Retirement Income Product Owner

About the role

Own retirement income product strategy within VWS, bridging the gap between investment expertise and business accountability and being a strategic collaborator to all parts of the product ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Acts as an investment expert both internally and externally in the industry. Provides investment support and guidance to relationship management and sales teams; is regularly called upon to participate in meetings with Vanguard's largest and most strategic clients. Acts as a Vanguard ambassador through media interviews and industry events when there is a need for an expert on the holistic VWS retirement income offer including investments and recordkeeping/participant considerations.
• Led analyses of investment product issues confronting Vanguard's product line-up. Leverages and manages cross-functional teams as required, inclusive of investments, product, sales, relationship management, distribution enablement, marketing, legal, operations, technology, and risk. Prepares and presents strategic analysis and recommendations to senior management at various forums.
• Develops and maintains key internal stakeholder relationships across the organization. Be the primary business point of contact for investment partners for covered products (e.g. PRD, IMG, ISG). Collaborate with enterprise counterparts on coordinated retirement income approach.
• Maintains the health of the category, competitive positioning, and industry trends to proactively identify opportunities for growth and retention, including ideas for new products or structural changes to existing products.
• Attends and presents at industry conferences and client specific events related to the product category of focus. Acts as a Vanguard spokesperson for the product category with the press and industry liaisons.
• Provides thought leadership in support of the Vanguard product lineup.
• Drives the creation of dynamic content and technical marketing used to position Vanguard investment products and to respond to investor queries. Contributes to new product launches, develops go-to market strategies, and supports execution as needed.
• Contributes to new product launches. Participates in internal training and communications including training on launches and changes to existing products. Ensures coordination and consistency of product-related marketing initiatives and external communications across divisions.
• Manage third-party relationships with TIAA, Micruity, and Hueler to ensure effective decision-making and product accountability for covered products.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Graduate degree preferred. CFA preferred.
• Ten years related work experience, including five years' experience in product management and investment analysis/strategy.

Special Factors

• Sponsorship: Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

About Vanguard

Vanguard is an equal opportunity employer. Vanguard is committed to providing all crew members a working environment that is free from discrimination, prejudice and bias. Through this Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy, Vanguard reaffirms its commitment to equal employment opportunity for all applicants and crew members without regard to race, color, national origin or ancestry, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, veteran or military status. In addition, Vanguard prohibits discrimination based on genetic information, as well as any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.