Senior Director, Global Financial Crimes Compliance Governance, Strategy and Change Transformation

Vanguard•Malvern, PA

18h•Hybrid

About The Position

Vanguard is seeking a senior leader to manage the Global Financial Crimes Compliance (GFCC) Governance, Strategy and Change Transformation team. Reporting to the AML/BSA Officer and Global Head of Financial Crimes, this role translates GFCC strategy and the Target Operating Model into disciplined, measurable execution across AML, Fraud, Sanctions, Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption, and Trade and Fund Surveillance. The role leads the team’s day-to-day agenda and advances a multi-year roadmap across people, process, data and technology. It oversees an integrated transformation portfolio, governed AI and data initiatives, portfolio and project management, executive and Board reporting, global metrics and risk oversight, issues and regulatory change, examination and assurance readiness, and integration of financial-crimes risk and program management. The position builds strong partnerships across GFCC, regional teams, business units and enterprise functions. The successful candidate brings enterprise leadership, sound judgment and execution discipline to align stakeholders, lead complex change and deliver sustainable outcomes. The position operates within Vanguard’s hybrid working model, designed to support flexibility as well as in-person learning, collaboration and connection. Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

Requirements

At least 12 years of progressively responsible experience in financial services, risk, compliance, governance, strategy, transformation, management consulting, program management or a related field.
Leadership of complex cross-functional work in a large, regulated organization.
Demonstrated success translating strategy and regulatory expectations into executable roadmaps, leading concurrent programs and delivering sustainable outcomes through disciplined project and change management.
Proven ability to develop executive and Board reporting, operational dashboards, KPI/KRI frameworks, threshold reporting and data-driven management routines, and to turn complex topics into clear insights, recommendations and decisions.
Strong experience assessing and escalating risk, strengthening governance and controls, managing issues and remediation, and applying regulatory requirements and industry practices.
Experience using analytics, reporting tools, automation or emerging technology to improve risk management, controls, operating performance or client outcomes.
Exceptional executive presence, communication, judgment, influence and relationship-management skills; ability to build trust, balance priorities, allocate resources, challenge constructively, resolve conflict and create shared accountability.
Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience with global teams, shared services, centers of excellence, centralized capabilities or enterprise process transformation.
Direct financial-crimes experience; relevant compliance, conduct, operational-risk or regulatory-transformation experience will also be considered.
Exposure to AI-enabled transformation, natural-language processing, technology implementation, vendor evaluation or platform modernization.
An advanced degree or relevant credentials in financial crimes, fraud, project management, risk, compliance, data, technology or change management.

Responsibilities

Lead, develop and execute the day-to-day agenda of the GFCC team, building an inclusive and accountable team that delivers high-quality work on time.
Partner with the Global Head of Financial Crimes and GFCC leaders to drive a multi-year roadmap across people, process, data and technology; clarify first- and second-line roles, risk ownership and escalation paths; and strengthen global integration.
Manage an integrated portfolio spanning centralization, workflow and platform simplification, case-management modernization, data orchestration and workforce change.
Partner with Technology, Data, Model Risk, Legal, Privacy and business teams to prioritize governed AI use cases and strengthen human oversight, evidence, controls and value measurement; advance common data standards, a single view of client risk and technology simplification.
Maintain a single source of truth for plans, commitments, risks, issues, dependencies, decisions, resources and benefits; lead initiatives from strategy through implementation, including vendor evaluations and RFI/RFP activity; and escalate risks early with recommendations.
Create concise, decision-ready reporting for GFCC leaders, executive governance forums, the Enterprise Risk Committee and the Board, translating complex risk, control and transformation topics into insights, recommendations and decisions.
Build a global reporting ecosystem integrating U.S., Europe and Australia performance while preserving regional context; establish consistent KPI, KRI, SLA and SLO definitions, thresholds, ownership and validation; and lead management reviews with documented follow-through.
Maintain a mature issue-management framework with credible milestones, early-warning indicators, evidence standards, contingency plans and timely escalation; lead horizon scanning, applicability assessments, benchmarking and controlled implementation of relevant U.S. and international developments.
Oversee a forward-looking readiness model for regulatory examinations, Internal Audit, independent testing and validation, including evidence, requests, commitments, risk-based assessments, mock exercises, lessons learned and executive dashboards.
Connect financial-crimes risk assessments, emerging risks, regulatory obligations, controls, issues, metrics, data and the strategic roadmap so governance bodies can assess exposure, control effectiveness, residual risk and investment needs.
Build trusted relationships across GFCC, regional MLRO teams, first-line businesses and operations, Enterprise Fraud, Technology, Data and Analytics, Legal, Privacy, Procurement, Finance, Human Resources, Enterprise Risk and Internal Audit; engage early, challenge respectfully, resolve dependencies and create shared accountability.