Chapter Leader (Director, Software Engineering)
Job Description: Are you a leader who blends deep technology & business expertise with a passion for mentoring and advancing associates? At Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations Technology, we are looking for a chapter leader to lead software engineers delivering next generation technology solutions. You will collaborate with other leaders to establish the standards for the chapter, influence the strategic decisions, deliver solutions, and directly manage a team of chapter members who primarily work within autonomous squads. You are dedicated to helping them grow and develop their knowledge and ensure alignment on the "how" of the work they perform. You are committed to developing your own expertise and knowledge to bring the latest thinking to your role to empower others with that knowledge.
The Team This Chapter Leader will work in partnership with Squad Leaders and other Chapter Leaders to build and support highly resilient platforms to perform record keeping and calculate and distribute Net Asset Value (NAV) for Fidelity Funds. By demonstrating and promoting Fidelity and agile leadership behaviors, you evolve and sustain our innovative, agile culture.
The Expertise You Have - 10+ years of software engineering experience
- Experience working in an agile delivery environment
- Proven expertise and passion for delivering complex technology solutions and achieving results
- Passionate about engineering excellence, innovation, and empowerment
- Aptitude and eagerness to learn new domain
- Experience in software development and deep understanding of the software life cycle stages
- Leading, coaching, mentoring, and developing people and teams
- Identifying and acquiring talent needs; and resource planning and talent allocation across large organizations
- Financial services experience, preferred
- Prior experience in Java, AWS, preferred
The Skills You Bring - Committed people leader capable of developing others with your deep technical and functional knowledge to accelerate and achieve increased skill proficiency
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to build and maintain strong cross-functional partnerships and relationships at all levels of the organization
- Continuously improve and encourage an agile way of working
- Intellectually curious and model a culture of continuous learning, mentoring, and coaching
- Take a data-focused approach to decision making, in day-to-day leadership and strategic tradeoffs
- Understand effective software delivery approaches including DevOps
- Knowledge to design, develop and support stable, resilient and mission critical technology solutions
The Value You Deliver - Bring passion to work to inspire and motivate the team
- Ensuring chapter talent composition aligns with strategic business priorities including workforce planning vital to provide increased value and results for customers and the business
- Supporting and empowering chapter members, to enable delivery of increased value in their teams
- Influence strategic backlog and prioritization decisions related to your area of expertise
- Measure performance through established objectives to deliver agreed upon business, technology, and people results
- Align chapter members across squads to ensure the best utilization of talent while also building learning opportunities and learning day content to develop skills
- Set and apply standards and ensure the work performed is aligned with established road maps
- Remove impediments to delivering value
- Actively sharing insights, knowledge, industry practices and developments across the organization
Certifications: Company Overview At Fidelity, we are focused on making our financial expertise broadly accessible and effective in helping people live the lives they want. We are a privately held company that places a high degree of value in creating and nurturing a work environment that attracts the best talent and reflects our commitment to our associates. We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workplace where we respect and value our associates for their unique perspectives and experiences. Find your Fidelity at fidelitycareers.com .
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 Leave of Absence/Accommodation Team by sending an email to accommodations @fmr.com , or by calling 800-835-5099, prompt 2, option 2.
