Marketing Strategy Lead Analyst

At Vanguard Personal Investor Marketing, we’re on a mission to help individuals achieve financial well-being by connecting them with our world-class investment products and services. Our team plays a critical role in shaping how we engage with prospects and clients—bringing the power of Vanguard’s trusted brand to life through data-driven, personalized marketing.

To elevate our impact, we’re investing in cross-functional Marketing Analytics initiatives that drive meaningful transformation and unlock scalable impact across the organization. This team will serve as a strategic connector across the marketing organization to unlock opportunities for optimization, measurement and experimentation.

We are seeking a Lead Marketing Strategy Analyst to join the team. This role will be pivotal in enhancing the performance of our marketing campaigns through advanced analytics, predictive modeling, and data science techniques. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in marketing analytics, statistical modeling, and campaign optimization, with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights that drive ROI.

This role suits someone who thrives at the intersection of marketing strategy, analytics, and data science. They will excel at addressing complex business questions using compelling analytical strategies and communicating these solutions to both technical and non-technical audiences to influence swift implementation.

• Translate marketing and business needs into analytical requirements (e.g., data, models required to build a strategic analytical solution)
• Establish the analytical framework to successfully deliver business OKRs
• Design a robust and streamlined data‑lead strategy to drive marketing optimization at scale
• Run BAU, proposed and other "what if" scenarios assessments to validate approach and evaluate impact
• Design an actionable marketing operations and experimentation roadmap
• Build consensus and influence senior stakeholders to gain confidence in analytics proposals
• Continuously evangelize analytical and data‑driven problem solving, strategic mindset & experimentation best practices across the organization

• Minimum of eight years of related work experience with five years in advanced marketing strategy and optimization analytics
• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Statistics, Data Science, Economics, or related field (Master’s preferred)
• Proficiency in Excel, SQL, Tableau, Python for data manipulation, optimization algorithms and modeling using big data cloud platforms
• Understanding of A/B testing, regression, hypothesis testing, and statistical significance
• Familiarity with Marketing and Funnel KPIs like ROI, LTV, Attribution Metrics, Engagement Metrics
• Ability to translate complex data into actionable insights for non‑technical stakeholders
• Critical thinking & problem‑solving skills to identify optimization opportunities and designing experiments
• Working cross‑functionally and collaboratively with partner and support organizations (e.g., Marketing, Sales, Mar Tech, Data Science, Data Engineering and other Analytics teams)

• Deep understanding of digital marketing ecosystems, including channels, platforms, and measurement strategies
• Exceptional verbal + written communication and stakeholder management skills

Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.