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Director, HR Business Partner

AT Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments

Director, HR Business Partner

Boston, MA

Job Description:

Director, Human Resources Business Partner

At Fidelity, our greatest asset is our associates, and we focus on building an environment that allows people to perform at their best and make an impact! Fidelity is committed to advancing in times of challenge, and we will continue efforts to accelerate our support, development and the professional experience of our Associates. We believe this is central to continued strong growth and growing our market position.

The Team

Workplace Investing (WI) is helping employers lead a successful benefits program, to improve employees' overall well-being. Workplace Investing offers a broad range of integrated financial, health and benefits solutions and provides innovative technology, strategic collaboration, exceptional service, and an engaging employee experience.

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As a member of Workplace Investing's HR Business Partner team, you will collaborate and partner with Senior Business Leaders to deliver solutions and programs supporting our human capital strategies. Key areas of focus include management and leadership effectiveness, compensation, workforce planning, career/performance management coaching and successful execution against business strategies & goals.

Our HR Team supports a broad range of business functions including several of WI's largest Product Organizations along with WI's Strategy & Planning function. This role will provide direct support to several L3 Senior Leaders and their teams.

The Expertise You Have

  • Develops, aligns and executes HR programs and initiatives; seeks successful completion in support of business unit plans.
  • Assess organizational effectiveness from multiple views of impact and develop solutions to support business improvements
  • Identifies talent needs, risks and gaps; builds and coordinates execution of a plan to address using talent management tools and resources. Facilitates, implements and/or participates in Talent Review/Succession Planning roundtables for business partners, owning the entire process across the BU/ Function as required.
  • Helps business ensure bench strength by advising with leaders on decisions to build, buy or develop talent addressing benefits and risks of each strategy.
  • Reviews trends in compensation and recommends opportunities and interventions for better alignment of programs to meet business needs
  • Identifies organizational capabilities needed to deliver against business results, using and integrating Fidelity's Leadership principles and Manager Effectiveness

Note: Fidelity is not providing immigration sponsorship for this position

The Skills You Bring

  • 10+ years HR related experience, along with strong business acumen
  • You are confident in partnering with leaders at all levels, challenging and influencing difficult issues and strategic decisions, as well as providing sophisticated solutions to complex issues in an ambiguous ever-changing environment.
  • You are a proactive problem solver and have demonstrated independence, autonomy and accountability when driving your work.
  • You can work as part of a program team to drive long term strategic outcomes, owning pieces of work and follow-up items throughout.
  • Proficient in organizational change and understand key points of engagement, communication, and influence
  • Excel at interpreting data, recognizing trends and themes, and advising with the business using measures and results
  • Ability to connect and integrate priorities to ensure aligned, and scalable service delivery
  • Excellent program/project management and can think end-to-end about the work to be implemented
  • Ability to easily build relationships, navigate across business units and have strong emotional intelligence

The Value You Deliver

  • Deliver high quality, fast paced service and strong capability in organizational change, engagement and communication tools and techniques for impacting the workplace atmosphere
  • Working with leaders to ensure our associates are positioned for success - planning, hiring, training, mentor, and developing them to meet significant business goals
  • Participating in talent management initiatives to identify, assess, develop, engage, and reward hard-working and high potential talent and ensure development solutions are in place to build capability vital for future leaders of the business
  • Assessing the organization and participating in the development and execution of a talent strategy and key priorities to increase organizational performance and efficiency
  • Bringing data, measures, and analytics to influence decisions and guide prioritization of attention and investment of resources
  • Coordinating staffing strategies and assisting in the sourcing strategy and selection process for key roles
  • Crafting effective organizations, learning strategies and actions to ensure they perform well
  • Advising leaders on sensitive performance-related situations and their business implications

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Category:

Human Resources
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.

Client-provided location(s): Boston, MA, USA; Smithfield, RI, USA; Merrimack, NH, USA; Westlake, TX, USA; Covington, KY, USA
Job ID: Fidelity-2114030
Employment Type: Other

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • Fitness Subsidies
    • On-Site Gym
    • Pet Insurance
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • Virtual Fitness Classes
  • Parental Benefits

    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
    • Adoption Leave
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • Casual Dress
    • Snacks
    • Company Outings
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Leave of Absence
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K)
    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Company Equity
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
    • Financial Counseling
    • Profit Sharing
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Shadowing Opportunities
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Internship Program
    • Work Visa Sponsorship
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program

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