About Vanguard
More than 45 years ago, John C. Bogle had a vision to start an investment company that did things differently. A company with no external shareholders. Where all the profits were invested back into the business and used to lower costs. Evidently, it was as bold as it was brilliant. To this day, Vanguard Group still has no external shareholders. That means no share prices to protect, and no profits to generate for outside owners.
Today, Vanguard is one of the world’s largest investment management companies, serving more than 50 million investors worldwide. For more than 25 years Vanguard Australia has been supporting individual investors, financial advisers, and superannuation members to achieve their long-term financial goals.
Help Shape the Future of Learning at Vanguard Australia.
We’re looking for a Learning & Development (L&D) Consultant, to design, deliver, and evaluate high impact learning solutions that build capability across our business. In this role, you’ll be a creative facilitator, designer and a trusted advisor to our business — supporting a culture where continuous development is part of who we are. We are looking for someone with broad experience, who wants to make at impact in this new role at Vanguard Investments Australia.
What You’ll Do
Needs Analysis & Strategy
• Work closely with business leaders and HR partners to uncover capability gaps and future focused learning needs.
• Shape strategic learning plans aligned to enterprise priorities and workforce development goals.
Program Design & Delivery
• Design and facilitate engaging learning experiences using blended methodologies—workshops, eLearning, simulations, and more.
• Tailor programs for diverse audiences including crew, emerging leaders, and specialists.
• Manage logistics from scheduling to materials and platform setup to ensure seamless delivery.
Evaluation & Impact
• Measure learning effectiveness through feedback, assessments, and performance data.
• Provide insights and recommendations that continually lift the standard of our learning ecosystem.
• Maintain accurate participation, outcome, and cost records.
Stakeholder Engagement
• Build trusted relationships with internal stakeholders to ensure learning is relevant and impactful.
• Collaborate with external vendors and subject matter experts to source or cocreate exceptional content.
Capability Building
• Support the development of Personal Development Plans (PDPs) and coach leaders on embedding learning.
• Contribute to enterprise-wide initiatives such as leadership assessments, onboarding, and DEI learning pathways.
What does it take
Learning Design & Delivery Expertise – Skilled in instructional design, facilitation, blended learning methods and corporate program delivery, supported by experience with LMS and digital learning tools.
Strategic & Analytical Capability – Able to conduct needs analysis, apply strategic thinking and use data and analytics to measure learning impact.
Vendor management - Shape our learning ecosystem by curating and optimising strategic vendor partnerships that deliver agile, high‑impact development experiences.
Influential Stakeholder Partnering – Strong relationship building, communication, and influencing skills with proven ability to engage leaders, HR partners and external providers.
Leadership, Coaching & Change Delivery – Experience supporting capability development, coaching others and executing learning initiatives that enable change and operational excellence.
Inclusion Statement
Vanguard’s continued commitment to diversity and inclusion is firmly rooted in our culture. Every decision we make to best serve our clients, crew (internally employees are referred to as crew), and communities is guided by one simple statement: “Do the right thing.”
We believe that a critical aspect of doing the right thing requires building diverse, inclusive, and highly effective teams of individuals who are as unique as the clients they serve. We empower our crew to contribute their distinct strengths to achieving Vanguard’s core purpose through our values.
When all crew members feel valued and included, our ability to collaborate and innovate is amplified, and we are united in delivering on Vanguard’s core purpose.
Our core purpose: To take a stand for all investors, to treat them fairly, and to give them the best chance for investment success.
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.
