Squad Leader - Alt Investments Technology
Fidelity Investments, Boston, MA, United States
Job Description:
The Role
As the Squad Leader for Arbitrage & Hedging Solutions Technology, you will be responsible for the technology that supports Fidelity's growing business in the discretionary liquid alternatives market. You will partner with Portfolio Managers, Traders, Quantitative Analysts, and Investment Service teams to define the tools needed to manage portfolios with derivatives and other alternative investments.
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 work directly with a team of technology professionals, and enable team 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.
The Expertise and Skills You Bring
- A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Economics, or related field.
- 8+ years' experience working in a technology role or related field.
- 3+ years' experience working directly with Front Office Investment Teams - Portfolio Managers, Traders, or Quantitative Analysts.
- Experience establishing and documenting product roadmaps, backlogs and team priorities.
- Experience working with derivatives and complex financial instruments.
- Knowledge of relational databases and experience writing complex SQL queries
- A CFA or progress towards is strongly preferred.
- You have a strong focus on execution and identify, communicate, and remove impediments to progress for your teams
- 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 unquestioning 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 to fully appreciate the broad needs of our customers
The Team
You work in partnership with the FAMS Investment Product Area Leader, other Product Managers, Scrum Masters, and Technical Leaders aligned to your squad. By demonstrating and promoting Fidelity and leadership behaviors, you sustain and evolve our culture. Your work will directly support the growing Institutional business in Fidelity Asset Management Solutions (FAMS) by enhancing an existing set of processes and developing new capabilities to support the growing demand from Fidelity's institutional clients.
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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 top 10 Best Place to Work in 2024. 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.
Fidelity's hybrid working model blends the best of both onsite and offsite work experiences. Working onsite is important for our business strategy and our culture. We also value the benefits that working offsite offers associates. Most hybrid roles require associates to work onsite all business days of every other week in a Fidelity office.
At Fidelity, we value honesty, integrity, and the safety of our associates and customers within a heavily regulated industry. Certain roles may require candidates to go through a preliminary credit check during the screening process. Candidates who are presented with a Fidelity offer will need to go through a background investigation, detailed in this document, and may be asked to provide additional documentation as requested. This investigation includes but is not limited to a criminal, civil litigations and regulatory review, employment, education, and credit review (role dependent). These investigations will account for 7 years or more of history, depending on the role. Where permitted by federal or state law, Fidelity will also conduct a pre-employment drug screen, which will review for the following substances: Amphetamines, THC (marijuana), cocaine, opiates, phencyclidine.
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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.
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