Senior Manager, Technical Program Management

Drives the delivery of transformational change by providing leadership to large, complex, multi-stakeholder technology programs focused on overarching improvements to systems, processes, operations, or teams. Leads and directs the activities of multiple large departments or several managers and specialists.

About Vanguard

Founded in 1975, Vanguard is one of the world's leading investment management companies. The firm offers investments, advice, and retirement services to tens of millions of individual investors around the globe—directly, through workplace plans, and through financial intermediaries.

Vanguard’s India Office

Vanguard’s office in India is a significant milestone in our global expansion. We are committed to establishing an enduring technology center in Hyderabad, Telangana and are excited to be adding talent who will focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI), mobile, and cloud-based technologies that drive our business outcomes and deliver a world-class experience for our clients.

Role Summary :

The Senior Manager, Technical Program Management will lead the PMO function for the Vanguard India Office. The incumbent will be responsible for end-to-end program governance, execution, tracking, and driving alignment between global strategy and India operations.

Responsibilities :

Program & Portfolio Management : Expertise in leading large-scale, cross-functional technology programs and establishing robust PMO structures, including governance, metrics, and operational health reviews.

Strategic Execution & Road mapping : Ability to convert global strategies into executable local plans. Aligns multi-year road maps and ensures delivery of key milestones.

Workforce Strategy & Talent Planning : Understands workforce planning and talent ramp-up aligned to business growth. Coordinates with HR and India leadership to implement hiring strategies, location ramp plans, and skills forecasting.

Global Stakeholder Collaboration : Strong relationship and influence management across Vanguard’s global and India leadership. Comfortable operating in matrixed models with dotted-line accountability.

Governance & Risk Management : Proficiency in governance structures, risk registers, issue management, and escalation protocols. Promotes transparency and accountability through structured reporting.

Tooling & Reporting Excellence : Comfort with tools such as JIRA, Confluence, and dashboarding platforms to provide real-time visibility and enable data-driven decisions.

Executive Communication & Influence : Clear communicator who crafts concise executive updates, leads steering reviews, and presents risk and progress narratives with confidence.

Qualifications :

12–18 years of experience in program / portfolio management roles in global technology organizations.

Has set up or led a PMO office

Direct experience managing large vendor partnerships for capability build.

Exposure to workforce strategy development in partnership with HR, finance, and business stakeholders.

Strong familiarity with enterprise delivery models (Agile, Hybrid) and cross-functional coordination.

Experience in stakeholder-facing roles with direct interaction with U.S. teams or enterprise headquarters.

Skilled at managing delivery risk, budget oversight, and vendor governance simultaneously.

Location

This role is based in Hyderabad, Telangana at Vanguard’s India office. Only qualified external applicants will be considered.

Our mission

Vanguard adheres to a simple purpose : To take a stand for all investors, to treat them fairly, and to give them the best chance for investment success.

Our commitment to you

Vanguard takes the same long-term view of your success—at work and in life—with Benefits and Rewards packages that reflect what you care about, throughout all the phases and stages of your life. Our Total Rewards programs provide you and your loved ones with wellness support for key areas in your life :

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Personal wellness

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How we work

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for most of our employees (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.