Sr. Data Solution Analyst - AI Data

Vanguard is looking for a senior level data analyst with experience presenting recommendations to senior management, developing innovative solutions, and is technically skilled in data quality & analytics tools.

You will become an expert in the critical data managed, provide thought leadership into transformative decisions and initiatives, and deepen relationships and business acumen while consulting with stakeholders and partners, inclusive of our external data vendors. By innovating in new ways to improve our data management processes, we want to leverage evolving data management capabilities and analytics tools to move our clients forward creating trusted data to support AI Ready Data and BI solutions.

• Serves as a subject matter expert (SME) of data sets for a given industry, data storage systems, and the operational processes being supported. Maintains awareness of changing business needs to create appropriate project solutions.
• Leads process design efforts to support new offerings, business initiatives, or improvement projects. Performs root cause analyses of complex data errors. Identifies opportunities to eliminate future occurrences, prioritizes initiatives, mitigates risk, leverages technology, and recommends short- and long-term solutions for issues.
• Focuses on improving Data Management's service offer and communicates with stakeholders and management to obtain their input and buy-in as appropriate. Recommends, coordinates, documents, and implements changes that will enhance work-flows and procedures. Integrates new or existing technologies into work-flows and communicates to all team members. Analyzes impacts and prepares environment for change.
• Builds and maintains relationships with internal and external partners to define data requirements, develop project specifications, and execute data projects to ensure that the expected outputs are delivered. Provides validation and approval of project deliverables.
• Identifies solutions independently and with input from internal and external partners, external vendors, and industry contacts to enable best-in‑class data management practices, scalability, and cost effectiveness. Leads and consults on new projects to ensure operational readiness upon implementation into the live environment.
• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

• Intermediate to advanced technical skills required – SQL, Python, AWS, Tableau
• Expertise in Data Management & Data Quality best practices.
• Strong consultation, data storytelling, and stakeholder management skills
• Strong professional presence and experience presenting recommendations to senior management.
• Strong data analysis and problem-solving skills.
• Skilled and passionate about developing innovative solutions.
• Financial or Investment data background is a plus.
• Minimum of five years of related work experience.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Graduate degree preferred.
• Nice to have:
  Collibra, experience working with Metadata, MS Dynamics

Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

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.

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.