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Head of Validation, Model Risk Management

Vanguard

Role at a glance

Category: Risk
Work arrangement: Hybrid
Location: Malvern, PA
Posted: Jul 20, 2026

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Vanguard is hiring a Head of Validation, Model Risk Management in Malvern, PA. This is a Risk role in the governance, risk, and compliance field. Review the full details below and apply directly with Vanguard.

Directs Vanguard's enterprise-wide model validation program, overseeing independent risk-based validation for investment, compliance, anti-fraud, and GenAI models. Serves as the final approval authority for complex model validations and ensures adherence to regulatory model risk management standards. Delivers executive reporting on model uncertainty, performance tracking, and issue

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Location and market context

This role is based in Malvern, PA on a hybrid schedule. Local candidates benefit from being close to Vanguard's teams and regional hiring market, while the hybrid arrangement offers some flexibility. Confirm the exact in-office expectation and any relocation support with the employer.

About risk management roles

Risk roles own the methodology for identifying, assessing, and escalating enterprise, operational, and technology risk. Second-line teams set risk appetite and challenge the first line. Roles like this one are typically evaluated against frameworks such as enterprise and operational risk frameworks, NIST AI RMF, and risk-appetite and escalation practices.

How to position yourself for this risk management role

Strong candidates emphasize risk assessment methodology, appetite and escalation, cross-functional partnership, and clear reporting to senior leadership and the board. In your resume and outreach, tie your experience to how Vanguard would apply enterprise and operational risk frameworks, NIST AI RMF, and risk-appetite and escalation practices, and lead with concrete outcomes rather than duties.