Director, Trading Operations

Job Description:

The Role

In this position, you will be a member of the Fixed Income Trading Operations Investment Services Team and will work extensively with the investment staff including trading, portfolio management and senior management. As a director on the team, you will provide oversight and support for the overall trading process within Fixed Income. This role will assist in enforcing trading policies and procedures and contributing to strategic trading initiatives. The role is essential in maintaining relationships with multiple internal groups who support Fixed Income trading as well as external trading counterparties, vendors, and other industry groups. The individual will utilize problem solving skills, to develop business solutions for complex problems, improve operational efficiencies, mitigate risk and further the investment process.

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

• 8 years work experience in or working with investment operations in financial services industry
• Knowledge of the institutional and mutual fund investment business, including strong understanding of the money market and bond fund management process
• Knowledge of fixed income investment process, as well as an appreciation and understanding of operational workflows
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to take proactive initiative are crucial
• You will need strong interpersonal communication and influencing skills to optimally apply conflict resolution and change management skills
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills with ability to work and meet deadlines independently
• Effective relationship management skills across numerous strategic business partnerships
• A keen eye for operational challenges, workflow solutions and risk mitigation
• Ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Your positive attitude and “can do” work ethic
• True team player mentality

The Team

The Trading Operations team provides high-touch support for the investment process life cycle that requires an acute understanding of the Fixed Income investment process, market conventions, technology applications and operational ecosystem.

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Company Overview

Fidelity Investments is a privately held company with a mission to strengthen the financial well-being of our clients. We help people invest and plan for their future. We assist companies and non-profit organizations in delivering benefits to their employees. And we provide institutions and independent advisors with investment and technology solutions to help invest their own clients’ money.

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).

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, detailed in this document, 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.

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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.