Director, Product Management
Job Description:
Note: Fidelity will not provide immigration sponsorship for this position
The Risk Workstation is the unified Brokerage platform that enables Credit, Market, Collateral and Capital Markets Risk management. It is a real-time risk system that is fully integrated with Fidelity’s trading systems and mainframe. Each day, it supports the risk management of hundreds of billions of dollars in margin loans, shorts, trading, and clearing and settlement activities for millions of customers and millions of transactions.
Role Overview
As the head of Program Management (PM) for RWS you will help lead multiple strategic programs covering both new product development and modernization initiatives. The role requires an experienced risk and technology program manager who can orchestrate complex cross‑functional deliveries, drive an effective engagement model, and ensure predictable, high‑quality execution. You will mentor project managers, lead governance routines, and communicate progress and risks with clarity to senior leadership.
The PM will partner closely with Product leads to define strategies and roadmaps and align funding and resources. You will oversee integrated planning, dependency management, and coordinated delivery across stakeholders including Engineering, Risk and the Business. The PM maintains strong program governance through executive‑ready reporting, structured risk and issue management, and disciplined quarterly and annual planning.
Key Responsibilities
Drive end‑to‑end delivery of multi‑year business and modernization initiatives.
Provide vision, guidance, and support to engineering teams and cross‑functional partners.
Partner closely with Technology, Risk Management and the business to ensure clear requirements and expectations.
Transform business requirements into actionable road maps aligned with RWS and firmwide strategy.
Engage regularly with senior management to communicate strategy, progress, and risks.
Manage multiple high‑impact programs, ensuring coordinated and timely execution.
Champion best practices for governance routines, transparency and communication.
What Success Looks Like
A clear modernization roadmap with strong cross‑functional alignment.
Program plans for each strategic initiative aligned with the modernization roadmap.
Strong engagement model characterized by transparency and regular communication.
Command of business fundamentals combined with risk and technical requirements.
Qualifications
10+ years leading large-scale, multi‑year programs within FinTech, capital markets, or risk technology.
Strong understanding of modern SDLC, agile at scale, dependency management, and multi‑workstream integration.
Proven ability to negotiate complex trade‑offs, drive alignment, and influence across organizations.
Executive-level communication and stakeholder management skills.
Experience with risk platforms, cloud-native architectures, data platforms, regulatory frameworks, or global delivery models.
The Skills You Bring
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Working experience in Agile environment.
Knowledge of brokerage businesses, systems and data.
Innovative mindset to contribute and deliver new ideas and solutions.
Excellent interpersonal, communication and problem-solving skills.
UML/Design/Systems design etc…
Leadership in large-scale cloud initiatives.
AWS Cloud Working Knowledge, PostgreSQL, My SQL.
Database RDS Oracle 19c.
Knowledge of consuming HTTP based APIs/RESTful JSON APIs.
TDD, CI/CD, and Automating regression testing.
The Team
The Risk Workstation (RWS) Product Development team is responsible for the development, maintenance and evolution of the RWS platform. RWS is a highly integrated real-time risk platform that supports multiple risk organizations as well as several critical business functions. The team is organized by product heads who are each responsible for their respective risk or functional domain: Counterparty Credit Risk, Market Risk, Collateral Risk, Capital Market Risk. The team works hand-in-hand with the Risk heads and the Technology organization to drive the efficient, scalable, and modern evolution of the risk platform.
The base salary range for this position is $110,000-$222,000 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. Please consult with your recruiter for the specific expectations for this position.