Job Description:
The Role
As Employee Compliance Squad Leader, you blend product and leadership expertise with a passion for delivering results. You are the end-to-end gatekeeper of the squad mission, strategy, and tactical execution associated with 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, set and refine the mission, and bring together a team of chapter members to execute on specific product features. You ensure your applications are available, stable, performant, and supported when required and that related cost and maintenance is managed. You will ensure alignment on the “what” and “when” work is to be performed through ongoing planning and prioritization of a product backlog. You will enable squad members to work iteratively, innovate through testing and experimentation and learn from failures while celebrating success. You are committed to developing your own expertise and knowledge to ensure you bring the latest thinking to your role.
- Education – BS or MS in technology related field (Engineering, Computer Science etc.) required
- 10+ years of experience in managing technology teams responsible for building distributed applications. 3+ years of experience in Cloud based data and SaaS solutions
- 5+ years of experience in managing enterprise scale technology solutions
- Prior experience in Ethics Compliance / Registration & Licensing Compliance technology is required
- A learning and growth demeanor with a passion for delivering quantifiable value to our customers and Fidelity.
- Experience understanding customer & business needs and leading distributed cross-functional software development teams.
- Skilled at using data and insights, letting facts lead the way to develop effective strategic product roadmaps.
- Experience with Scrum/Agile development is preferred
- Experience designing, developing, and maintaining dynamic products and solutions
- Agile experience is preferred
- Jira and Jira Align experience is preferred
The Skills You Bring
- 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
- 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 high-performing teams
- You establish and maintain positive relationships as you work collaboratively across Fidelity to deliver business outcomes and seek out the expertise of colleagues to advise on your approach
- Dedicated to understanding and learning about customer needs and requirements.
- Continuous improvement mentality, a growth demeanor and encourage an Agile way of working.
The Value You Deliver
- Defining, refining, and communicating the squads’ mission and roadmap to empower and establish team and partner support and alignment
- Anticipating, discovering, and prioritizing client / partner needs
- Defining, evaluating, and communicating results against acceptance criteria while removing impediments
- Collaborating and coordinating with Chapter Leaders and Scrum Masters to build squad capacity and capability and enabling squad member growth, development, and learning
- Making informed trade-off decisions to strike the right balance between quality, cost, and timelines
The Team
Legal, Risk & Compliance (LRC) technology provides strategic technology support to Fidelity Legal, Risk & Compliance teams. LRC technology is currently going through a transformation to simplify and modernize technology solutions while continuing to be a strategic advisor to the business. This role in LRC Technology will provide technology support for Employee Compliance program. The role can be based in one of the approved US based locations (preferably Westlake, TX) with frequent travels to other Fidelity locations
Please see below for the salary range for work locations in Colorado only:
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Please see below for the salary range for work locations in New York City, Westchester County, NY and Jersey City, NJ only:
$126,000 – $169,000 per year
This position is eligible for incentive compensation or an annual bonus opportunity.
Please see below for the salary range for work locations in California only:
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Please see below for the salary range for work locations in Washington only:
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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, we have been recognized by our employees as a Best Place to Work in 2023. 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.
At Fidelity, 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”. Most associates will have a hybrid schedule with a requirement to work onsite at a Fidelity work location for at least one week, 5 consecutive days, every four weeks. These requirements are subject to change.
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 Accommodation Team by sending an email to accommodations @fmr.com, or by calling 800-835-5099, prompt 2, option 3.