Strategic Risk Advisor, Senior Specialist in London

Provides operational risk expertise and advice to support multiple divisions and regions across Vanguard. Provides effective risk guidance, oversight, and assurance services to enterprise and divisional partners.

This senior risk professional will join a highly versatile, “Swiss Army-like” team that partners closely with both domestic and international Chief Risk Officers across Vanguard. Together, the team provides trusted risk guidance, thoughtful oversight, and strong independent challenge. Serving as a critical connective function across the organization, this role helps bridge divisional and regional efforts, drive greater consistency in risk practices, and enable a more holistic, enterprise view of Business and Operational Risk. The ideal candidate brings deep risk expertise, strong execution discipline, and the ability to think conceptually and strategically.

• Provide risk guidance, oversight, and assurance services to enterprise and divisional partners based on Vanguard's operational and strategic risk framework.
• Ensure the development and implementation of effective divisional risk controls.
• Lead and manage the efficiency and effectiveness of risk management within the business.
• Set measurable goals and examine ways to raise standards, increase quality, and improve overall risk management efforts of the team.
• Measure departmental success in identifying and managing risk exposure, and identify and prioritise existing and emerging risks and advise on appropriate control design and testing.
• Lead and assist the business in the development, implementation, and management of long-term risk management strategies in accordance with department goals and objectives, standard risk management policies and procedures, and the overall risk strategy.
• Work with the business to mitigate risks and optimise process efficiency.
• Use expert industry best practice knowledge to design effective controls, and make recommendations for developing new risk management strategies for the business.
• Provide consultation, facilitation, and analytical support to the divisional management team as new products, services, processes, and procedures are developed to ensure risk is properly mitigated.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with enterprise and divisional clients to understand their ongoing risk needs.
• Act as a thought partner to the business.
• Assess the design of existing controls and make recommendations, leveraging industry best practice for improvement as needed.
• Understand the risk management framework and utilise the core concepts when discussing risk exposures with the business.
• Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned.

• Strong related work experience.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Graduate degree preferred.
• Strong conceptual and strategic thinking skills.
• Strong ability to influence and persuade up, down, and across.

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.