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They will drive modernization, enterprise-scale efficiency, secure-by-default standards, and a best-in-class user experience. This role requires an exceptional blend of engineering breadth, strategy, transformational leadership, and operational rigor.\nCore Responsibilities:\nStrategic Leadership & Vision\nDefine and execute the multi-year strategy for the Windows endpoint physical and virtual ecosystem - HW, AVD, Intune, application delivery, automation, updates, and security posture.\nServe as the enterprise authority on Windows client engineering, hardware, modern endpoint management, virtualization strategy, and platform modernization.\nEstablish technology roadmaps for Windows 11, cloud-managed device models, virtualization, and future workplace experience capabilities.\nPartner with senior engineering, security, compliance, risk, support, network, collaboration, procurement, and business stakeholders.\nEngineering Ownership & Platform Excellence\nLead engineering teams responsible for: Windows 10/11 platform engineering Azure Virtual Desktop architecture & operations Intune / AutoPilot / Endpoint Manager governance & policy design Application packaging/delivery & automation Firmware/BIOS, hardware standards, driver lifecycle, and performance optimization\nOversee zero-touch provisioning, configuration baselines, CIS/SOX/PCI compliance enforcement, endpoint telemetry, and health & reliability engineering.\nMature the platform-as-a-product operating model-including roadmap, release management, KPIs, SLIs/SLOs, and user-experience score improvements.\nOperational Excellence\nEnsure consistent global performance across tens of thousands of endpoints, meeting aggressive availability, reliability, and MTTR targets.\nStrengthen the L2/L3 engineering/operations partnership and reduce engineering RUN burden to Reduce incident volume through standardization, automation, and elimination of manual and legacy workflows.\nMaintain accountability for patching, quality updates, security posture, and platform hardening.\nOrganizational Leadership & People Management\nLead, mentor, and develop a high-performing multi-discipline engineering organization (Managers, Architects, Senior Engineers, Platform Engineers).\nBuild an engineering culture focused on clarity of ownership, accountability, continuous improvement, and predictable delivery.\nCreate an environment that attracts top talent and maintains high engagement, while elevating engineering excellence and operational discipline.\nEnterprise Partnership & Governance\nEnsure alignment with enterprise architecture, cyber security, risk & compliance, infrastructure, and cloud platform strategies.\nOversee architecture reviews (ARB/MCC/SARB), change governance, and approval workflows for new technologies or platform changes.\nProvide executive-level communication for incidents, risks, regulatory concerns, platform change impacts, and roadmap initiatives.\n Qualifications:\n10+ years of progressive experience leading large-scale endpoint engineering or infrastructure teams; 5+ years leading leaders.\nDeep expertise in: Windows 10/11 platform engineering at enterprise scale Microsoft Intune/Endpoint Manager, Desktop, Laptop, and peripheral hardware, Autopilot, GPO modernization Azure Virtual Desktop or enterprise VDI environments Endpoint security frameworks, CIS baselines, Zero Trust principles Automation (PowerShell, Graph API, CI/CD pipelines).\nDemonstrated success operating a large-scale fleet (>20k devices) with globally distributed teams.\nStrong command of enterprise operations, major incident management, and engineering KPI/OKR constructs.\nProven ability to influence senior stakeholders, lead through ambiguity, and deliver measurable business outcomes.\nPreferred skills:\nExperience in regulated industries (financial services, insurance, healthcare).\nModern Workplace & Microsoft certifications (MDM/Intune, Windows, Azure).\nExperience with Mac, mobile, or cross-platform endpoint architecture.\nFamiliarity with SCCM/ConfigMgr coexistence and cloud transition strategies.\nSpecial Factors\nSponsorship\nVanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.About Vanguard\nAt Vanguard, we don't just have a mission-we're on a mission.\nTo work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. 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