Data Analyst, Specialist

This role will lead analytics for Vanguard's Open an Account (OA) digital onboarding journey - a highly visible digital experience focused on improving client acquisition, onboarding conversion, customer experience, and operational efficiency.


The individual will partner closely with Product, UX, Technology, and Operations teams to drive strategic decision-making through experimentation, funnel analytics, customer behavior insights, and measurement frameworks.


This role requires strong analytical rigor, product thinking, stakeholder influence, and the ability to operate in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.

Core Responsibilities

• Works with internal partners to understand business needs, structures requests into analytical projects, and leads complex analytical initiatives to completion.

• Analyze digital customer journeys and onboarding funnels to identify friction points, drop-offs, conversion opportunities, and experience improvements.

• Design s , measure s , and interpret s A/B tests and other experimentation methodologies to evaluate product enhancements and business impact.

• Partner s with Product Managers, UX, and Technology teams to define success metrics, influence s roadmap prioritization, and support s data-driven decision making.

• Translate s complex analytical findings into clear business recommendations and executive-level storytelling.

• Work s with digital , behavioral , and clickstream data to understand customer interactions across onboarding journeys and digital experiences.

• Mentor s junior analysts and provide s guidance to onshore/offshore analytical resources supporting the onboarding journeys.

• Acquires and compiles structured and unstructured data and verifies its quality, accuracy and reasonableness.

• Performs analyses of historical data to surface trends and insights using advanced analytical methods. Validates analytical techniques employed by other analysts.

• Champions the use of data storytelling to influence strategic decisions and drive business outcomes.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years' work experience in BI, analytics, data science, data strategy or related domains

• Bachelor's degree in business , Data Science, Computer Science, Finance, or related field . Graduate degree preferred.

• Strong SQL and Python skills with experience analyzing large-scale structured and behavioral datasets.

• Hands-on experience with A/B testing, experimentation frameworks, and statistical analysis.

• Experience in product analytics, digital analytics, customer journey analytics, or experimentation-driven environments preferred.

• Experience with digital analytics platforms such as Adobe Analytics, GA4, or similar tools preferred.

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence cross-functional partners.

• Experience building dashboards and visualizations using Tableau or similar BI tools preferred.

• Financial services, fintech, e-commerce, or consumer digital product experience 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.