Job Description:
The Role
Strategic Advisors Technology is seeking an IT Product Manager to join our team, focusing on the Model Management area of the business. In this role, you blend project management and product management expertise, with a passion for delivering results. You will work in in an Agile structure of several collaborating squads across geographic regions, where you will partner with Squad Leads, Chapter Leads, Scrum Masters, and other Fidelity leaders. This group has responsibility for building and maintaining the products that enable the Model Management function within Fidelity’s Strategic Advisors team to deliver valuable investment solutions to our clients.
The Expertise and Skills You Bring
Bachelor's degree or above, preferably in Finance or Information Technology
10+ years of experience in program management and/or product management. Project/Program management accreditation a plus.
Experience in Agile/Scrum/Scrum at Scale, preferably in a financial services organization. Proficient in Agile and project management tools, including Jira/JiraAlign.
Strong focus on project execution and ability to identify, communicate and mitigate risks, issues and impediments to progress
Ability to partner with stakeholders to understand business needs and priorities in large and complex organizations, preferably with experience of investment management
Experience designing, developing and maintaining dynamic products, with the ability to understand and influence the direction of complex solutions
Proven experience managing deployment and support processes for Cloud and on-prem platforms in an enterprise software environment
Excellent communication, presentation, and collaboration skills, with an ability to mine data to provide insights to teams and stakeholders; high level of proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
Capable of leading, influencing, and motivating colleagues without formal authority, and a track record of building highly effective teams
Establish and maintain unquestioning relationships with peers and stakeholders as you work across Fidelity to deliver business outcomes and seek out the expertise of colleagues to advise on your approach
Intellectually curious and model a culture of continuous learning, mentoring, and coaching.
The Value you Deliver
You are accountable, along with the team's Scrums Masters and Squad Leads, for the efficient delivery of product increments according to the Release Plan, monitoring the execution of sprints and overseeing the planning and execution of software releases
You will partner with the team and business stakeholders to oversee ongoing planning and prioritization routines and ensure alignment on when work is to be performed and resource needs and availability
You will influence the plan’s goals, prioritization calls and solution approaches, and assist in the development of a Product Area-level roadmap
You champion the evolution, establishment and monitoring of key metrics that evaluate team progress, results, and drive organizational excellence
Partner with Chapter and Engineering Leads to optimize development and delivery processes and maximize how the team delivers value
Organize, facilitate and run effective stakeholder meetings and ensure strong governance routines are in place across the group and its projects
You will take the lead on specific key projects, partnering with the team’s leaders and business stakeholders to define project goals and scope, and put a plan in place
For key projects, you will drive project tracking and governance routines, including executive updates
You champion an agile way of working and practices of continuous improvement throughout the team.
The Team
Strategic Advisers is a registered investment advisor and wholly owned subsidiary of FMR LLC that provides investment management services to clients through Fidelity’s retail, workplace and institutional distribution channels. For more than 30 years, Strategic Advisers has specialized in the design, construction and management of asset allocation solutions to help investors reach their financial goals. With over $1 trillion in assets under management, the Strategic Advisers team of investment professionals constructs and manages portfolios for over three million customer accounts. In Strategic Advisors Technology, we build and maintain the platforms that drive this growing business.
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Information TechnologyMost roles at Fidelity are Hybrid, requiring associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office. This does not apply to Remote or fully Onsite roles.
Please be advised that Fidelity’s business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, ERISA, numerous state laws governing securities, investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations, including FINRA, among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories.