Business Project Manager, Specialist

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 India

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 Business Project Senior Specialist is responsible for managing complex projects or multiple workstreams within broader programs, ensuring alignment with business objectives and market conditions. This role involves developing strategic project plans, mitigating risks and influencing key stakeholders to drive seamless execution.

Core Responsibilities

1. Lead multiple projects or major workstreams, ensuring structured planning, execution and monitoring of deliverables within defined scope, budget and timelines.
2. Collaborate with leadership to ensure project objectives align with overall company strategy and industry trends, driving long-term business impact.
3. Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, effectively communicating key project updates, resolving roadblocks and influencing decision-making.
4. Proactively identify project risks, develop mitigation strategies and implement contingency plans to ensure minimal disruption to business operations.
5. Oversee resource planning and budget management, ensuring optimal utilization of manpower, tools and financial resources for successful project execution.
6. Track key project metrics, prepare detailed reports and provide leadership with data-driven insights for informed decision-making.
7. Provide expert recommendations on critical business challenges, ensuring timely resolution of escalated project issues.
8. Lead organizational change management initiatives, training teams on new processes and ensuring seamless adoption of business strategies.

Qualifications and Skills

• Minimum 8 years of relevant work experience, with 5 Years of strong background in business project management, stakeholder engagement and process optimization.
• Bachelor's degree (BBA / B.Com / BMS) or MBA (Project Management, Business Administration, or a related field).
• Expertise in project management methodologies.
• Strong stakeholder management and negotiation skills, with the ability to influence leadership and cross-functional teams.
• Proven ability to analyze business challenges, develop strategic roadmaps and implement process improvements.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and project reporting tools for data-driven decision-making.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring seamless execution and timely completion.

Location

This role is based in Hyderabad, Telangana at Vanguard India. 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:

Financial wellness
We're committed to enabling your financial success and provide competitive offers and programs.

Physical wellness
We're committed to providing benefits that support your physical health and wellness.

Personal wellness
We're committed to providing resources that help support the full scope of your life.

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.