Job Description:
TRADING SQUAD LEADER / PRODUCT OWNER | Fidelity Digital Assets
Fidelity Digital Assets is dedicated to building products and services that help retail and 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 a Crypto Trading Product Owner / Squad Lead 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, trading knowledgeable Product Owner with phenomenal interpersonal skills with broad experience in designing and managing electronic trading products and work with various business and technology teams to build a next-generation low-latency trading platform.This role has the unique opportunity to design and deliver trading platform capabilities and solutions.
The Squad Leader for this team will ensure alignment on the "what", "when" and "how" work is to be performed through ongoing planning and management of a roadmap that serves Fidelity Digital Assets Product and Operations teams.You partner to reconcile cross squad dependencies while taking full ownership of the product backlog that enables effective delivery.You work closely with your delivery team, in an agile structure, to deliver trading solutions that drive efficiency and effectiveness against defined trading product objectives and the squad mission. You engage squad members to share their input, deliver on sprint commitments, continuously improve, innovate, experiment, learn and celebrate success. You ensure releases are of high quality and implemented seamlessly by ensuring business readiness. 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 a broad range of electronic trading product solutions
Is proficient in being able to extract and analyze data using SQL and other query languages.
Experience and interest in trading market structure - crypto, FX or equities.
Passionate about execution quality - being able to define and manage to asset class appropriate execution quality standards.
Have experience and understanding of electronic trading protocols - e.g. FIX
Inspire and empower the squad through a shared mission and roadmap that aligns the work they do and the value they deliver to the partners they support.
Guide the team 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 Engineering Management and Scrum Masters 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 a plus
7+ years of combined experience working with trading platforms.
Jira and Jira Align experience preferred
Experience in financial services, trading APIs, trading and custody 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
Management - able to delegate, coach and deliver feedback to Business Analysts and/or Associate Product Owners that may report directly to you. Prioritize management responsibilities and support that cultivates associate growth and career development.
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 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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The base salary range for this position is $81,000-$137,000 per year.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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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 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 all business days of every other week in a Fidelity office.
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.
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.
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