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Full-time
bachelor degree, postgraduate degree
Posted 39d ago
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
The role focuses on identifying and executing inorganic growth opportunities through M&A, partnerships, and venture investments. It involves translating enterprise strategy into actionable themes and ensuring the long-term realization of value from these deals.
Requirements
Requires 7+ years of experience in strategy, consulting, or corporate development, with a preference for M&A and partnership experience. An undergraduate degree is required, while a Master's degree is preferred.
Full job description
The Strategic Initiatives Senior Lead plays a central role in shaping how Vanguard identifies, evaluates, and advances inorganic opportunities from early thesis development through execution alignment and value realization.
In this role, you will operate at the intersection of strategy, corporate development, and the business, helping translate enterprise priorities into actionable opportunities, partnering with deal teams and business sponsors to shape and advance opportunities, and ensuring outcomes are realized over time.
Responsibilities:
Opportunity Framing & Market Insights
Translate enterprise strategy into clear inorganic themes and actionable opportunity spaces across partnerships, M&A, and venture
Conduct deep market, competitive, and ecosystem analysis to identify where external partnerships and/or venture investments can accelerate Vanguard’s strategic priorities
Coach less experienced crew in research, analysis, and investment thesis generation based on deep knowledge of emerging trends and industry standards
Strategic Prioritization & Opportunity Development
Lead structured intake, triage, and prioritization of inorganic opportunities using consistent frameworks
Partner with business sponsors and deal teams to refine opportunity scope, define strategic objectives, and assess potential partnership or deal structures, including scenario analysis and key value drivers
Deal Shaping, Diligence & Execution
Partner closely with M&A, partnerships, and venture teams to shape opportunities as they progress through diligence and negotiation
Contribute to development of partnership constructs, commercial models, and key business terms
Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and clearly communicate in-depth market research, analyses, and detailed models to senior stakeholders
Work independently, with attention to detail and sensitivity to deadlines. Lead individual workstreams of a deal/portfolio company relationships
Build and evolve playbooks, standards, and working models that improve speed, rigor, and execution quality
Value Realization & Ongoing Partnership Support
Define success metrics upfront and establish mechanisms to track performance and value realization across partnerships and investments
Capture and feed lessons learned back into future thesis development and prioritization
Participate in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.
This role requires strong conceptual thinking, comfort with ambiguity, project management skills, and the ability to operate independently while collaborating across teams. You will lead workstreams, influence senior stakeholders, and help raise the overall bar for how inorganic opportunities are selected and evaluated at Vanguard.
Qualifications:
7+ years of related experience, with demonstrated experience leading complex, cross‑functional initiatives in strategy, consulting, corporate development, venture, or adjacent fields
Prior experience with strategic partnerships and M&A preferred.
Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience (Master's degree preferred).
Special Factors
Sponsorship
Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.
About Vanguard
At Vanguard, we don't just have a mission—we're on a mission.
To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients' lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne, our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best.
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.
We are a community of 50 million who think—and feel—differently about investing. Together, we’re changing the way the world invests.
For over 50 years, Vanguard has helped people pursue their financial goals with a spotlight on long-term value and low costs. We’ve made it a focus to put investors first, so whether you’re saving for your first home or investing for a comfortable retirement, we’re here to help you succeed.
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