Job Description:
Director, Asset Management Compliance Center of Excellence, Alternative Investments
Asset Management Compliance (AMC) works closely with Fidelity's investment teams across all asset classes to ensure compliance with global regulations, investor requirements, and corporate policies in the interest of promoting customer trust and confidence in Fidelity. AMC is committed to driving Fidelity forward through business partnership and stewardship, platform modernization, and talent development. AMC associates are passionate about delivering sound guidance and creative solutions in a timely and adaptable manner to support Asset Management in delivering the best customer experience in the financial services industry.
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The Role
As a Director in the AMC Initiatives Management Center of Excellence, Alternative Investments you will assess the impacts of new complex products, investment capabilities, and regulatory changes to the AMC operating model. You will build and lead implementation plans that ensure readiness across all functional areas within AMC while representing AMC with product and regulatory facing business partners across Fidelity. The Center of Excellence Director will design, build, and maintain robust product and regulatory intake, implementation, and metrics reporting tools to drive and support collaboration, readiness, and transparency.
In this role, you will lead a variety of initiatives with a focus on alternative products. You will build and maintain strong working relationships with Fidelity senior management and initiative stakeholders, providing timely awareness of key risks, issues, and results across AMC and with key Asset Management leaders and business partners.
The Expertise You Have
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- At least ten years financial services experience with a preference for a background in compliance, legal, investment support and/or regulatory experience.
- At least three years in a role that focuses on alternative investment strategies, including private credit, long/short equity and credit, arbitrage, etc.
- Working experience in non-traditional investment vehicles such as closed-end funds, REITs, private funds, etc.
- Strong understanding of asset management laws and regulations, including investment companies, investment adviser businesses, and commodities rules as well as knowledge of industry practices relating to alternative investments.
- Experience and technical expertise with practices that pertain to the asset management industry, including investment processes, derivatives and other instrument types, disclosure practices, trading and allocation issues, fund treasury and accounting matters, transfer agent, distribution, and custodial practices.
- An understanding of global compliance programs, including compliance policies and procedures, control frameworks, and risk assessments, with an approach to evaluate and recommend improvements.
The Skills Your Bring
- Outstanding organizational skills, including leading project teams while also contributing individual work.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship management skills
- Ability to connect with senior leaders and decision makers and influence desired outcomes
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively across functions.
- Strong analytic skills, resourcefulness, problem-solving abilities, and attention to detail
- Proven ability to swiftly comprehend complex issues and regulatory requirements and provide clear and concise explanations in written and verbal communications.
- Outstanding people and leadership skills
Certifications:
Category:
Compliance
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.
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.