IM Planning & Implementation, Senior Manager

Fidelity International

Hong

4d ago

About the opportunity

Department Description

Investment Solutions & Services (ISS) is a new alignment of existing teams that focuses on the development of investment products and services, and their distribution to wholesale, institutional, intermediaries and other B2B clients.

It is managed as a separate business from Fidelity’s Platform Business which offers a range of products and services that help end investors improve their financial health.

Investment Solutions & Services (ISS) includes Investment Management teams for Equity, Fixed Income, Multi Asset and Real Estate asset classes, Distribution teams that cover UK & Europe, Asia Pacific including Japan and Australia, a global Product Development team and the COO organisation for ISS.

Purpose of your Role

As the Investment Management (IM) Planning & Implementation Senior Manager , you will be responsible for providing the analysis, recommendations and implementation support necessary realize the strategic goals of the asset management team.

Initiatives will vary immensely with evolving business needs and regulatory changes. Implementation approach and requirements will oftentimes be driven by the outcome of your analysis and recommendations.

As such, there is no prescriptive methodology across all initiatives. A successful approach will be structured and methodical while maintaining the maximum level of flexibility and responsiveness to a rapidly changing input and requirements set.

The successful candidate will be expected to develop a deep understanding of our current & future investment capabilities, product & operational platform, business strategy and core asset management teams, execute a variety of initiatives and bring an informed perspective to discussions on internal and external strategy.

You will develop a close partnership with leaders and organisations outside of your immediate team to enable you to compile and provide data and information that will influence decisions at a senior level.

Key stakeholders are the Investment Management leadership team, including the CAO, CIOs and global / regional department heads, including the Global Head of Sustainable Investing.

Working closely with these stakeholders and other internal stakeholders, outstanding analytical, interpersonal and communication skills are essential to your success.

Key Responsibilities

Independently develop relationships with stakeholders to understand strategic goals, analyse solutions and coordinate required resourcing to ensure goals can be achieved within agreed timescales and budgets.

Formally engage with global change management teams to initiate projects, represent priority and provide on-going support during implementation phase.

Learn and understand key investment processes, support functions & regulatory frameworks to represent investment management team interests in forums and projects.

Conduct detailed analysis on operating models, processes, systems, documents and data integrations to provide both tactical and strategic improvement recommendations.

Produce project or procedure documentation as required including business requirements / user stories, scope definition, use case analysis, process flows, solution proposals, test plans)

Provide leadership on the execution of an implementation, work plan, or other strategic initiative

Champion communication & collaboration across functions, asset classes and geographies.

Identify, raise and analyse causes of key risks and issues.

Provide ongoing and Ad-hoc reporting to support senior management decision making.

Facilitate workshops, training sessions, and other meetings / communications

Identify, communicate and resolve key issues and risks as required

Establish and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders and partner functions / vendors

Some travel within Asia and globally may be required from time to time

Experience and Qualifications Required

7+ years of relevant experience as a business analyst, project manager or consultant with financial institutions or consultancies

Experience delivering impact assessment, process design, test coordination and vendor management

Excellent problem solving and presentation skills

Collaborative team player and self-starter, with flexibility to work under a culturally-diverse environment

Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines

Ability to digest complex regulatory rules and translate these to practical business solutions

Experience or qualifications within Sustainable Investment subject matters preferred.

Previous experience in working with virtual / offshore teams across multiple jurisdictions

Understanding of project management & business analysis methodologies

Strong influencing skills

SQL / Database query capability valued

Proficient in MS Office

Fluent in English

About you

About Fidelity International

We’ve been helping our clients plan and save for the futures they want for over 50 years. From more than 25 locations around the world, we provide investment services and retirement expertise to 2.

5 million clients everyone from central banks and financial institutions to wealth managers and private individuals. We think generationally and look to the long term.

And today, building on the security of private ownership and our strong sense of purpose, we’re growing our business like never before.

What it’s like to work here.

In our welcoming, caring culture, you’ll feel valued, trusted and free to express yourself. We recognise the value of inclusion and diversity in culture, in thought and in experience.

With this in mind, please let us know if you feel you might benefit from any reasonable adjustments to perform to the best of your ability during the recruitment process and beyond.

As well as a clear commitment to inclusion, we offer real flexibility about where, when and how you work. It’s an approach we call dynamic working’, and you’ll find it brings the very best out in you.

Getting started

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