Director, Risk

Job Description:

The Role

Director, Asset Management Risk - Resiliency & Operational Risk Strategy

A strategic leadership role shaping the resiliency, governance, and risk posture of Fidelity's global Asset Management organization.

We are seeking a Director of Asset Management Risk to lead a critical and highly visible function responsible for advancing the resiliency, continuity, and operational risk capabilities across Fidelity's Asset Management (AM) business. This is a unique opportunity for a seasoned risk leader to influence enterprise‑wide strategy, elevate risk maturity, and guide the organization through a complex and rapidly evolving risk landscape.

In this role, you will bring thought leadership, strategic insight, and strong collaboration skills to help the organization anticipate risks, strengthen controls, and enhance preparedness for business and technology disruptions. You'll work across trading, technology, operations, investment teams, and enterprise partners-positioning this role at the center of AM's operational and strategic ecosystem.

The Opportunity

As Director, you will:

• Set direction for AM's resiliency and continuity strategy, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards while tailoring approaches to the unique needs of our global investment business.
• Provide senior‑level risk advisory support on assessments, governance, issue escalation, program enhancements, and emerging threat analysis.
• Lead a disciplined approach to continuity planning, crisis readiness, and recovery strategy, ensuring AM is positioned to operate effectively during and after disruptive events.
• Oversee testing and validation of AM's technology and vendor resiliency programs, partnering closely with Fidelity's enterprise technology teams.
• Direct the review and governance of information barriers and control frameworks across business units.
• Drive a data‑driven approach to risk identification and decision‑making through automated workflows, dashboards, predictive analytics, and leading risk indicators.
• Represent AM Risk in enterprise working groups, governance forums, and key senior‑leadership discussions.

This role offers substantial exposure to senior executives, opportunities to influence enterprise risk posture, and the ability to shape the long‑term resiliency and operational strategy for the Asset Management business.

What Makes This Role Exciting

• Enterprise Impact: Your strategies will directly influence how Asset Management prepares for, responds to, and recovers from operational and technology risks.
• Strategic Leadership: You'll shape the future of resiliency practices and advance AM's operational risk maturity.
• Cross‑Functional Influence: You'll work across the entire business-trading, technology, operations, investments, data analytics, compliance, and enterprise partners.
• Innovation Opportunity: Drive adoption of advanced analytics, automation, and modern resiliency engineering practices, including cloud‑based (AWS) resiliency.
• Executive Visibility: Present insights, recommendations, and risk intelligence to senior leaders across AM and the enterprise.
• Career Acceleration: This role positions you as a trusted advisor, thought leader, and enterprise‑wide influencer in a domain that is increasingly critical to financial services.

The Expertise You Bring

• Bachelor's degree preferred
• Extensive experience in operational risk, business resiliency, technology risk, or related leadership roles
• Strong command of data analysis
• Deep understanding of continuity planning, technology recovery, and cloud resiliency practices
• Experience advising senior leaders and influencing risk‑related decisions
• Familiarity with Asset Management or Investment Management tech and operations

The Skills You Bring

• Proven leadership experience driving risk or resiliency programs at scale
• Ability to translate complex risks into actionable insights for senior leaders
• Excellence in executive‑level communication, presentation, and stakeholder engagement
• Ability to build consensus and influence across diverse business and tech teams
• Strong project and program management discipline
• Demonstrated ability to design metrics, dashboards, and leading indicators that inform strategic decisions
• Strong judgment, critical thinking, and problem‑solving skills in time‑sensitive environments

Note: Fidelity is not providing immigration sponsorship for this position

The Team

Asset Management Risk provides strategic direction and risk intelligence to leaders across Fidelity's AM business. We proactively identify, analyze, and monitor risks to safeguard the interests of the firm, clients, and associates. By partnering with business and technology leaders, we strengthen controls, streamline processes, and elevate the resiliency and stability of the organization. As a director on our team, you will play a key leadership role in driving a more resilient and risk‑aware Asset Management organization.
The base salary range for this position is $110,000-222,000 USD 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.

Most roles at Fidelity are Hybrid, requiring associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office. This does not apply to Remote or fully Onsite roles.

Certifications:

Category:

Risk

Client-provided location(s): Chicago, IL, Jersey City, NJ, North Smithfield, RI, Merrimack, NH, Westlake, TX

Job ID: Fidelity-2122505

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2026-01-08T18:45:29