Job Description:

The Role

Are you passionate about technology skills? Do you love coaching and developing others? The VP, Technology Associate Development is an important leadership role within the Enterprise Technology (ET) HR Team reporting to the Head of Learning and Development, Enterprise Technology. In this role, you’ll have two primary areas of responsibility:

• Leading our Technology Skills Strategy, including re-energizing our approach to defining, measuring, and developing technology skills across Fidelity
• Managing a team that creates programs and solutions designed to accelerate the development of our Technology associates, managers, and leaders

You’ll lead high-priority, complex projects aligned to our Technology Talent Strategy, with specific accountability for our Technology Skills Strategy, which includes how we categorize, assess, and develop technology skills across Fidelity. You’ll direct cross-functional matrix project teams, pilots, and programs as needed, while developing close relationships with Technology business leaders. You’ll also partner closely with the Head of Learning and Development, the Talent Management team, HR Business Partners, and other enterprise and business colleagues across Fidelity.

As a people manager, you’ll manage a small team of Learning Partners who work with HR business partners and Technology leaders to provide learning solutions and programs. You and your team will support technology skill development, learning initiatives, and targeted leader and manager development.

The Expertise You Have

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with 10+ years of experience in technology-focused roles
• 5+ years of direct people management experience, preferred
• Direct work experience as a software engineer, architect, or related technology roles in a large-scale technology organization
• Extensive experience working on complex projects, managing multiple stakeholders, and influencing senior leaders
• Demonstrated success in collaborative leadership, working with senior leaders and internal partners
• Advanced understanding of the Technology business and ability to link HR activities to key Technology needs and initiatives

The Skills You Bring

• Strong people management skills, including career coaching and performance management
• Ability to understand business strategies and connect them to learning and development solutions
• Demonstrated thought leadership in skills assessment and development with a strong point of view on key topics and trends
• Digital fluency and the ability to learn emerging technology quickly
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including executive presentation skills
• Ability to influence across the organization, including senior leaders
• High degree of comfort working in ambiguous situations at all levels of the organization
• Proven ability to plan, organize, prioritize, and effectively manage multiple complex projects concurrently within a fast-paced environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills evidencing the ability to think and act strategically

The Value You Deliver

• Define and drive the Technology Skills Strategy, socializing and influencing across all levels of the organization
• Oversee the execution of technology skills development as a component of strategic workforce planning
• Regularly and closely monitor external and internal trends to make data-driven strategic recommendations regarding technology skills
• Act as an internal associate development expert, identifying opportunities and supporting Technology associates with career development and talent mobility
• Lead a team of learning professionals to deliver industry-leading associate development solutions for Technology associates
• Act as a trusted and credible partner to leaders, anticipating learning needs and proactively recommending solutions
• Lead the design and delivery of complex associate development projects and programs in a timely, high-quality manner
• Implement clear measurements to assess impact of implemented programs and solutions

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.

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.

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 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’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.