What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Owner position at Vanguard?
The Product Owner in our Enterprise Investment Service team will lead the strategic vision and roadmap for a product or products within a specific business area and demonstrate a deep understanding of the product(s). Products utilized within this division may have enterprise-wide implications.
In this role you will:
- Lead product management activities for multiple products, or one strategic product.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create best practices that drive significant change to the client experience.
- Coach product teams towards best practices and learnings. Ensure delivery of messaging, communication, and customer outreach as necessary.
- Partner with stakeholders to resolve production and implementation issues in a timely manner and supports/drives escalations where required to enable rapid delivery.
- Lead the planning, development and implementation of new products. Define and analyze markets, develop detailed product features and requirements, and develop implementation plans.
- Employ a variety of qualitative and quantitative analysis techniques to continually improve the user experience.
- Participate in and provides recommendations for ongoing business planning and departmental prioritization activities.
- Participate in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.
What it takes:
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience required. Graduate degree preferred.
- Minimum of five years related work experience. Two years of leading large cross-functional teams on major organizational projects preferred.
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience required. Graduate degree preferred.
- Minimum of five years related work experience. Two years of leading large cross-functional teams on major organizational projects preferred.
Special Factors:
- Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.
- Vanguard is currently operating on a hybrid schedule*
About Vanguard
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Vanguard's continued commitment to diversity and inclusion is firmly rooted in our culture. Every decision we make to best serve our clients, crew (internally employees are referred to as crew), and communities is guided by one simple statement: "Do the right thing."
We believe that a critical aspect of doing the right thing requires building diverse, inclusive, and highly effective teams of individuals who are as unique as the clients they serve. We empower our crew to contribute their distinct strengths to achieving Vanguard's core purpose through our values.
When all crew members feel valued and included, our ability to collaborate and innovate is amplified, and we are united in delivering on Vanguard's core purpose.
Our core purpose: To take a stand for all investors, to treat them fairly, and to give them the best chance for investment success.
How We Work
Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our 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.