Trade Management Senior Specialist

Vanguard•Malvern, PA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

This role offers the opportunity to own global post‑trade processes within the Trade Management team under Fund & Investment Operations (EIS), directly influencing risk mitigation, control design, and operational resiliency across a complex fund ecosystem. You’ll partner closely with Product and Technology leaders to shape solutions that support real‑world processing while driving global standardization, audit readiness, and end‑to-end alignment at scale.

Requirements

3+ years of relevant experience in Trade Management, post-trade operations, middle office, custody/settlement operations, or a closely related investment operations role
Demonstrated experience owning or supporting risk mitigation, controls, or governance for global operational processes (e.g., control execution, issue remediation, evidence collection, audit support)
Proven ability to drive process alignment/standardization across multiple stakeholders (global and/or multi-regional), including documenting procedures and clarifying global vs regional variations
Experience partnering with Product/Technology teams to translate operational needs into clear requirements and to validate solutions (e.g., UAT participation, acceptance criteria, readiness testing)
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a track record of leading root-cause analysis and driving remediation through to completion
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to escalate risks/issues with clear context and recommended actions

Responsibilities

Global Risk Ownership: Serve as the global risk owner for assigned Trade Management processes, overseeing risk identification, mitigation, and remediation across regions and products while partnering with Risk, Compliance, and Audit teams.
Operational–Technology Liaison: Act as a bridge between Trade Management and Product/Technology teams, ensuring operational requirements, controls, and real‑world processing needs are reflected in solution design and delivery.
Global Process Alignment: Drive global process standardization and alignment, clearly defining global versus regional variations, promoting cross‑training, and strengthening operational resiliency.
Cross‑Ecosystem Collaboration: Partner with upstream and downstream teams (e.g., Fund Accounting, Custody, Technology) to ensure cohesive end-to-end processes, effective handoffs, and aligned controls.
Process Gap Resolution & Roadmap Alignment: Identify and close process gaps, assess alignment between operational and product roadmaps, and track remediation efforts through completion to support operational stability.
Contingency Planning: Develop, maintain, and coordinate global contingency plans for critical Trade Management activities, including testing and post‑incident enhancements.
Audit & Regulatory Readiness: Support global audits and regulatory reviews through documentation, evidence coordination, and ownership of remediation actions.
Leadership Oversight Support: Provide governance and oversight support, including Flight Tower review, SLA and risk monitoring, escalation of material issues, and execution of designated control responsibilities.
Proactively identifies and mitigates external events and regulatory changes impacting Trade Management.
Oversees and adheres to established control standards to ensure ongoing regulatory and policy compliance.
Leads and participates in special projects and initiatives related to Trade Management, regulatory change, or operational enhancement, and performs other duties as assigned.