Job Description:
Director, Product Management
Note: Fidelity is not providing immigration sponsorship for this position
The Role
At Fidelity Labs, we are committed to building new software businesses and developing differentiated products to enter new markets and better serve our customers.
The Director of Product brings an innovative perspective to product development and management, with a passion for applying emerging technologies to new business problems. This role involves working directly with users, listening to their feedback and helping inform product features and iterative development. This early-stage business venture is focused on a generative artificial intelligence platform designed to improve the efficiency of research and analysis in investment workflows.
The Director is also committed to developing their own expertise and knowledge in the related subject matter including software development, investment research and data science and to empower other team members with that knowledge. They collaborate with design, technology, and data science teams to achieve shared objectives that improve business and user outcomes.
The Expertise & Skills You Bring
- Experience in financial services in business analysis, product management, or investment research.
- Experience across the product development lifecycle, including business analysis, user research, use case development, business process mapping, story writing, advocating for requirements, user acceptance testing and product documentation.
- Experience leading customer relationships, working with end users, analyzing user feedback, and addressing customer requests.
- Exposure to financial market research, including security analysis, investment strategies, and economic analysis relevant to institutional investors.
- Experience as an investment analyst, quantitative researcher, or portfolio research professional within an institutional asset manager, hedge fund, or investment bank, covering equity and/or fixed income strategies is a plus.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with which you build and grow strong cross-functional partnerships and relationships at all levels of the organization.
- Demonstrates empathy and understanding in interactions with team members and clients.
- Exhibits patience and diplomacy when addressing challenges and conflicts.
- Encourages open communication and transparency within the team.
- Strategic problem solver.
- Leader with ability to influence and collaborate across business, technology, and data science partners to develop creative solutions.
- Ability to facilitate meetings with various audiences, drive to decisions, and attain positive outcomes.
- Ability to translate complex investment research, data, or analytics into clear product requirements, user stories, and prioritized roadmaps aligned with the needs of portfolio managers, traders, and researchers.
The Team
We are Fidelity Labs, Fidelity Investments’ in-house fintech incubator with a mission to build new businesses that drive growth for Fidelity. We shape the future of the industry by building new products and services to improve the lives of the diverse set of customers, businesses, and financial institutions we serve. Fidelity Labs combines an innovative, exploratory mindset with the scale and stability of an industry leader. We provide a space for teams to explore new business ideas, rapidly test them with customers, and scale the most promising concepts within an existing business unit or as a new venture. Learn more at labs.fidelity.com.
The base salary range for this position is $126,000-255,000 USD per year.Placement in the range will vary based on job responsibilities and scope, geographic location, candidate’s relevant experience, and other factors.
Base salary is only part of the total compensation package. Depending on the position and eligibility requirements, the offer package may also include bonus or other variable compensation.
We offer a wide range of benefits to meet your evolving needs and help you live your best life at work and at home. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage and emotional well-being support, market-leading retirement, generous paid time off and parental leave, charitable giving employee match program, and educational assistance including student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, and learning resources to develop your career. Note, the application window closes when the position is filled or unposted.
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.
Most 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.