Vanguard
Head of Multi-Asset & Adviser Solutions Product Management
London (Hybrid working, Tues-Thursday in office)
Role Purpose
The Head of Multi-Asset and Adviser Solutions (MAAS) Product Management is a senior leadership role responsible for defining and delivering the technology, digital, data and analytics strategy (from a Product Management perspective) that enables the growth and success of Vanguard's MAAS business – in partnership with Technology.
This role sits at the intersection of business strategy, investment solutions and technology leadership. It translates commercial, client and investment priorities into scalable technology capabilities, data-driven decision making and measurable business outcomes. The role is accountable for ensuring technology acts as a strategic enabler of growth, innovation and operational excellence across the MAAS business.
Key Responsibilities
Technology Strategy and Business Leadership
Partner with the Head of Multi-Asset and Adviser Solutions (MAAS) and the wider leadership team to define and execute the technology vision supporting business, proposition and client objectives.
Shape the long-term technology, data, analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) strategy for MAAS from a Product Management perspective – working in tandem with Technology.
Identify opportunities where digital capabilities, analytics and AI can drive growth, improve client outcomes and increase scalability across: Model Portfolio Services (MPS)
Portfolio Consulting and Analytics
Client and adviser insights
Business intelligence, flow monitoring and pipeline analytics
Represent Product throughout strategic planning and business leadership activities.
Bring structured client, adviser, product and market intelligence into strategic decision making.
MAAS Product / Portfolio Delivery
Own the MAAS strategic and product roadmap that informs the technology roadmap and ensure the successful delivery of strategic initiatives and technology investments.
Lead the development and evolution of the roadmap of enablement capabilities supporting investment solutions, portfolio analytics and client insight generation.
Work across Vanguard's technology organisation to ensure delivery against agreed priorities, timelines and quality standards.
Maintain an integrated technology portfolio across Multi-Asset Solutions, Model Portfolio Services (MPS) and Portfolio Consulting and Analytics capabilities.
Evaluate, hand-in-hand with Technology, emerging technologies and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, insight generation, scalability and business effectiveness.
Champion the adoption of AI-enabled tools, automation and advanced analytics across the organisation.
Digital Product and Platform Leadership
Establish product management standards and operating frameworks across MAAS technology, digital and analytics teams.
Oversee the MAAS digital product portfolio, ensuring teams remain focused on the highest-value business opportunities.
Approve product strategies, roadmaps, business cases and success measures.
Partner closely with Technology, Data, Risk and Compliance teams to ensure solutions are secure, well governed and scalable.
Drive decisions relating to the investment, scaling, consolidation or retirement of technology capabilities and products.
Data, Analytics and Strategic Intelligence
Define and execute MAAS's data and analytics strategy – in alignment with the Global Enterprise strategy.
Lead the development of management information, business intelligence and advanced analytics capabilities that support business growth and decision making.
Deliver actionable insights across areas including: Adviser and client intelligence
Peer analysis and benchmarking
Sales and asset flow analytics
Pipeline management and forecasting
Portfolio analytics and investment insights
Evolve the function from retrospective reporting to predictive and forward-looking decision support.
Ensure appropriate governance, quality standards and…