Head of Fidelity Labs

Job Description:

The Head of Fidelity Labs leads the incubation and launch of new commercial software businesses and is accountable for the revenue and business outcomes of the Labs portfolio.  

The Head of Fidelity Labs will be responsible for the continued evolution of the strategy underpinning the Labs operating model. They oversee the sourcing, evaluation, and validation of new ideas as well as the creation of business plans to launch new businesses into market. The accountability includes the development of business operations and go-to-market capabilities that support the scaling of revenue. 

Founded in 2005, Fidelity Labs has played a critical role in driving growth and innovation for the firm. It has a portfolio of new businesses and is constantly prototyping concepts for Fidelity’s next new ventures. Fidelity Labs is a dynamic workplace that combines the best parts of startup life—building from scratch, adapting quickly, and moon-shot ambition—with the scale and stability of an industry leader.

Reporting directly to the President of Enterprise Services at Fidelity Investments, this leader will manage teams across the portfolio.

The Team

Our small, multidisciplinary teams include developers, data scientists, designers, product managers, sales, operations, and business associates. Some are former entrepreneurs, and others were previously professionals from all different industries. What brings us together is a shared passion for tackling large-scale problems and building new businesses from the ground up. We take pride in our culture and have a presence in several Fidelity sites in the U.S. and around the globe.

The Value You Deliver 

• Leadership to develop impactful businesses
• Objective research to identify and de-risk new business opportunities
• Strong external relationships in the startup community and ability to use connections to identify future talent
• Collaborative relationships across the firm to identify opportunities for Labs to help accelerate digital opportunities
• Inspiring a large team to align and execute against the Labs mission
• Ensuring the right culture, structure, process, people, and technology are in place to deliver desired portfolio outcomes

The Experience and Skills You Bring  

• Demonstrated operational experience as senior leader in financial services and or in a fintech start-up
• Technical acumen needed to operate several technical programs in production
• Experience with the software-as-a-service business model and their critical success measures including unit economics
• Demonstrated competencies to negotiate and influence at all levels within an organization
• Strong communications and ability to translate business context, challenges and strategy
• Innovative, forward-thinker who quickly understands the context, comfortable challenging the status quo and making tough decisions
• Strong interpersonal and organization skills including the ability to lead by influence and build relationships at all organization levels
• Ability to attract and grow talent

Company Overview  

At Fidelity, we are focused on 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. 

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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 Best Place to Work in 2023. 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.

At Fidelity, our goal is for most people to work flexibly in a way that balances both personal and business needs with time onsite and offsite through what we’re calling “Dynamic Working”. Most associates will have a hybrid schedule with a requirement to work onsite at a Fidelity work location for at least one week, 5 consecutive days, every four weeks. These requirements are subject to change.

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.

We welcome those with experience in jobs such as Software Developer, Computer Technician, and Computer User Support Specialist and others in the Computers and Technology to apply.