Vp, Quantitative Portfolio Construction Technology

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The Role

We are seeking a VP, Quantitative Portfolio Construction Technology to join our Quantitative Research & Investments Technology (QRIT) team. This role will be responsible for designing and developing new systematic portfolio construction applications and technologies across multiple product lines in Quantitative Research and Investments (QRI) advisor. In addition, this role will lead the QRIT technical aspects of integrating Fidelity Direct Indexing offering with external off-platform sponsors.

This individual will partner with the Head of Portfolio Engineering on the Systematic Equity Strategies team and with equity and fixed income quant research and investments organizations to design, build, and support a comprehensive portfolio construction ecosystem. This role will report to the Head of QRIT. This individual is expected to combine hands on development with management of a team of software and quantitative developers.

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

• Experience working on AWS/Azure cloud environment and working knowledge of CI/CD & DevOps
• Agile leadership experience or working knowledge of agile organizational models preferred
• Strong communication, interpersonal and relationship building skills to influence decisions and engage across Fidelity and at all levels of the organization
• Advanced understanding of data structures
• Bachelor’s degree in a computational field such as Computer Science, Master’s degree is preferred
• Strong experience in system architecture, design patterns and software engineering fundamentals such as OOP, functional programming, data modeling.
• Proven ability to design highly scalable and very performative systems
• Proven ability to capture requirements and formulate plans by partnering with various stakeholders
• Experience with Java and Python and one or more of the following: micro-services and RESTful APIs, SpringBoot, Web front-end technologies such as Angular, JavaScript, CSS.
• Experience managing teams of developers as a “player/coach”
• Minimum of 10 years of proven professional experience working in financial services (Asset Management or Global Capital Markets experienced preferred)
• Proven experience engaging with senior internal and external clients and partners
• Domain knowledge in either equities, fixed income, or alternative asset classes
• Demonstrated experience with portfolio construction systems

The Value You Deliver

• You will partner with other Fidelity business and technology leaders to identify and define strategic priorities based on an understanding of business value needs and enable execution of these initiatives. You actively bring new ideas, approaches, and insights to improve the contributions of your team and enable them to develop new skills and capabilities.
• Collaborative relationship with senior leaders in AM Tech to propagate standard processes while ensuring the culture and environment supports the attraction, retention, and development of talent
• You are committed to ongoing development of your own expertise and knowledge to bring the latest capabilities and thinking to your team to empower others with that knowledge.
• Inspirational people leader, capable of setting strategic direction and encouraging others to deliver results and impact to achieve that strategy.
• Commitment to building a balance of technology and non-technology skills in order to fully appreciate the broad needs of our customers.

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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.

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