The Head of Validation, Model Risk is a senior leadership role responsible for setting enterprise direction for model validation—delivering independent, risk-based oversight across a diverse portfolio of models spanning investment and risk management, fraud and compliance, finance and HR, and rapidly evolving Gen AI and agentic use cases. This role serves as the senior authority for model validation, setting the bar for defensible methodologies, rigorous challenge, and clear, decision-ready risk communication to senior leaders. The Head of Validation will strengthen model risk culture and lifecycle discipline across the enterprise—driving timely issue remediation, elevating validation quality and consistency, and ensuring Vanguard’s practices remain aligned with regulatory and audit expectations.