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C-Level AI ExecutiveRemote
Head of Data & AI (Finance)
hackajob · Financial Services / Asset Management · 📍 Malvern, PA
Vanguard is hiring a senior executive to own and execute the Corporate Finance Data & AI strategy—building teams, embedding AI-driven analytics across Finance, and acting as the de facto AI transformation leader for a $7T+ AUM asset manager's finance function.
Reports to
CFO or Chief Data Officer (likely CFO given Corporate Finance scope; not explicitly stated)
Company stage
enterprise
Source
linkedin
Key responsibilities
- Define and execute the Corporate Finance Data & AI strategy and roadmap aligned to enterprise priorities
- Build and lead multi-disciplinary teams across data analytics, data engineering, AI, and governance
- Partner with senior Finance leaders to deliver actionable, data-driven insights and self-service analytics
- Embed governance, controls, and monitoring across data and AI workflows to ensure compliance and auditability
- Lead budget planning, vendor management, and technology investment prioritization
Requirements
- 12–15+ years in senior Data & AI leadership with enterprise-scale transformation track record
- Proven ability to build and scale high-performing, multi-disciplinary data/AI teams
- Strong Finance & business acumen (FP&A, corporate finance, CFO-level partnership experience)
- Experience delivering measurable business impact through AI/analytics strategy execution
- Ability to operate in both direct and matrixed organizational environments
Signals
- ⚠ No salary or compensation range disclosed
- ⚠ Posted via third-party recruiter (hackajob) which may indicate slower or less direct hiring process
- ⚠ Job description cut off mid-sentence suggesting incomplete posting
- ⚠ Role scope is Finance-specific rather than enterprise-wide AI leadership, limiting future influence
- ✓ Vanguard is a globally recognized, financially stable enterprise ($7T+ AUM) with significant budget for transformation
- ✓ Role has explicit mandate to build teams, set strategy, and drive enterprise-wide adoption
- ✓ Direct partnership with C-suite Finance leaders (BU CFOs, CAO) signals genuine organizational commitment
- ✓ Combination of innovation mandate with governance framework suggests mature, well-resourced program
- ✓ High visibility role at intersection of Finance and technology in a firm undergoing digital transformation