements

• Ability to translate data and analysis into meaningful risk insights
• Experience improving or building risk processes, frameworks, or reporting
• Strong problem-solving skills and comfort operating in ambiguity
• Ability to simplify complex concepts for business partners
• Consultative, hands-on approach with strong stakeholder influence
• Typically 5–10 years of experience in risk management, controls, compliance, or operational risk
• Experience supporting wealth management, advisory, brokerage, or financial services businesses preferred
• Experience with risk assessments, issue management, control evaluation, or governance preferred
• Experience leveraging risk metrics or reporting strongly preferred
• Undergraduate degree required
• Strong communication and analytical skills

Nice To Haves

• advanced degree preferred

Responsibilities

• Identify and assess risks across advisory products, client interactions, and business processes
• Partner with business leaders to develop practical, business-aligned risk mitigation strategies
• Evaluate and enhance control design and effectiveness to improve risk outcomes
• Perform root cause analysis and support remediation of risk events and control gaps
• Leverage data and risk metrics to identify trends and inform decision-making
• Support key risk management practices including risk assessments, issue management, and governance routines
• Partner with the business to evaluate risk in new initiatives and process changes
• Act as a liaison across business, Compliance, Risk, and Audit to drive aligned solutions

What This Job Offers

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