Provides legal support to Vanguard's Workplace Legal team in three core areas: commercial contracting, workplace and retirement legal support, and legal operations/process enablement. Partners with counsel and business stakeholders to draft, review, and support negotiation of agreements; conduct legal research and analysis; and help address legal, regulatory, and operational issues affecting Vanguard's workplace and retirement businesses. Applies sound judgment, communicates clearly, and contributes to practical, risk-based solutions that support business objectives.
Responsibilities
- Draft, review, and support negotiation of commercial agreements and related legal documents for Vanguard's workplace and retirement businesses.
- Support efforts related to RFPs and client due diligence inquiries, ensuring the accuracy of Vanguard's responses.
- Support attorneys and business partners on legal and commercial matters involving external clients, internal stakeholders, and cross-functional teams.
- Conduct legal and regulatory research and analysis and translate findings into clear, practical guidance.
- Identify and help resolve day-to-day legal, contractual, regulatory, operational, and risk issues arising in the business.
- Provide business-focused support on assigned matters while preserving Vanguard's legal and regulatory risk posture.
- Collaborate with attorneys and subject-matter experts across legal, compliance, privacy, information security, procurement, and technology to address issues and incorporate applicable requirements.
- Support updates to legal templates, playbooks, guidance, and contracting processes to improve consistency, efficiency, and risk management.
- Use legal technology and other tools to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of legal support, including contract analysis, issue triage, and self-service enablement where appropriate.
- Build and maintain knowledge of applicable legal and regulatory frameworks, including data privacy, information security, fiduciary standards, and other requirements relevant to Vanguard's workplace business.
- Support enterprise initiatives, incident response, and other projects requiring legal analysis, contract interpretation, and cross-functional coordination.
- Contribute to training, knowledge-sharing, and development of resources that help team members and business partners work more effectively.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
What success looks like- Delivering high-quality work in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to build relationships and navigate the organization.
- Strong organization / time management as priorities shift
Qualifications- Minimum of three to five years of related work experience in legal, paralegal, contract management, or regulatory roles.
- Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts and related legal documents.
- Strong analytical, issue-spotting, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to apply sound judgment to legal and business matters.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and escalate issues appropriately.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain legal concepts clearly to a range of audiences.
- Experience working effectively with internal stakeholders, external clients, and cross-functional partners.
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.
Preferred Qualifications- Experience supporting workplace, retirement, financial services, or other regulated business lines.
- Experience with data privacy, information security, fiduciary standards, and related regulatory requirements.
- Experience developing or improving legal processes, templates, workflows, or self-service tools.
- Demonstrated success in stakeholder management, including working through competing priorities and tight deadlines across multiple functions.
- J.D. or other legal training/experience preferred, but not required.
Special FactorsSponsorshipVanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.
About VanguardAt Vanguard, we don't just have a mission-we're on a mission.
To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients' lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne, our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best.
How We WorkVanguard 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.
