About the role
The Senior Sustainability Reporting Lead is responsible for owning and directing Vanguard’s global sustainability reporting strategy. This role oversees the design, governance, and enterprise-wide implementation of sustainability reporting frameworks and ensures consistent, accurate, and compliant reporting across all entities. The position requires a strong command of sustainability regulatory developments, significant judgment, and leadership in coordinating efforts across multiple business areas.
Responsibilities:
Lead the enterprise sustainability reporting strategy, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and Vanguard objectives.
Establish and maintain sustainability reporting governance, policies, and quality control protocols
across the organization.
Interpret new and emerging sustainability disclosure requirements and oversee enterprise-wide
implementation.
Lead cross-functional working groups to drive consistent reporting processes across business
lines and legal entities.
Present key findings and recommendations to senior leadership and governance committees.
Oversee preparation of global sustainability reporting, including regulatory filings and voluntary
disclosures.
Identify and implement enhancements to reporting processes, systems, and controls.
Informally supervise and review work prepared by the Sustainability Reporting Lead
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree required; MS/MBA strongly preferred.
7–10+ years of relevant sustainability, financial, or regulatory reporting experience.
Experience leading complex enterprise-level reporting initiatives.
Strong understanding of sustainability reporting frameworks (ISSB, TCFD, etc.).
Excellent communication, analytical, and project management/leadership skills.
Experience collaborating with executives and senior stakeholders.
Experience with reporting or analytics platforms.
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.
Skills & Tags
Aplyr's read
Vanguard is a leader in low-cost investment management, attracting those committed to long-term financial growth and innovation in client services.
What's promising
- •Vanguard offers a strong reputation for low-cost investment options.
- •Focuses on long-term strategies, appealing to investors seeking stability.
- •Diverse role opportunities in finance, risk management, and IT.
What to watch
- •Limited public information about internal culture and work-life balance.
- •Potentially slow career progression due to large organizational structure.
- •Highly competitive environment may not suit all candidates.
Why Vanguard
- •Pioneered the index fund, revolutionizing investment management.
- •Client-owned structure aligns company interests with investor success.
- •Significant emphasis on investor education and financial literacy.
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About Vanguard
Vanguard is an investment management company known for its low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, focusing on long-term investment strategies for individual and institutional investors.
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