CIT Investment Product Strategy Manager, Specialist

Vanguard is a leading investment management company focused on the long-term financial wellbeing of its clients. They are seeking a CIT Investment Product Strategy Manager, Specialist to support the strategic assessment and development of investment products for the institutional marketplace, working closely with senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders to optimize product portfolios and inform product strategy.

Responsibilities:

• Leads strategic assessment of Vanguard’s institutional retirement investment product offering by evaluating the strength, positioning, and competitiveness of existing products and identifying opportunities for new products, enhancements, rationalization, or structural changes aligned to client needs and business priorities
• Conducts deep strategic analysis of market, competitive, client, regulatory, and industry trends impacting Vanguard’s product lineup for our institutional retirement business
• Synthesizes qualitative and quantitative insights from internal and external sources to develop clear, data-based recommendations on product strategy, product design, pricing, vehicle selection, and portfolio evolution
• Develops and maintains a clear point of view on product strategy across assigned product areas
• Frames tradeoffs, risks, and implications to support sound decision-making and alignment with Vanguard’s long-term investment and client strategy
• Builds strong partnerships across the enterprise and collaborates closely with stakeholders across Investments, Legal, Risk, Compliance, Operations, Finance, Institutional Retirement Distribution, and Marketing to evaluate and advance strategic product initiatives
• Provides thought leadership on emerging product topics by proactively identifying strategic themes, industry developments, competitive moves, and client needs that may influence Vanguard’s product direction
• Brings forward differentiated ideas and product-related insights for internal discussion and evaluation
• Prepares and presents executive-ready recommendations for senior leaders, working groups, and governance committees
• Translates complex investment and business issues into clear, concise narratives that support informed discussion and decision-making
• Independently manages complex product research and strategy initiatives from inception through implementation
• Defines project scope, key questions, stakeholders, timelines, risks, and deliverables, and ensures progress against milestones in a highly matrixed environment
• Evaluates product strategy across multiple investment structures and vehicles, considering client, fiduciary, regulatory, operational, and financial implications
• Supports product decisions with an understanding of the broader asset management ecosystem and institutional investment landscape
• Serves as a strategic partner to product leadership by challenging assumptions, surfacing key issues early, and helping shape practical, client-focused recommendations that can be operationalized across the organization
• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned