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Team Lead, Investment Risk Technology

Fidelity

Fidelity

IT
Boston, MA, USA
Posted on Apr 10, 2025
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Job Description:

Team Lead, Investment Risk Technology

The Role

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic leader to head the development of our Investment Risk Platform for Asset Management at Fidelity. This individual will play a pivotal role in designing, building, and scaling a cutting-edge risk management system that empowers investment teams with actionable insights into factor models, risk exposures, and portfolio performance. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of successfully developing similar systems, deep expertise in investment risk concepts, and the ability to collaborate effectively across technical and investment teams at all levels.

As part of our team, you will have the opportunity to shape the future of investment risk management within a forward-thinking financial services organization. You will work alongside talented professionals who are passionate about leveraging technology to drive smarter investment decisions while fostering innovation at scale. Key Responsibilities of this role include:

Platform Development & Leadership

  • Lead the design, development, and implementation of the Investment Risk Platform, ensuring scalability, reliability, and alignment with business goals.

  • Drive innovation by integrating advanced analytics, factor models, and machine learning techniques into the platform.

  • Oversee and contribute towards the end-to-end lifecycle of platform development, including requirements gathering, architecture design, coding, testing, deployment, and ongoing maintenance.

Risk Modeling & Analytics

  • Develop and implement robust factor models to assess portfolio risk exposures across multiple asset classes.

  • Collaborate with investment teams to identify key risk drivers and translate them into actionable metrics within the platform.

  • Ensure the platform provides accurate reporting and analytics on risk metrics such as volatility, tracking error, Value-at-Risk (VaR), stress testing results, and attribution analysis.

Cross-Team Collaboration

  • Act as a bridge between technical teams (engineering, data science, analytics) and investment teams (portfolio managers, analysts) to ensure alignment on objectives and priorities.

  • Communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders in an accessible manner while understanding investment professionals’ needs deeply.

  • Facilitate regular meetings with stakeholders to gather feedback and refine platform features.

Leadership & Strategy

  • Build and mentor a high-performing team of developers and analysts dedicated to the Investment Risk Platform.

  • Stay abreast of industry trends in risk management technologies and methodologies to ensure our platform remains best-in-class.

  • Collaborate with senior leadership to define long-term strategies for enhancing risk management capabilities across the organization.

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

  • Demonstrated experience in building investment risk platforms or similar systems within financial services organizations.

  • Strong programming skills in languages such as Python, R, or Java; familiarity with data visualization tools like Tableau or Power BI is a plus.

  • Proficiency in working with large-scale data systems (e.g., SQL databases, cloud platforms like AWS or Azure).

  • Expertise in quantitative finance concepts including factor models (e.g., Fama-French), risk exposures (e.g., beta, alpha), portfolio optimization techniques, and statistical modeling.

Industry Knowledge

  • Deep understanding of financial markets across asset classes such as equities, fixed income, derivatives, etc.

  • Familiarity with regulatory requirements related to investment risk management.

Leadership & Communication Skills

  • Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment while managing competing priorities effectively.

  • Exceptional communication skills with the ability to convey technical ideas clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.

  • Strong interpersonal skills with a collaborative mindset to work seamlessly across organizational boundaries.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in Finance, Economics, Computer Science, Data Science, or related fields.

  • Experience working with portfolio management systems such as Bloomberg PORT or BlackRock Aladdin is highly desirable.

  • Knowledge of machine learning applications in financial risk modeling is a strong plus.

The Team

Asset Management Technology (AMT) provides technology solutions and support to all the Investment Management, Research, Trading, and Investment Operations functions globally. The Quantitative Research & Investing Technology team is a dynamic, high-impact environment that offers opportunities to work on complex and innovative risk management systems and opportunities to shape the future of Fidelity’s Multi-Asset Class Risk Platform and influence key decisions at the intersection of technology and asset management.

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Information Technology

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.

Company overview

At Fidelity, we are passionate about 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. For information about working at Fidelity, visit FidelityCareers.com. Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to complete the application or interview process.

If you would like to request an accommodation, please contact us at:

accommodations@fmr.com

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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 top 10 Best Place to Work in 2024. 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.

Fidelity's working model blends the best of working offsite with maximizing time together in person to meet associate and business needs. Currently, most hybrid roles require associates to work onsite all business days of one assigned week per four-week period (beginning in September 2024, the requirement will be two full assigned weeks).

We invite you to 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 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.

Benefits
Learning & development
Culture

Benefits that adapt to everything life sends your way

401(k) with company match

Medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage

16-week maternity leave & 12-week parental leave

Student loan assistance

Fidelity is invested in you

Committed to Professional Development

At Fidelity, we are constantly adapting to the changing needs of our customers, new technologies, and better ways of working. And we empower our employees to do the same, with an emphasis on developing skills and connections that will help propel you forward in your career while being able to make an impact for Fidelity’s customers around the world.

We offer a wide range of options for professional development including online, in-person, and mentor driven solutions. Special interest and networking groups are also part of our culture of empowerment, personal and professional enrichment, diversity and inclusion, and knowledge sharing.

Continuing Education & Training

  • Assess, build, and align your development plan through resources like our skill-building classroom and online courses.
  • Video-based training for technology, leadership, management & more.
  • Ongoing skills development and coaching opportunities.
  • Paid training with a facilitator who is dedicated to your onboarding and will track and evaluate your progress, giving you strategies to improve.
  • A range of talent development programs to support career mobility.

Mentoring

  • Utilize the skills of experienced leaders to enrich your career.
  • Dedicated mentors to help you grow into new areas of Fidelity’s business as you develop new skills.
  • An open atmosphere of knowledge sharing and collaboration.
  • Opportunities to pay it forward, sharing the knowledge you develop and as you help others define how they want their career to take shape.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

"Fidelity believes in, and is committed to, fair and equitable treatment for every associate and customer, and to creating a safe and respectful environment, in which everyone is treated with kindness, compassion and respect." Abby Johnson | Chairman and CEO Fidelity Investments

At Fidelity, we are committed to building an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging that will attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce.

Fidelity’s ten affinity groups are self-organized groups of employees with common interests in areas such as race, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation, or who share similar interests based on similar sets of experiences.

These Employee Resource Groups and Special Interest Groups are models of inclusion for Fidelity. They’re also a powerful form of engagement and development and can provide a pathway to visible leadership roles. Our affinity groups make a large contribution on the business, helping to ensure our products and services are delivered in a welcoming and equitable environment.

  • Over 22K employees participate in an affinity group.
  • Over 1,400 affinity group members volunteered for Fidelity Cares in 2020.
  • 74% increase in affinity group memberships over the last three years.

Giving Back to Our Communities

Throughout Fidelity, you’ll find a genuine commitment to social responsibility – where we strive to make an impact for customers, while also making an impact on the world.

Fidelity Cares

  • Provides associates with opportunities to actively volunteer and share their talents.
  • Hosts numerous company-wide volunteer events (in-person and virtual).
  • Partners with nonprofit organizations to support our local communities.
  • More than 12,000 associates donate time annually – from interns to SVPs.
  • Impact includes refurbishing schools, donating books and supplies, and teaching financial literacy.

Fidelity Charitable®

  • Created to make it easy for people to support charitable organizations they care about.
  • Helped deliver $7.3 billion in donor-recommended grants to charity in 2019.
  • Supported more than 300,000 unique charities around the world.
  • Since its inception, more than $42 billion has been given to public charities.

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