Squad Lead/ Director of Product Management (Trading) - job 2 of 2

Job Description:

Fidelity Digital Assets℠ is dedicated to building products and services that help institutions adopt digital assets and innovate within the increasingly digital world of finance. Fidelity Investments began researching blockchain technology and digital assets solutions in 2014, where years of research and development have provided us with the deep expertise necessary to build the future of finance. As Squad Lead/ Director of Product Management on the Fidelity Digital Assets℠ Product Delivery team you would have the opportunity to directly contribute towards this future.

The Role

We’re looking for a collaborative, team-focused, experienced Electronic Trading Squad Lead/ Director of Product Management with phenomenal interpersonal skills and experience with deep analytical focus to design and manage electronic trading products such as agency trading algorithms, smart order routing , crossing engine and analytical tools and can work across business and technology departments and teams to build and manage a next-generation low-latency trading platform to provide the best execution quality to our Retail and Institutional clients. This role has the unique opportunity to lead squad to help design and deliver trading platform capabilities and solutions.

The Electronic Trading Squad Lead/ Director of Product Management will ensure alignment on the 'what' and 'when' work is to be performed through ongoing planning and management of a roadmap that serves Fidelity Digital Assets Product and other teams. You partner with other Squad Leads to provide overview of the Electronic Trading platform design and reconcile dependencies across the organization. You manage delivery teams, in an agile structure, to deliver trading solutions that drive efficiency and effectiveness against defined trading product objectives and the Fidelity Digital Assets mission. You engage with various squads to share their input, deliver on sprint commitments, continuously improve, innovate, experiment, learn and celebrate success. You help test and back-test trading strategies and drive innovation and consistency across Trading Products. You are committed to developing others and yourself to ensure the latest thinking and knowledge is integrated into the culture of the squad.

This role requires a dedicated, committed, and passionate leader who has experience with:

• Designing and managing electronic trading platforms including algorithmic trading, smart order routing and internalization / matching engine.
• Providing deep analytical expertise across various Trading squads.
• Is proficient in being able to extract and analyze data using SQL and other query languages.
• Deep Experience and interest in market structure – crypto, FX or equities.
• Passionate about execution quality – being able to define and manage to asset class appropriate execution quality standards and run back-tests to make sure constant improvements are made to the platform.
• Be a thought leader in introducing and implementing AI / ML techniques to create cutting edge trading strategies.
• Have experience and understanding of electronic trading protocols and managing latency across the platform.
• Inspire and empower squads through a shared mission and roadmap that aligns the work they do and the value they deliver to the partners they support.
• Guide the teams by serving as the voice of the client/partner towards high value, high quality execution.
• Clearly communicate impediments, progress and results against established objectives and KPIs towards successful delivery of agreed upon business, technology, and people results.
• Collaborate and coordinate with Technology – Architecture and Engineering Management and Squad Leads to build squad capacity and capability that cultivates a growth mindset.
• Make informed trade-off decisions to strike the right balance between quality, cost, and timelines.
• Improve value delivery and delivery excellence from planning through implementation.

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree required, MBA or any quantitative / analytical training necessary.
• 10+ years of combined experience designing and managing trading platforms.
• Deep understanding of Transaction Cost Analysis.
• Experience in Crypto a plus
• Exposure to AI/ML a plus
• Roadmap Management - skilled at defining and managing roadmaps that align business, data, and technology objectives by using quantitative and qualitative approaches to understand, sequence and prioritize needs.
• Discovery - crafting current/future state diagrams, process flows, use cases that position prioritized areas for delivery success.
• Planning – experience planning across teams for dependency alignment and facilitating quarterly planning activities that effectively break down work towards sprint goals.
• Backlog Ownership – owns the backlog to ensure epics and stories are clear and concise with well-defined business value and acceptance criteria. Ensure backlog readiness for upcoming sprints.
• Quality Execution – attention to detail with unwavering dedication to quality that is not limited to sign off. Ensure business readiness that ultimately delivers a seamless implementation.
• Partnerships - develop positive relationships and champion a collaborative team environment.
• Leadership – demonstrated expertise of leading, influencing, and motivating colleagues without formal authority with a track record of building engaged and empowered teams.

The Team

The Fidelity Digital Assets Product Delivery team is central to enhancing and delivering platform capabilities that serve Fidelity Digital Assets Retail and Institutional clients and platform consumers to offer Digital Asset products to their customers. Members of our team are highly dynamic, team-oriented and partner with each other, business partners and their squads. We lead by example, seek to continuously improve, deliver creative solutions that solve complex challenges and/or advance the business, and seek to increase the value we provide through our product delivery practice.

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Placement in the range will vary based on job responsibilities and scope, geographic location, candidate’s relevant experience, and other factors.

Base salary is only part of the total compensation package. Depending on the position and eligibility requirements, the offer package may also include bonus or other variable compensation.

We offer a wide range of benefits to meet your evolving needs and help you live your best life at work and at home. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage and emotional well-being support, market-leading retirement, generous paid time off and parental leave, charitable giving employee match program, and educational assistance including student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, and learning resources to develop your career. Note, the application window closes when the position is filled or unposted.

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.

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.

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