About Vanguard
Founded in 1975, Vanguard is one of the world's leading investment management companies. The firm offers investments, advice, and retirement services to tens of millions of individual investors around the globe—directly, through workplace plans, and through financial intermediaries.

Vanguard’s India Office

Vanguard’s office in India is a significant milestone in our global expansion. We are committed to establishing an enduring technology center in Hyderabad, Telangana and are excited to be adding talent who will focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI), mobile, and cloud-based technologies that drive our business outcomes and deliver a world-class experience for our clients.

Role Summary

As a Senior Engineering Manager (Portfolio Experiences), you will be a senior technology leader within Personal Investor Technology and a core member of tIT leadership team. This role is pivotal in shaping and delivering Vanguard’s portfolio guidance experiences, including Portfolio Watch, Portfolio Health Check, and high-impact Team initiatives.
You will lead large, cross-functional engineering teams to deliver connected, personalised, and guidance-driven digital experiences that directly improve client investment outcomes. This role requires a strong combination of strategic leadership, deep full-stack engineering expertise, and the ability to operate in complex, multi-partner environments.
You will partner closely with Product, UX, Data, Behavioural Science, and platform teams to translate technology decisions into measurable business and client impact while driving engineering excellence at scale.

Responsibilites

Own end-to-end engineering delivery, operational health, and platform reliability for Portfolio Experiences
Lead and develop multiple engineering teams, including Engineering Managers, Tech Leads, and Senior Engineers
Drive delivery and production readiness for platforms such as Portfolio Watch and Portfolio Health Check
Ensure portfolio experiences operate as an integrated suite with consistent logic and aligned architecture
Provide system-level technical leadership, aligning architecture and delivery across internal and partner teams
Represent engineering in governance, leadership, and risk forums; proactively manage dependencies, risks, and trade-offs
Balance short-term delivery priorities with long-term scalability, maintainability, and platform health
Influence partner teams’ roadmaps and capacity planning to ensure delivery against priorities
Lead and evolve Team initiatives to accelerate innovation, experimentation, and rapid validation of client solutions
Champion consistent engineering standards, delivery practices, and operational excellence across teams
Partner with Architecture and Platform teams to align solutions with enterprise technology direction
Drive adoption of modern engineering practices including DevOps, test automation, and Site Reliability Engineering
Embed security, data governance, privacy, and regulatory compliance in all engineering outcomes
Build, mentor, and coach high-performing teams; develop future technical and people leaders
Define team capability frameworks and lead upskilling and succession planning initiatives
Set performance standards and manage performance, feedback, and compensation decisions
Lead strategic initiatives and contribute to organisation-wide engineering transformation

Qualifications and Skills

Proven experience leading large-scale, client-facing digital platforms in enterprise environments.
Minimum 10 years of relevant work experience, with at least 5 years in a mangerial role with a strong focus on application engineering.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
5+ years of experience in people leadership, including managing Engineering Managers and senior engineering talent
Strong expertise in modern full-stack development, including React, Node.js, APIs (GraphQL/REST), and modern JavaScript ecosystems
Experience designing and delivering secure, authenticated digital experiences
Strong knowledge of AWS cloud platforms and distributed system architectures
Experience with micro frontend architecture and scalable web platforms
Ability to translate business and client use cases into scalable technical solutions
Proven ability to influence across Product, Design, Data, and Platform organisations
7+ years of experience working in Agile environments (Scrum, Kanban, Lean)
Expertise in modern engineering practices including DevOps, CI/CD, test automation, and SRE
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, including engagement with senior leadership

Location

This role is based in Hyderabad, Telangana at Vanguard’s India office. Only qualified external applicants will be considered.

Our mission

Vanguard adheres to a simple purpose: To take a stand for all investors, to treat them fairly, and to give them the best chance for investment success.

Our commitment to you

Vanguard takes the same long-term view of your success—at work and in life—with Benefits and Rewards packages that reflect what you care about, throughout all the phases and stages of your life. Our Total Rewards programs provide you and your loved ones with wellness support for key areas in your life:

Financial wellness
We're committed to enabling your financial success and provide competitive offers and programs.

Physical wellness
We're committed to providing benefits that support your physical health and wellness.

Personal wellness
We're committed to providing resources that help support the full scope of your life.

How we work

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for most of our employees (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.

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