About the role

The Self‑Directed Marketing Analytics team is seeking a Lead Analyst to deliver data‑driven insights that shape marketing strategy and fuel growth across Personal Wealth Marketing. The analyst will closely partner with Marketing, Martech, Analytics, Data Science, and Data Engineering stakeholders to define and execute an analytics roadmap, translate complex business questions into rigorous analysis, and drive clear, actionable recommendations that influence decision‑making. The Lead Analyst will play a key role in high‑visibility initiatives, including the Flagship launch, Digital Twins, and Hyper‑Personalization efforts. The ideal candidate brings deep analytical expertise, proven consultative skills, structured problem‑solving skills, and the ability to clearly communicate insights to non‑technical audiences while influencing and driving partner adoption of recommendations.

What You’ll Do:

Project Leadership & Strategy

Partner with stakeholders to understand business objectives and analytical needs.

Translate business requirements into structured analytical approaches and lead projects through completion.

Proactively identify opportunities where analytics can improve business outcomes.

Contribute to special projects and initiatives as needed.

Data Management, Experimentation & Analysis

Acquire, integrate, and analyze structured and unstructured data, ensuring data quality, accuracy, and analytical integrity.

Perform advanced analysis of historical and campaign data to identify trends, drivers, and opportunities.

Drive analytic insights through regression, experimentation and other advanced analytics techniques.

Develop subject matter expertise in areas such as audience targeting, client journey analytics, campaign analysis, marketing channels, and content performance.

Create clear, actionable visualizations and presentations that translate insights into business actions.

Own and maintain recurring dashboards, reports, and analytic processes.

Knowledge Sharing

Promote best practices and continuous improvement in analytics tools and methodologies.

Document processes and share learnings across the team.

Serve as a subject matter expert within the analytics organization.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Collaborate with Marketing, Customer Experience Design (CXD), Engineering, and Finance partners to deliver integrated insights.

Participate in cross-divisional data initiatives and support resolution of data and operational challenges.

Communication & Presentation Excellence

Deliver clear and timely updates to stakeholders.

Develop high-quality PowerPoint presentations to communicate analysis insights and recommendations to stakeholder audiences.

Qualifications

Minimum of five years related work experience.
Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Graduate degree preferred.

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

analytics marketing

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Vanguard is a leader in low-cost investment management, attracting those committed to long-term financial growth and innovation in client services.
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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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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.