Job Description:

The Role

The squad leader leads a squad of software engineers in the development of systems and solutions. As the product owner you are the end-to-end gatekeeper of the squad mission, strategy, and prioritize the product backlog to delivering on strategic priorities. In an agile structure, you will partner with other Fidelity leaders to influence the broader strategic decisions, roadmaps and resource requirements. You will enable squad members to work iteratively, innovate through testing and experimentation and learn from failures while celebrating success.

This position can be located in Boston, Merrimack, Raleigh, Smithfield or Westlake.

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

Undergraduate degree in Finance, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering or Computer Science

6+ years of working experience in asset management or a related field

CFA or commitment to study toward completing a CFA

Proven experience designing, developing and maintaining dynamic products and solutions

Software development experience, preferred

Agile experience, preferred

Proven aptitude for investment finance, statistics, probabilistic risk and associated concepts and believe in the key role technology can play in helping asset managers outperform

You take a data-focused approach to understanding customer needs, translate strategic objectives into action, and prioritize to improve value delivered

You grasp sophisticated product features and break them into clear and concise stories with well-defined business value and acceptance criteria and optimally communicate these

You have a strong focus on execution and identify, communicate and remove impediments to progress

You are capable of leading, influencing, and motivating colleagues without formal authority, and have a track record of building hard-working teams

You continuously improve and encourage an agile way of working

You establish and manage relationships as you work collaboratively across Fidelity to deliver business outcomes and seek out the expertise of colleagues to advise on your approach

You are intellectually curious and model a culture of continuous learning, mentoring and coaching

You have or are committed to developing a balance of technology and non-technology skills in order to fully appreciate the broad needs of our customers

The Value You Deliver

Defining, refining, and communicating the squads' mission and roadmap to motivate and build team and partner support and alignment

Making informed trade-off decisions to strike the right balance between quality, cost, and timelines

Facilitate healthy direct communication between relevant business partners and the squad and act as the day-to-day custodian of business value delivery

Help business partners to understand what features drive cost in technology delivery and where business processes could be improved to simplify technology support and maximize the effectiveness of their technology spend

Inspecting and evaluating progress, and removing impediments

Measuring performance against established objectives and KPI’s that deliver on agreed upon business, technology, and people results

Collaborating and coordinating with Chapter Leaders and Scrum Masters to build squad capacity and capability and enabling squad member growth, development and learning

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Company Overview

Fidelity Investments is a privately held company with a mission to strengthen the financial well-being of our clients. We help people invest and plan for their future. We assist companies and non-profit organizations in delivering benefits to their employees. And we provide institutions and independent advisors with investment and technology solutions to help invest their own clients’ money.

Join Us

At Fidelity, you’ll find endless opportunities to build a meaningful career that positively impacts peoples’ lives, including yours. You can take advantage of flexible benefits that support you through every stage of your career, empowering you to thrive at work and at home. Honored with a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award(opens in a new tab), we have been recognized by our employees as a Best Place to Work in 2022. And you don’t need a finance background to succeed at Fidelity—we offer a range of opportunities for learning so you can build the career you’ve always imagined.

As a result of COVID-19, many of our associates are continuing to work remotely. When Fidelity employees eventually return to the office, our goal is for most people to work flexibly in a way that balances both personal and business needs with time onsite and offsite through what we’re calling “Dynamic Working(opens in a new tab).” 

We invite you to Find Your Fidelity at fidelitycareers.com.

Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that the most effective way to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce is to build an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging.

Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To initiate a request for an accommodation, contact the HR Leave of Absence/Accommodation Team by sending an email to accommodations @fmr.com, or by calling 800-835-5099, prompt 2, option 2.