This individual contributor role within Vanguard's Personal Wealth Control and Oversight team is responsible for strengthening fraud risk management through proactive market awareness, control innovation, and product risk evaluation.
Responsibilities:
- Participate in industry forums, peer networks, and external engagements to stay current on emerging fraud threats, evolving attack patterns, and innovative technology solutions relevant to Personal Wealth.
- Monitor industry trends, regulatory developments, and market practices to identify opportunities to strengthen fraud oversight capabilities.
- Identify, assess, and lead opportunities for process improvement and efficiency gains across fraud risk and control activities, leveraging existing tools, automation, and new technology solutions.
- Evaluate and apply artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies, where appropriate, to improve governance, streamline workflows, and enhance risk detection and decision support.
- Assess new and existing fraud technology solutions, including vendor products and internal capabilities, to determine fit, effectiveness, scalability, and alignment with business and control objectives.
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders across enterprise fraud, product, technology, operations, risk, compliance, and legal to drive practical, business-aligned fraud risk solutions.
- Develop recommendations and business cases for control enhancements, automation opportunities, and technology adoption based on risk exposure, operational impact, and implementation feasibility.
- Support governance, reporting, and ongoing oversight activities by documenting findings, communicating insights, and tracking recommendations through execution.
Qualifications:
- Experience in fraud risk management, controls, operational risk, or oversight within wealth management, brokerage, banking, or financial services.
- Strong understanding of fraud threats, control design, and risk assessment practices across client, operational, and digital channels.
- Demonstrated ability to identify process improvement opportunities and translate them into practical, scalable solutions.
- Familiarity with automation, analytics, and AI-enabled capabilities relevant to fraud risk management and control optimization.
- Experience evaluating products, processes, or technology solutions through a risk and control lens.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and present recommendations clearly.
- Ability to operate independently, manage competing priorities, and collaborate effectively across a matrixed organization.
- Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree or relevant certifications preferred.
Special FactorsSponsorshipVanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.
