Summary

As the VP, Quant Product Management you will be a part of Quantitative Research and Investment Technology (QRIT) in Asset Management Technology (AMT). You blend deep technology expertise with a dedication to delivering client value. You will define and evolve the Systematic Equity Portfolio Construction Technology vision, strategy and mission and ensure continued alignment and prioritization of work with other key initiatives. You will work in a team developing eCasper, the new QRI Portfolio Construction Application. You will partner with QRI Portfolio Engineering and Investment Operations leaders to resolve strategic priorities based on an understanding of business partner needs and enable execution of these priorities by the cross-functional teams. You will support the team as it improves value delivered through prioritization, creativity, innovation, collaboration, and decision making and encourage the associates to work iteratively, innovate through testing and experimentation and learn from failures while celebrating success. You are committed to developing your own knowledge and bring the latest thinking to your role to empower others with that knowledge.

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

1. Minimum of 10 years of proven professional experience in software technology teams with practical experience in product development
2. Financial services experience particularly with Wealth Management/Managed Accounts or Asset Management business is a must. You have deep proven experience in either equities, fixed income, or alternative asset classes
3. Experience with portfolio construction is required
4. You have senior level experience defining strategic roadmaps and leading the development of solutions and offerings aligned with and in support of the strategic direction of the business
5. You are able to report and track on progress at a senior level
6. You have very good project and program management skills
7. You are experienced engaging with senior internal and external clients and partners
8. You are a committed servant leader and an inspirational people leader, capable of setting strategic direction and encouraging others to deliver results and impact to achieve that strategy
9. You have a continuous improvement approach and encourage and enable an agile way of working
10. You have strong communication, interpersonal and relationship building skills with which you influence and engage across Fidelity and at all levels of the organization
11. You take a data-focused approach to decision making, in day-to-day leadership and strategic tradeoff analyses
12. You have or are committed to building a balance of technology and non-technology skills in order to fully appreciate the broad needs of our customers

The Value You Deliver

1. Inspirational people leader, capable of setting strategic direction and encouraging others to deliver results and impact to achieve that strategy.
2. Proactively partnering with business and technology leaders
3. Develop technology roadmaps, to drive consistency in use of platforms and APIs, to minimize redundancy and manage the technology lifecycle
4. Track and report status at a senior level
5. Understand the needs of clients and other partners
6. Define, evolve and communicate strategic priorities, the product(s) vision and its mission, to execute the business strategy and increase the value delivered to clients
7. Measure performance through established and aligned objectives and critical metrics and deliver agreed upon business, technology, and people results
8. Evaluate capacity needs aligned with strategic priorities and ensure team optimization through ongoing prioritization and evolution of the team missions
9. Inspect and evaluate progress and remove impediments to delivering value
10. Assessing industry and customer trends and sharing insights, knowledge, and developments across teams
11. Compelling enterprise-wide alignment through collaboration, knowledge sharing and breaking down silos to achieve the best results for Fidelity

Skills

• Communications Skills
• Leadership
• Product Design
• Strategic Thinking
• Team Collaboration