Senior Manager, Personal Investor Marketing Analytics

Vanguard Group, Inc.

$100K — $130K *
Finance & Insurance
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 15+ years in Financial Services, 8+ years in Marketing Analytics.
  • Undergraduate degree in quantitative fields; graduate degree preferred.
  • Proven track record in strategic decision making and analytics-based problem solving.
  • Strong understanding of experimental design methods and exposure to AI/ML methodologies.
  • Ability to think conceptually, applying data and technology innovatively.
  • Strong business judgment with leadership integrity; responsible decision-making ability.
  • Entrepreneurial mindset for building analytics capabilities from scratch.

Responsibilities

  • Own marketing measurement strategy across channels including attribution and marketing mix modeling.
  • Quantify marketing impact, balancing short-term performance with long-term brand value.
  • Establish analytics standards to ensure credible, decision-ready insights.
  • Partner with Data Science for advanced attribution and forecasting models.
  • Translate model outputs into actionable budget and investment guidance.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor on investment strategies for Marketing and Finance.
  • Lead centralized marketing analytics function to monitor and report business performance.
  • Identify opportunities to enhance marketing effectiveness through data improvements.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness programs.
  • Retirement savings plan with employer matching.
  • Generous paid time off policy.
  • Professional development and career growth opportunities.
  • Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance.
Full Job Description

    Responsibilities:

    Marketing Measurement & Effectiveness

    Own the measurement strategy across marketing channels, including attribution, incrementality, experimentation, and marketing mix modeling(in partnership withAttributionteam).

    Quantify marketing impact, ROI, and efficiency, balancing shortterm performance with longterm brand and customer value.

    Establish standards for methodselection, interpretation, and usage, ensuring insights are decisionready and credible.

    Advanced Analytics & Modeling

    Partner closely with Data Science to design, build, and operationalize advanced attribution and response models (e.g., MMM, MTA, forecasting, response curves).

    Translate model outputs into practical guidance such as budget ranges, optimization scenarios, and investment guardrails.

    Ensure analytical rigor while prioritizing explainability and usability for business stakeholders.

    Strategic Partnership & Influence

    Serve as a trusted advisor to Marketing, Finance, and Execution leaders on investment strategy and performance tradeoffs.

    Lead a centralized marketing portfolio analytics function forall ofclient groups thatconductsregular monitoring, reporting, and analyses of businessperformance;including ad-hoc requests.

    Influence annual planning, inyear optimization, and longterm growth strategies through datadriven insights.

    Proactivelyidentifyopportunities to improve marketing effectiveness through better data, tools, or processes.

    Team Leadership & Capability Building

    Lead, mentor, and develop a team of highperforming analysts and managers.

    Foster a culture of curiosity, accountability, and business impact, not just technical excellence.

    Build scalable processes, tools, and documentation to support longterm sustainability.

    Data & Technology Enablement

    Partner with Technology, Data Engineering, and Marketing Ops to improve data quality, accessibility, and reliability.

    Guidethe evolution of analytics platforms, dashboards, and selfservice tools.

    Ensure analytics solutions align with privacy, risk, and regulatory requirements.

    Participates in special projectsand performs other duties as assigned

    Qualifications:

    • Minimum of 15years of experience withinFinancial Servicesandat least8yearsofwork experience withinMarketingAnalytics

    • Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience within quantitative fields such as Mathematics, Engineering, Operations Research etc. Graduate degree preferred

    • Strategic; analytic orientation: A proventrack recordof decision making and problem solving based on analytics. Deep understanding ofcomplexdesign or experimentsmethods (Multi arm bandit, full/half factorial etc.) and exposure toAI/MLmethodologiesrequired

    • Conceptual thinking:Conceptual thinking skills must be complemented by a strong quantitative orientation to innovate and find efficiencies in the application of data and technology to support business opportunities

    • Drive Impact:Strong business judgment,leadershipand integrity: They should be a tenacious decision maker, able to bring a healthy, aggressive, yet responsible approach to business

    • Self-Starter:Operatewith an entrepreneurial mindset, building and scaling new analytics capabilities from the ground up while balancing innovation, rigor, and enterpriselevel accountability.

    • Strong partnership management skills and ability to advocate for deep analytics and experimental learning to business partners

    • Strong verbal and written communication skills to influencewidevariety of audiences. Strong deck writing skillsto influencesenior leadership (CMO)area must

    • Willingness to roll-up the sleeves and deliver analytic work-product whenever needed

    Special Factors

    Sponsorship

    Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

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