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Vanguard

Manages investment funds and retirement savings

Technical Product Manager - Investment Book of Record, Specialist

Full-Time
No salary listed
Senior
Bachelor's
Malvern, PA, USA
HybridHybrid work model with in-person collaboration; the posting does not specify a required number of office days.
ProductTechnical Product Management
No H1B Sponsorship

About the job

Requirements
  • An undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience is required.
  • A minimum of five years of related work experience is required.
  • A strong understanding of Investment Book of Record and its role in delivering real-time investment data while ensuring operational excellence is required.
  • Ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues and implement scalable solutions aligned with business objectives is required.
  • Familiarity with investment operations, data management, and asset management technology environments is required.
Responsibilities
  • Lead technical product management activities for multiple technical products or one strategic technical product within Investment Book of Record, ensuring alignment with portfolio accounting and investment operations workflows.
  • Participate in the design and continuous improvement of Investment Book of Record technical solutions that support real-time investment data delivery.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create best practices that drive significant change to the client experience.
  • Coach technical product teams toward best practices and learnings, and ensure delivery of messaging, communication, and customer outreach as necessary.
  • Partner with stakeholders to resolve production and implementation issues in a timely manner and support or drive escalations where required to enable rapid delivery.
  • Lead the planning, development, and implementation of new technical products.
  • Define and analyze technical markets, develop detailed product features and requirements, and develop implementation plans.
  • Employ qualitative and quantitative analysis techniques to continually improve the user experience.
  • Participate in and provide recommendations for ongoing business planning and departmental prioritization activities.
  • Participate in the team's engineering practices, including development, continuous integration, and automated deployment.
Desired Qualifications
  • A graduate degree is preferred.
  • Two years of leading large cross-functional teams on major organizational projects is preferred.
  • Experience with Investment Book of Record platforms such as SimCorp, Eagle, or Aladdin and knowledge of portfolio accounting systems, trade lifecycle, and corporate actions are preferred.

About the company

Vanguard manages mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, and retirement investments for individuals, financial advisers, and institutions. Its Vanguard 500 Index Fund gives investors exposure to large U.S. companies by tracking the S&P 500, while its lineup also includes actively managed stock and bond funds. Clients invest through brokerage and retirement accounts, workplace plans, or advisers, and advisory services build and maintain portfolios around their goals. Fund expenses and advisory fees pay for investment management and account services, with advisory charges based on the assets managed. Founded in 1975, Vanguard is headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, United States.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

Private

Total Funding

$11.2M

Headquarters

Kline Township, Pennsylvania

Founded

1975

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What believers are saying

  • U.S. retirement support adds compensation: Vanguard contributes 10% of salary to 401(k)s, plus a match up to 4%.
  • Lower fees support competitiveness: February 2026 cuts reached 84 Vanguard fund share classes across 53 funds.
  • Advisor custody is the next expansion: Vanguard agreed to acquire wealth platform Altruist in August 2026.

What critics are saying

  • Active strategies depend on partners: Vanguard uses over 20 outside managers, including Wellington and T. Rowe Price.
  • Cash awards depend on collective results: Vanguard's U.S. Partnership Plan links payments to company performance and client outcomes.
  • Stewardship faces binding limits: Vanguard's February 2026 Texas settlement restricts climate advocacy for specified U.S. fund holdings.

What makes Vanguard unique

  • Fund investors sit above the company: Vanguard is owned by its funds, which their shareholders own.
  • Costs stay exceptionally low: Vanguard's U.S. funds averaged 0.07% in asset-weighted expenses in 2025.
  • Index investors choose their voting approach: Vanguard Investor Choice applies selected policies to eligible fund shareholders' corporate votes.

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Benefits

  • Best-in-class medical, dental & vision coverage
  • Onsite health clinic & fitness center
  • Health Smart Rewards program
  • Vanguard Retirement Savings Plan
  • Education Benefits
  • PTO
  • Family Planning Benefist
  • Parental leave
  • Personal development opportunities
  • Volunteer Time Off

Growth & Insights and Company News

6 month growth

6%

1 year growth

8%

2 year growth

8%
Forbes España
Oct 27th, 2026
Vanguard launches active USD high yield bond fund with 0.25% ongoing charges

Vanguard has launched the Vanguard USD High Yield Corporate Bond Fund, an actively managed fund that invests in high-yield corporate bonds issued in US dollars, mainly by US companies. The fund aims to beat its benchmark, the Bloomberg US High Yield 2% Issuer Cap Index. It is domiciled in Ireland and run by Vanguard's Fixed Income Group. It offers accumulating and distributing share classes in US dollars, with ongoing charges of 0.25%. The fund can also invest in opportunities outside the benchmark, such as leveraged loans. "Investors are looking for fixed income solutions that help them generate income without significantly adding complexity to their portfolios," said Claire Aley, Vanguard's head of product and PRD for Europe. "This fund offers access to an established part of the bond market through a simple active approach at a very competitive cost.

Yahoo Finance
Oct 12th, 2026
$500K in VOO puts $40,400 into NVIDIA alone as top 10 holdings hit 37.78%

A $500,000 position in the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) puts $40,400 into NVIDIA alone, as the chipmaker made up 8.08% of the fund on August 31, 2026. The fund's top 10 holdings account for 37.78%, or $188,900. The S&P 500 weights companies by market value, so NVIDIA's growth lifted its share automatically. Its stock rose 1,005.49% over five years to October 9, 2026, while VOO rose 90.68%. Concentration brings swings. A 2% weekly drop in NVIDIA on that slice costs about $808, roughly five years of VOO's $150 annual fee at 0.03%. Investors who also hold NVIDIA shares or a tech fund may face higher exposure than the fund's weight suggests.

PR Newswire
Sep 9th, 2026
Council for Economic Education launches National Investment Challenge with Vanguard's My Classroom Investor simulation

The Council for Economic Education has launched the National Investment Challenge, a new competition designed to teach high school students foundational investing skills. The challenge will use Vanguard's free My Classroom Investor simulation, where students manage mock 30-year portfolios and respond to market shifts and unexpected events. Early access opens in November, with the competition starting in January 2027. It will include qualifying rounds, state rounds, and culminate in a national final in Philadelphia in May, with teams competing for cash prizes. In the simulation, students choose characters with financial goals and manage portfolios containing stocks, bonds, and ETFs. The programme aligns with CEE Standards and the CFA Investment Foundations exam, helping students build credential-ready skills whilst learning long-term investment principles.

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Vanguard pays $4.6B for RIA software startup Altruist

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