Manager, Machine Learning Engineer

Vanguard Group, Inc.

$120K — $150K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience; graduate degree preferred.
  • Minimum of eight years of relevant work experience.

Responsibilities

  • Lead hiring, coaching, and talent development in line with HR policies.
  • Collaborate with architects to create AI/ML solution architectures and actionable roadmaps.
  • Drive cross-functional project delivery from concept to production, aligning with business objectives.
  • Establish engineering practices and frameworks to enhance scalability and delivery efficiency.
  • Oversee the design and evolution of data pipelines for reliable AI/ML solutions.
  • Apply machine learning expertise to operationalize predictive models and decision support.
  • Evaluate data quality and feature readiness with Data Science teams.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to lead significant AI/ML initiatives within an established company.
  • Collaboration with top architects and cross-functional teams.
  • Focus on operational excellence and continuous improvement in production systems.
Full Job Description
Core Responsibilities
  • Provides leadership in hiring, coaching, talent development, performance management, and compensation decisions in accordance with Human Resources policies and procedures.
  • Partners with Enterprise, Solution, and Domain Architects to define AI/ML solution architectures and translate strategic initiatives into executable roadmaps, epics, and engineering workstreams.
  • Leads cross-functional delivery across Product, Data Science, Platform, and Engineering teams, driving solutions from concept through production while ensuring alignment to business objectives and enterprise standards.
  • Establishes engineering practices, reusable frameworks, and platform capabilities that improve scalability, consistency, and delivery efficiency across AI/ML initiatives.
  • Oversees the design, implementation, and evolution of data, feature, and model pipelines to support reliable and scalable AI/ML solutions.
  • Applies expertise in machine learning, statistics, optimization, and experimentation methodologies to operationalize predictive and decision-support capabilities.
  • Evaluates data quality, feature readiness, and model inputs in partnership with Data Science teams to support successful model development and deployment.
  • Drives operational excellence through automation, observability, monitoring, incident management, and continuous improvement practices for production AI/ML systems.
  • Ensures adherence to enterprise governance, security, risk, compliance, and model lifecycle management requirements.
  • Engages business and technology stakeholders to understand objectives, assess opportunities, and translate complex requirements into actionable technical solutions.
  • Supports departmental planning, prioritization, and execution of strategic objectives while balancing delivery commitments, operational needs, and organizational goals.
  • Establishes scalable operating models, support processes, and service standards that enable long-term sustainability of AI/ML products and platforms.
  • Communicates technical strategy, solution recommendations, delivery progress, and business impact to senior technology and business leaders.
  • Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.


Qualifications
  • Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Graduate degree preferred.
  • Minimum of eight years related work experience.

Special Factors

Sponsorship
Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

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