Investment Strategy Analyst

The Role

Vanguard's Model Portfolio Solutions function is at the center of how we design and deliver innovative portfolios for our clients. As part of this growing team, we are seeking a Model Portfolio Solutions Analyst/Quantitative Strategist to play a critical role in building, managing, and evolving solutions that reflect Vanguard’s best thinking.

This is a unique opportunity to work at the heart of Vanguard’s investment engine, where your expertise will help bring innovative, client-focused solutions—from core model portfolios to custom glide paths and hybrid private/public blends—to market.

In this role you will

• Manage portfolios: Lead the creation, management, and enhancement of a suite of model portfolios and custom glide paths aligned with investor needs across channels and markets

• Develop new solutions: Partner with business units to design innovative portfolio solutions, including custom multi-asset models and strategies that integrate both public and private markets

• Apply rigor: Incorporate Vanguard’s capital markets assumptions (CMA) into portfolio construction across a wide spectrum of asset classes-equities, fixed income, private credit, and private equity

• Engage stakeholders: Collaborate with distribution, product, and marketing teams to ensure alignment and adoption of models and glide paths

• Deliver insights: Contribute to analytics, performance attribution, and thought leadership that highlight the value of Vanguard’s multi-asset solutions

What it takes

• Proven experience in multi-asset investing, portfolio construction, investment research, or a related field

• Familiarity with capital markets assumptions (CMA), private/illiquid assets, or custom portfolio design is a plus, but not required

• Knowledge of risk tools such as Barra is a plus, but not required

• Strong analytical skills and curiosity to explore innovative approaches to asset allocation across diverse asset classes

• Excellent communication skills—the ability to explain investment concepts clearly to different audiences

• Collaborative, adaptable, and eager to learn in a dynamic team environment

• Education: Bachelor’s, Master’s, MBA, or PhD—all backgrounds welcome

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)

This role encompasses activities that fall within the remit of UK Financial Conduct Authority (‘FCA’) regulation. The successful candidate will therefore be subject to UK regulatory requirements in relation to conduct rules, regulatory references and the assessment of fitness and propriety, knowledge, experience and competence. Where appropriate, the role may also be subject to approval by the UK FCA.

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.

Inclusion Statement 

Vanguard’s continued commitment to diversity and inclusion is firmly rooted in our culture. Every decision we make to best serve our clients, crew (internally employees are referred to as crew), and communities is guided by one simple statement: “Do the right thing.” 

We believe that a critical aspect of doing the right thing requires building diverse, inclusive, and highly effective teams of individuals who are as unique as the clients they serve. We empower our crew to contribute their distinct strengths to achieving Vanguard’s core purpose through our values. 

When all crew members feel valued and included, our ability to collaborate and innovate is amplified, and we are united in delivering on Vanguard's core purpose: to take a stand for all investors, to treat them fairly, and to give them the best chance for investment success.

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.