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Early career

Start your journey to a rewarding career that aligns with your interests. Discover your future here.

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Client Services

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Launch your career

Serve as the customer-facing representative of Vanguard for individual and corporate clients entrusting us with their investment needs. In Client Services, you can explore careers in Advice, Sales & Marketing, Investment Management, Finance, and more.

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Opportunities

Join our team to fulfill Vanguard’s client-first mission by helping our investors through life’s biggest moments—from buying their first home to preparing for retirement. In this role, you will connect with clients through inbound phone calls to assist with their account-related needs.

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Work alongside our financial advisors to help them execute on account changes and trading to maintain advised client portfolios. In this role, you will learn about Vanguard’s investment and advice methodology, while interacting with clients and internal business partners.

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Become the voice of our organization and advocate for our investors as they navigate their financial journeys. In this role, you will engage with clients and prospects through inbound phone calls, provide information and guidance on Vanguard products and services, and offer tailored solutions that will help them meet their financial needs.

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IT Specialized Programs

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Build your acumen

Unlock innovation and endless possibilities. Through our specialized programs, you’ll receive career progression opportunities and training focused on the technical expertise and experience needed to navigate the evolving world of information technology.

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Opportunities

The Application Engineer Technology Program offers enhanced technical upskilling for entry-level engineers during their first year at Vanguard. This includes tailored programming that cultivates community, boosts technical knowledge and expertise, and provides a path for career development. The program also provides an immersive experience, where you’ll work on modernized cloud-based applications and platforms and learn the foundation of Vanguard’s technologies and processes.

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For eligible roles, at time of hire, you will be automatically enrolled in a career progression program that invests in your development and builds the foundation for future career opportunities.

Vanguard Specialty Programs

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Accelerate your career

Advance Vanguard’s core purpose by joining the next generation of talented and diverse leaders through our Vanguard Specialty Programs (VSPs). Our programs offer targeted rotations, where you’ll hone your leadership skills, have a functional focus, and build a supportive professional network.

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Opportunities

Acceleration into Financial Professional (AFP) Program

The Acceleration into Financial Professional (AFP) Program seeks to attract talent who have a true passion for finance and to immerse crew in experiences that will help prepare them to serve as future financial professionals and leaders at Vanguard.

Program participants will have the opportunity to build experience through various roles across the Finance division over a 24-month period. There are two rotation tracks to choose from. Examples include:

Accounting track​​​​​​​
  • Rotation 1: Accounting Operations.
  • Rotation 2: Financial Reporting.
  • Rotation 3: Risk Management.
  • Rotation 4: Strategy or Financial Planning & Analysis.
Finance track
  • Rotation 1: Financial Operations.
  • Rotation 2: Risk Management.
  • Rotation 3: Financial Planning & Analysis.
  • Rotation 4: Strategy.

  • Malvern, PA.

Graduates with a bachelor’s degree with a concentration in finance, accounting, economics, statistics, mathematics, business, or data & analytics. We are also open to other majors if candidate demonstrates aptitude.

Late summer

Application period opens.

Early fall

Resume review, candidate screenings, and interviews.

Late fall through early spring

Candidates selected.

Emerging Leader Development Program (ELDP)

The Emerging Leadership Development Program (ELDP) attracts diverse talent and provides rigorous development to prepare crew for leadership roles in a complex business environment. The program develops leaders who meet the evolving needs of the business, with an emphasis on people leadership and strategic business skills.

Program participants will have the opportunity to build experience through various roles across the enterprise over a 24-month period. Rotation examples include:

  • Rotation 1: Foundations in Client Services.
  • Rotations 2 and 3: Project Leadership and People Leadership.
  • Rotation 4: Aligned Career Interests.

Upon completion of the rotations, participants will work with their ELDP leader to identify the best opportunities based on personal strengths and aspirations for launch into a full-time position. They are also paired with a senior leader mentor for at least one year following completion of the program.

  • Malvern, PA.
  • Charlotte, NC.
  • Scottsdale, AZ.

Graduates with a bachelor’s degree with a concentration in any major if candidate demonstrates aptitude.

Late summer

Application period opens.

Early fall

Resume review, candidate screenings, and interviews.

Late fall through early spring

Candidates selected.

Financial Advisor Development Program (FADP)

The Vanguard Financial Advisor Development Program (FADP) seeks to attract, develop, and retain financial advisors for Vanguard’s advice services. The program offers crew the opportunity to develop skills critical to success as a financial advisor while working directly with an experienced CFP® professional.

Program participants will have the opportunity to build experience through various roles across the Personal Investor division over a 27-month period. Rotation examples include:

  • Rotation 1: Advisor Support Group.
  • Rotation 2: Personal Investor Sales Group.
  • Rotation 3: Mass Affluent Advice.

Upon completion of the rotations, participants will launch into a full-time position in Vanguard’s High Net Worth Advice Group.

  • Malvern, PA.
  • Charlotte, NC.
  • Dallas, TX.
  • Scottsdale, AZ.

Current college seniors enrolled in a CFP Board-registered program.

Late summer

Application period opens.

Early fall

Resume review, candidate screenings, and interviews.

Late fall

Candidates selected.

Investment Management Development Program (IMDP)

The Investment Management Development Program (IMDP) seeks to attract talent and offer crew exposure to Vanguard’s portfolio management methodology, investment research and analytics, product strategy, and risk management practices—ultimately to serve as future investment professionals and leaders for Vanguard.

Program participants will have the opportunity to build experience through various roles across four different investment functions over a 24-month period. Rotation examples include:

  • Rotation 1: Investment Strategy Group or Portfolio Review Department.
  • Rotation 2: Fixed Income Group.
  • Rotation 3: Equity Investment Group or Quantitative Equity Group.
  • Rotation 4: Investment Management and Financial Risk.

During rotations 3 and 4, participants will work with their IMDP leader to select a career path that aligns with their personal strengths and aspirations.

  • Malvern, PA.

Graduates with a bachelor’s degree with a concentration in finance, accounting, economics, statistics, mathematics, or computer science. Participation in extracurriculars that demonstrate leadership and a strong passion for investments, markets, and asset management is a plus.

Beginning of June

Application period opens for two weeks.

July

Resume review and interviews begin.

Late August through early September

Hiring finalized and decisions communicated to candidates.

MBA Development Program

The MBA Development Program seeks to attract diverse top talent from targeted business schools by offering compelling and rigorous development. The program aims to accelerate crew readiness to assume broader leadership roles in an increasingly complex environment and develop talent who meet the evolving needs of the business.

Program participants will have the opportunity to build experience through various roles across the enterprise over a 15-month period. Rotation examples include:

  • Rotation 1: Center for Analytics and Insights.
  • Rotation 2: Investment Stewardship.
  • Rotation 3: Corporate Strategy.

Upon completion of the rotations, participants will work with their leader to identify the best opportunities based on personal strengths and aspirations for launch into a full-time position.

  • Malvern, PA.

Graduates who have completed an MBA program with a minimum of five to eight years of related work experience, including relevant exposure to strategy, consulting, business analysis, investment management, and leadership.

Late summer

Application period opens.

Early fall

Resume review, candidate screenings, and interviews.

Late fall through early spring

Candidates selected.

Technology Leadership Program (TLP)

The Technology Leadership Program (TLP) seeks to attract talent and help crew build a strong technical foundation, business acumen, and leadership skills while gaining hands-on experience in the Information Technology division and Data & Analytics teams. The program offers insights into how technology and data drive innovation, enable personalized client experiences, scale advice, optimize operations, reduce risk and an understanding of Vanguard’s systems, products, and services.

Program participants will have the opportunity to build experience through various roles across the Information Technology division and Data & Analytics teams over a 24-month period. Rotation examples include:

Application Development track

Gain exposure to technologies across a digital ecosystem, including front-end, backend, full-stack, mobile development, and more.

  • Rotation 1: Front-End Application Engineer.
  • Rotation 2: Cloud Platform Engineer.
  • Rotation 3: Solutions Consultant.
Data Analysis track

Learn to create data visuals, perform advanced analytics, streamline reports, and more through hands-on data analysis work.

  • Rotation 1: Product & Distribution Marketing Data Analyst.
  • Rotation 2: Advice and Wealth Management Data Analyst.
  • Rotation 3: Client Experience & Digital Data Analyst.
Data Science & AI track

Experience hands-on data science work such as developing complex models, evaluating and optimizing model performance, influencing business insights, and more. Graduate studies required.

  • Rotation 1: Global Risk & Security Lab Data Scientist.
  • Rotation 2: Human Resources D&A Data Scientist.
  • Rotation 3: Enterprise Advice AI/ML Data Scientist.
Investment Systems track

Gain exposure to investment and financial systems, supporting our Finance and Investment Management Group divisions, including work such as front-office, middle-office, and back-office data management engineering.

  • Rotation 1: ETF Management Application Engineer.
  • Rotation 2: Securities Lending Application Engineer.
  • Rotation 3: Index Data Engineer.
Risk & Security Analyst track

Track offering exposure to risk analysis across areas like threat intelligence, vulnerability management, and cyber programming.

  • Rotation 1: Identity and Access Management Systems Analyst.
  • Rotation 2: Threat Intelligence Analyst.
  • Rotation 3: Vulnerability Management Analyst.
Risk & Security Engineer track

Learn software development and cybersecurity with hands-on experience in cloud security and secure infrastructure.

  • Rotation 1: Identity and Access Management Engineer.
  • Rotation 2: DevSecOps Engineer.
  • Rotation 3: Security Assurance Engineer.
Technology Operations track

Experience network engineering, cloud operations, and DevOps with hands-on learning in enterprise systems, automation tools, and operational resilience.

  • Rotation 1: Network Engineer.
  • Rotation 2: Cloud Engineer.
  • Rotation 3: DevOps Engineer.

Upon successful completion of program requirements, participants will work with their TLP leader to identify the best opportunities based on personal strengths and aspirations for launch into a full-time position.

  • Malvern, PA.
  • Charlotte, NC.

Graduates with a bachelor’s degree or master’s degree with a concentration in computer science, computer engineering, IST, IT, CIS, security risk analysis, data & analytics, statistics, mathematics, economics, or a related technical or engineering field of study. Graduate studies are required for the Data Science & AI track.

Late summer

Application period opens.

Early fall

Resume review, candidate screenings, and interviews.

Late fall through early spring

Candidates selected.

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The VSPs allow you to build a very diverse skillset through all your roles and rotations. This allows you to find areas that you’re most interested in and learn through a hands-on experience. Everybody here is so willing to share their time and talent with you, making it a great place to begin your career.”

Lauren H.

Acceleration into Financial Professional (AFP) Program

Why choose us?

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    Education assistance

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    Career growth and development

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    Innovative culture

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    Mentorship and support

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    Retirement and savings

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    Work-life balance

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Our culture

At Vanguard, we’re committed to fostering a culture that embodies our core mission and values. These values guide every decision we make and shape the way we interact with our clients, communities, and crew.

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Our culture

At Vanguard, we’re committed to fostering a culture that embodies our core mission and values. These values guide every decision we make and shape the way we interact with our clients, communities, and crew.

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