Senior Innovation Strategist, Tokenization

Senior Innovation Strategist, Tokenization

Location(s) Charlotte, NC, US . Malvern, PA, US Work model Hybrid Date posted October 13, 2026 Job requisition 181680

Job description

Benefits and rewards

About the Opportunity

At Vanguard, we're exploring how tokenization and other emerging technologies can impact our business and benefit our clients and crew. We are seeking a strategic leader who can identify where these innovations create meaningful value for our clients, business, and the broader investment ecosystem. In this highly visible role, you will serve as one of Vanguard's thought leaders on tokenization. You will partner with senior executives, business leaders, and technologists to evaluate emerging opportunities, define strategic priorities, and guide the firm's innovation agenda. This is a unique opportunity to influence enterprise strategy, shape industry conversations, and help determine how Vanguard participates in the evolution of capital markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Leads the development and execution of the organization's tokenization strategy, aligning emerging opportunities with enterprise, business, and investment objectives.
• Identifies, evaluates, and prioritizes tokenization use cases by assessing market demand, business value, operational impact, regulatory considerations, and implementation feasibility.
• Monitors industry developments, competitor activity, regulatory changes, and technology trends to identify emerging opportunities and risks related to tokenization.
• Serves as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, translating complex market, technology, and regulatory developments into actionable strategic recommendations.
• Partners with business, technology, legal, compliance, and risk stakeholders to develop strategic recommendations and adoption roadmaps for tokenization initiatives.
• Drives discovery, research, and experimentation efforts in partnership with innovation engineering team to validate assumptions, assess technical feasibility, and determine market readiness.
• Evaluates external platforms, vendors, and ecosystem partners, providing strategic input on partnership, build-versus-buy, and capability development decisions.
• Represents the organization in industry forums, working groups, partnerships, and strategic engagements to maintain awareness of market developments and influence industry direction.
• Communicates strategic insights, recommendations, and research findings to senior leaders and key stakeholders through presentations, reports, and executive briefings.
• Collaborates with architecture, product, and engineering teams to ensure strategic initiatives are translated into actionable roadmaps and implementation plans.
• Mentors colleagues and contributes to the growth of organizational expertise in tokenization, digital assets, and other emerging technologies.
• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Curious, comfortable with ambiguity, willingness to adapt, has a bias for action, enjoys ambitious projects.

• Typically requires 8+ years of relevant experience in strategy, product management, innovation, financial services, technology, or related disciplines.

• Experience in one or more of the following areas: tokenization, digital assets, blockchain, capital markets infrastructure, payments, financial technology, innovation strategy, or emerging technology research.

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Graduate degree preferred.

• Special Factors

• Sponsorship

• Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

• About Vanguard

• At 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 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.

• Our commitment to you

• Vanguard takes the same long-term view of your success—at work and in life—with Benefits and Rewards packages that reflect what you care about, throughout all the phases and stages of your life.

Our Total Rewards programs provide you and your loved ones with wellness support for key areas in your life:

• Financial wellness

• Physical wellness

• Personal wellness

• Learn more about our complete benefits and rewards package

• Our commitment to equal employment opportunity

• Vanguard is an equal opportunity employer. Vanguard is committed to providing all crew members a working environment that is free from discrimination, prejudice and bias. Through this Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy, Vanguard reaffirms its commitment to equal employment opportunity for all applicants and crew members without regard to race, color, national origin or ancestry, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, veteran or military status. In addition, Vanguard prohibits discrimination based on genetic information, as well as any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

• Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on Vanguard. Please inform careers at Vanguard if you need assistance completing this application or to otherwise participate in the application process.

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