Engineering Manager, Agile Delivery

About Vanguard
Founded in 1975, Vanguard is one of the world's leading investment management companies. The firm offers investments, advice, and retirement services to tens of millions of individual investors around the globe—directly, through workplace plans, and through financial intermediaries.

Vanguard India

Vanguard’s office in India is a significant milestone in our global expansion. We are committed to establishing an enduring technology center in Hyderabad, Telangana and are excited to be adding talent who will focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI), mobile, and cloud-based technologies that drive our business outcomes and deliver a world-class experience for our clients.  

We are seeking an Engineering Manager, Agile Delivery to lead a cross-functional technology team and drive effective Agile execution. This role combines people leadership, Scrum facilitation, delivery management, stakeholder engagement, and continuous improvement responsibilities. Development experience is preferred but not mandatory.

• →Lead, coach, and develop team members.
• →Facilitate Agile ceremonies and delivery planning activities.
• →Drive effective sprint execution and delivery outcomes.
• →Manage team capacity, risks, dependencies, and impediments.
• →Partner with product, engineering, and business stakeholders.
• →Establish and monitor team delivery metrics.
• →Support workforce planning, hiring, and talent development.
• →Promote Agile best practices and continuous improvement.
• →Foster a collaborative, high-performing team culture.
• →Support successful delivery of strategic technology initiatives.
  

• Minimum 8 years of experience in technology delivery or Agile leadership roles.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, Business, or related field.
• Experience leading Agile software-delivery teams.
• Strong people-management and coaching experience.
• Expertise in Scrum and Agile delivery practices.
• Experience managing stakeholders, priorities, and dependencies.
• Strong communication and facilitation skills.
• Experience with delivery planning and execution.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
  

• Software engineering or development background.
• Scrum or Agile certification.
• Experience supporting cloud-based engineering teams.
• Exposure to AI-enabled product development environments.

Location

This role is based in Hyderabad, Telangana at Vanguard India. Only qualified external applicants will be considered.

Our mission

Vanguard adheres to a simple purpose: To take a stand for all investors, to treat them fairly, and to give them the best chance for investment success.

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 
We're committed to enabling your financial success and provide competitive offers and programs. 

Physical wellness 
We're committed to providing benefits that support your physical health and wellness. 

Personal wellness 
We're committed to providing resources that help support the full scope of your life. 

How we work

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for most of our employees (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.