Technical Product Manager, Data Strategy - Full-time

Technical Product Manager, Data Strategy Apply (https://vanguard.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/vanguard\_external/job/Malvern-PA/Technical-Product-Manager--Data-Strategy\_178998-1/apply) locations Malvern, PA time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday time left to apply End Date: June 30, 2026 (4 days left to apply) job requisition id 178998 Technical Product Manager, Data Strategy About the roleAt Vanguard, we’re committed to helping our clients achieve long-term financial success through clarity, discipline, and a focus on what matters most. As a Technical Product Manager in Data Strategy, you’ll play a key role in making high-quality, trusted data accessible across the organization. Your work will enable better decisions, improve client outcomes, and support scalable, enterprise-wide data solutions. You’ll collaborate with teammates across engineering, analytics, and business functions to build data products that are reliable, well-governed, and designed for real-world impact. What you’ll do + Lead the vision, strategy, and roadmap for master and reference data products, with accountability across the full data lifecycle—ingestion, transformation, modeling, orchestration, storage, and consumption. + Partner with data engineering, analytics, infrastructure, governance, and business teams to define and apply best practices for master data management (MDM), reference data management (RDM), data modeling, and data quality. + Use SQL and data profiling techniques to explore data, validate requirements, assess quality, and identify trends or issues that inform priorities and decisions. + Translate business needs into clear, actionable data product requirements, including schemas, hierarchies, transformations, service-level agreements (SLAs), and consumption patterns. + Guide delivery teams on effective data product practices, including backlog structure, dependency management, and outcome-based planning. + Collaborate with engineering and stakeholders to troubleshoot and resolve production issues such as data quality defects, pipeline failures, or downstream reporting impacts, using root-cause analysis to drive sustainable solutions. + Support the launch and adoption of data products by improving usability, consistency, and trust across operational systems, analytics, and reporting. + Continuously improve data quality—accuracy, completeness, consistency, and timeliness—while balancing governance needs with speed and usability. + Contribute to prioritization and roadmap discussions by highlighting data risks, architectural dependencies, and platform considerations. + Participate in agile delivery practices, including backlog refinement, sprint planning, design reviews, and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) for data pipelines. + Contribute to broader data initiatives such as metadata management, data discoverability, governance workflows, and domain-based ownership models. What we’re looking for + Undergraduate degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. + At least five years of relevant experience in technical product management, data, or a related field. + Experience working with data engineering, business intelligence, or analytics engineering concepts, including data modeling and BI tools. + Ability to collaborate across teams and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. + Experience using data to inform decisions, including hands-on work with SQL or similar tools. + Advanced degree in information technology or related field is a plus. + Experience leading cross-functional initiatives or projects is preferred. Special Factors + Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position. 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.