The Role
We are seeking a highly capable Chief of Staff to support the Head of International OGC and partner with the International OGC Leadership Team to drive strategic priorities across Canada, Latin America, the UK, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. This is a high-impact role for a proactive leader who can navigate complexity, provide sound judgment, manage strategic initiatives, and help deliver the function’s most critical objectives.
Duties in this role to include
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- Strategic Planning and Execution: Lead and coordinate high-priority initiatives that support International OGC’s strategic objectives, ensuring key risks, opportunities, and solutions have been identified, and facilitate the effective execution and stakeholder alignment to these initiatives
- Leadership Team Enablement: Support International OGC leadership through the planning and facilitation of leadership meetings, offsites, town halls, and budget planning sessions, driving accountability and follow-through on key decisions
- AI & Innovation Enablement: Partner with business, technology, and functional teams to accelerate the adoption of AI and emerging technologies, helping to identify use cases, drive implementation, and transform processes to drive productivity across International OGC
- Executive Communications: Develop high-quality presentations, communications, and briefing materials that translate complex topics into clear, concise, and actionable messages for leaders and stakeholders. Proactively communicate decisions made, inputs needed or next steps to be taken to stakeholders. Exercise discretion in the handling of sensitive legal, crew and organizational matters.
What it takes
You will be a strategic, proactive, and highly trusted professional who:
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- Takes initiative and creates clarity and momentum in ambiguous situations
- Exercises excellent judgment and knows when to act, consult, challenge, or escalate
- Communicates with precision and credibility in writing, presentations, and conversation
- Handles sensitive information with integrity and discretion
- Builds productive relationships across organizational, functional, cultural, and geographic boundaries
- Brings structure and discipline to complex initiatives without creating unnecessary bureaucracy
- Influences effectively without formal authority and earns trust at all levels.
- Balances strategic thinking with a willingness to manage details and deliver high-quality work
- Remains composed and adaptable when priorities shift or information is incomplete
- Uses data, technology, and AI thoughtfully to improve decisions, processes, and outcomes
Special Factors
- Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position
- This is a hybrid position and would require you to work in the office 3 days per week (Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday)
- Please note if you are applying for this role in our Manchester office, there will be a requirement for you to be in our London offices approximately twice per month
- Please note that we review applications on a rolling basis and may close this role early if there is a high level of interest. To avoid missing out, we recommend applying as soon as possible
Why Vanguard?
Vanguard is a different kind of investment company. It was founded in the United States in 1975 on a simple but revolutionary idea: that an investment company should manage its funds solely in the interests of its clients.
This is a philosophy that has helped millions of people around the world to achieve their goals with low-cost, uncomplicated investments.
It’s what we stand for: value to investors.
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.
