Programme Manager

Product Delivery Manager - CLP

Contract length: 12 Months

Location: Cannon Street, London

Department: Investment Management Technology

Job type: Contract

Your role:

Investment Management Technology, part of Investment Solutions & Services business, provides systems development, implementation, and support services for Fidelity International’s global Investment Management division.  We support Fund Managers, Research Analysts and Traders in all of Fidelity International’s locations, including London, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Toronto, Australia, Singapore, and China.  

Fidelity is embarking on several strategic programmes of work that will create a technology platform to support the next evolutionary stage of our Investment Processes.  These programmes span across asset classes and include Fundamental and Quantitative Research, Sustainable Investing, Systematic and Portfolio Construction, Risk Management and Trading.

Role Overview

• As a Product Delivery Manager on CLP, you will play a key role working with senior Business and Change leads within Fidelity International and vendor partners to facilitate and lead the definition of viable business tooling and operating model to support Fidelity’s Investment Management growth and success. 

• Within a set product workstream, you will need to lead the definition and development of key tooling and data requirements, core Portfolio Management workflows and the potential redesign of underlying investment management and operational processes to support Fidelity’s ability to meet an ever-changing client demand for product customisation. 

• You will also be required to lead teams of business analysts and technical engineers’ teams to deliver against product roadmaps and backlogs, providing leadership, direction and support when needed. 

• You will ensure the core business goals are understood and will help shape large, high risk and complex initiatives. You will work collaboratively with solution and enterprise architects, UX designers, and wider delivery teams to ensure that solutions address the requirements of the business

About you

• Detailed understanding of Investment management and how model-based investing is evolving across the sector 

• Strong experience on portfolio management and Model Based investing 

• Background in Investment management technology product development of all key asset classes 

• Understanding of quantitative modelling techniques and lifecycle of model-based investing

• Able to understand performance and risk attribution of model-based investing

• Experience working on in-house/vendor product that supports model-based investing

• Ability to explain complex technical and functional requirement concisely 

• Successfully operated as a hands-on business analyst in a lead role

• Requirements analysis using structured techniques (Use Cases, Design Thinking etc.)

• Strong logical and physical data analysis skills

Key accountabilities 

• Reporting into both the CLP Programme Director, partner with the business Product Owner and lead Business Architects to incept and deliver the critical outcomes for new tooling and Model Based Investing Structures over the next 2 years. 

• Lead the end-to-end delivery for a key product workstream within the CLP programme, managing plans to meet key outcomes & milestones to realised new functional and non-functional requirements  

• Work closely with leads in the Data and Investment Risk and Attribution programmes, to successfully bring together cohesive solutions across tooling & data services

• Design and correctly resource the global change team with the necessary skills and capabilities to successfully deliver the workstream outcomes in line with ISS enterprise standards.

• Establish a roadmap demonstrating the staged delivery of capabilities, benefits realised, dependencies with other initiatives, customer impact, and regulatory impact. 

• Ensure that there are clearly defined transition states for the Operating Model at different points in time on the roadmap to represent the staged delivery.

• Align the technology and business functions under a cohesive governance model to deliver each stage of the strategy & Operating Model

Why Fidelity

Fidelity International offers investment solutions and services, and retirement expertise to more than 2.56 million customers around the world. As global leaders, operating in more than 25 locations and with $783.6 billion in total assets, they continually push the boundaries of technology to build an even stronger business. 

Rewards and benefits 

As well as the prestige of working for a global financial services player, you’ll work with some of the smartest tech, expanding your skills and building your experience.  Also, as a contract employee of Randstad Sourceright, you’ll receive a wide range of financial and personal benefits. There’s enrolment in a pension plan (after 12 weeks on assignment) and holiday pay. You’ll also get 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme, designed to help you deal with any problems that could be affecting your home or work life.

Inclusion and diversity

Fidelity is proud of its achievements as an equal opportunities employer. They care deeply about creating a supportive place where all people feel valued and free to be themselves. A commitment to Diversity and Inclusion is not only right, it's critical for a healthy culture and leads to better business outcomes. That’s why Fidelity has an environment where all differences are welcomed and celebrated.

The Randstad companies are responsible for finding and contracting talent for project roles at Fidelity International. If you are selected for a role, you will be employed by a Randstad company, and will not be an employee of Fidelity International