Job Description:
The Role
As the Stock Plan Services (SPS) Director, Product Manager, also known as the Squad Leader, supporting Brokerage Integration you have a passion for delivering results within a fast paced, high growth business. In an agile format and structure, you will partner with other leaders to influence the broader strategic decisions and roadmaps, define the resource requirements, set the mission, and bring the squad together to execute on specific results and ensure respective products or services are available, stable, performant, and supported when required and related cost and maintenance is managed. You will ensure alignment on the "what" and "when" of the work performed by the squad through ongoing planning and prioritization, to enable the squad to work iteratively, innovate when appropriate, celebrate successes, and learn from failures. You will also be committed to maintaining and developing your own expertise and knowledge to ensure you bring the latest thinking to your role. You will work in partnership with the Product Area Leader, team members, and chapter leaders. By role modeling and promoting agile and Fidelity leadership principles, you will promote and sustain an innovative agile culture.
This role will focus on creating & executing a product vision for stock plan product capabilities that integrate with brokerage technology to deliver assets to our wealth & brokerage businesses within Fidelity Investments and Fidelity International:
Orchestrating stock plan transactions through our modernized platform and through brokerage capabilities with consideration for the experiences of our key stakeholders - operational & contact center associates, plan participants, and our corporate client plan sponsors.
Management of trade & transfer restrictions, including at the lot level & for insider trading windows, in accordance with plan rules
Brokerage account opening & activation for stock plan participants inside & outside the US, through Fidelity Brokerage Services & Fidelity International
Bulk transfer of assets deposited to brokerage accounts
Responsibilities:
Defining, refining, and communicating the your team's mission to squad members and business partners to empower and rally support
Anticipating, discovering, and prioritizing client / partner needs to serve as the voice of the clients and guide execution of the squad
Measuring performance through established critical metrics and deliver agreed upon business, technology, and people results
Inspecting and evaluating progress, and removing impediments for your squad
Defining, presenting, and evaluating results against agreed acceptance criteria
Making informed trade-off decisions to strike the right balance between quality, cost, and timelines
The Expertise and Skills You Bring
8-10 years of related product management experience, systems development, product development, and/or project/product management
Knowledge of Fidelity brokerage & institutional technology preferred
Knowledge of Stock Plans preferred
Bachelor's degree preferred
Financial services experience preferred
Agile experience preferred
You take a data-driven approach to understanding client needs, you translate strategic goals into action, and prioritize to enhance value delivered
You have a continuous improvement approach
You are energized by working collaboratively to deliver agreed business outcomes, drawing on the expertise of colleagues to inform the approach and remove impediments to making progress
You are capable of leading, influencing, and motivating colleagues without formal authority, and have a track record of building high-performing teams
You are intellectually curious and model a culture of learning and coaching
The Team
Stock Plan Services provides companies with outstanding administration for their equity compensation programs, including stock option, restricted stock, employee stock purchase, stock appreciate and performance plans. SPS Product Development supports the business and technology work streams that deliver against approved initiatives including new products for emerging markets and improvements to existing products.
The base salary range for this position is $110,000-$185,000 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.
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 every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office.
