Director, Investment Product

Director, Investment Product

The Director, Investment Product will be responsible for product development, management, strategy, and advocacy of Fidelity’s fixed income strategies. You will partner with the investment teams to understand and articulate product design, investment approaches and positioning across a range of strategies. You will contribute to ongoing product strategy for assigned products. Additionally, you will help to drive innovation and new product development to ensure that the product line continues to meet evolving customer needs.

• Presenting product design, investment philosophy, process, resources, and results to internal and external clients.
• Creating and enhancing investment content for product positioning in collaboration with investment teams and marketing.
• Researching product development opportunities and developing business cases to support new product initiatives.
• Identifying opportunities to reposition or enhance existing products to improve longer-term marketability.
• Contributing to the long-term strategic product plan to capitalize on emerging market trends and themes in collaboration with the broader fixed income product team.
• Demonstrating leadership to propose and drive various cross-team projects

 The Expertise and Skills You Bring

• 7+ years of experience working in the financial services industry. Current team members have a range of investment-focused product, consulting, fund research, or client-facing backgrounds.
• Knowledge of and interest in investments, specifically fixed income strategies.
• Deep understanding of retail, intermediary, and institutional distribution channels and their specific client needs and competitor sets.
• Strong educational credentials: CFA, MBA or equivalent graduate degree preferred.
• Series 7 & 63 licenses (can be obtained while in role).
• Innovative and strategic problem solver with a passion for investment products and a deep understanding of the evolving competitive environment.
• Proven experience with the development and product management for mutual funds, ETFs, Indexes, separately managed accounts, and institutional vehicles.
• Highly effective communicator with excellent writing, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Exhibits a strong track record of collaborating with others and working effectively in a team environment to meet customer needs and deliver business results.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize assignments while producing high quality work in a demanding, fast-paced environment.

The Team

The Investment Product Group plays a key role in the company, partnering closely with asset management, Fidelity’s distribution channels, and the broader organization to deliver a diverse range of investment capabilities and vehicles to meet the needs of retail, intermediary, and institutional clients.

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.

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.