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
This role leads projects or components of projects and owns project plans to drive completion of day-to-day project goals. It also contributes to developing project management best practices and supports governance by helping track dependencies and consolidated reporting across related projects.
Core Responsibilities
- Manages a project with limited scope or workstreams within a broader project or program. Develops, implements, and monitors project plans. Contributes expertise to major project deliverables, milestones, and required tasks.
- Provides insight on best practices and common obstacles based on prior experiences. Ensures project goals are aligned with the overall department strategy and business needs.
- Communicates project status and issues regularly to stakeholders, including leaders, team members, and senior managers.
- Builds and maintains effective relationships. Proactively fosters communication between internal and external project stakeholders.
- Develops project plans to address tactical objectives. Develops task plans and schedules, delegates effectively, and manages the work of others. Identifies and documents project risks.
- Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.
- Supports the creation and implementation of project management templates and standardized practices across teams.
- Monitors and escalates interdependencies among multiple, interrelated projects to ensure alignment with strategic priorities.
- Contributes to compiling consolidated project status updates and financial reporting for leadership visibility.
Qualifications And Skills
- Minimum 3 years of experience in business project management.
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Project Management or a related field. A Master's degree or relevant certifications (e.g., PMP, Prosci, or Agile certifications) is a plus.
- Experience with change management methodologies and frameworks (e.g., ADKAR, Kotter's 8-Step Change Model).
- Demonstrates strengths in collaboration and problem-solving.
- Strong project planning, tracking and reporting skills along with risk management
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.
