Senior Manager, Technical Program Management, Infrastructure Security and Patching

As the Infrastructure Security and Patching Program Manager, you will support an enterprise-scale program focused on strengthening Vanguard’s infrastructure security and vulnerability remediation capabilities. This role is critical to enhancing the organization’s resiliency and enabling a faster, more effective response to an increasingly complex threat landscape, including emerging risks driven by frontier AI technologies. You will operate within Global Technology Operations (GTO), partnering across cybersecurity, infrastructure, and engineering teams to drive initiatives that improve remediation velocity, reduce risk exposure, and ensure the stability and availability of Vanguard’s technology platforms. This is a highly visible leadership opportunity to influence enterprise outcomes and help shape the future of infrastructure security at scale. Please reach out to John Beck for questions. Informational on Friday May 22, 2026 at 11:00 am – 11:30 am Join Now

Core Responsibilities

• Hires, evaluates, and supervises crew. Provides guidance and training as necessary to develop crew. Sets performance standards, reviews performance, and makes informed compensation decisions in accordance with all applicable Human Resources policies and procedures.
• Manages cross-divisional technology-related programs or multiple technology-related workstreams within a larger program. Drives all phases of the project lifecycle from inception through implementation while ensuring that business objectives are delivered with high quality and within targeted timeframes.
• Creates and maintains a multi-year program strategy that clearly identifies specific actions and tasks needed to achieve future state goals. Provides written and verbal communication to many different audiences within Vanguard on the status of the program.
• Builds and maintains strategic relationships across sites, departments, divisions, and internal and external partners to support their program initiatives. Develops strong relationships with program leadership, sponsors, and workstream leads.
• Ensures all steps are taken to mitigate risk and maintains control, compliance, audit, and legal requirements for technology projects. Integrates and oversees change management efforts across the overall program. Closely monitors program costs and budget and escalates cost variances appropriately and timely.
• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum of eight years of progressively responsible and related business experience, with at least four years of technical project management experience. Previous people-leadership experience preferred.
• Four years leading complex technical programs or initiatives. Previous people-leadership experience preferred.
• Undergraduate degree in related field (Computer Science, Engineering) required. Graduate degree preferred.
• Proven ability to lead large, cross-functional efforts in a matrixed organization
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience working within infrastructure, operations, or enterprise technology environments
• Demonstrated people leadership experience
• CISSP certification is a plus

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.