Job Description:
As Vice President, Domain Architect within the Fidelity Institutional (FI) Product & Business Enablement organization, you will lead the architectural solution design for some of the most complex and strategically important areas of the business. You'll be responsible for developing scalable, secure, and forward-looking technology solutions that align with Fidelity's long-term objectives. Your work will span business applications, cloud infrastructure, and emerging AI capabilities, all with the goal of driving innovation and sustainable growth.
Fidelity Institutional delivers investment, trading, and technology solutions to institutional clients, including registered investment advisors, broker-dealers, and institutional investors. Our offerings include proprietary investment products-such as alternative investments and active ETFs-distributed through platforms like FundsNetwork and Wealth Advisor Solutions. We also provide institutional-grade equity and fixed income trading platforms, prime brokerage, and securities lending services, all supported by robust data and analytics.
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In this role, you'll combine deep technical expertise with strong business acumen to translate strategic goals into actionable IT capabilities. You'll lead architectural governance, promote enterprise standards, and assess emerging technologies to shape future-ready solutions. Your ability to communicate effectively and influence across diverse teams will be essential, as will your pragmatic approach to balancing innovation with execution.
You'll support a broad and diverse portfolio that includes Institutional Distribution, Fidelity Institutional Wealth Management Services (IWMS), FI CRM Enablement, FI Digital Engagement, Client & Fund Services, and FundsNetwork. These domains encompass Sales, Service, and Marketing platforms, as well as Referral Tools used across FI and IWMS. Your architectural leadership will enable these functions through modern, integrated, and resilient technology ecosystems.
To excel in this role, you'll need deep expertise in AWS and cloud architecture, along with experience across a wide range of technologies including external web platforms, web security, APIs, Salesforce, and content management systems. Familiarity with AI/ML and data platforms is highly desirable. A background in financial services or other regulated industries is essential, and your ability to manage third-party vendor relationships will be key to delivering secure and compliant solutions.
You'll work across domains such as Sales (Salesforce), Marketing (content management, marketing automation), Servicing (transfer agency systems, secure external web), and Data and AI/ML. Your architectural oversight will extend to end-to-end external sites that support multiple business lines.
Your success will be defined by your ability to lead with clarity, foster cross-functional alignment, and deliver practical, scalable solutions. As a visible leader and advocate for architectural excellence, you'll help elevate solution architecture practices within FI Product & Business Enablement and across Fidelity.
The Expertise You Have
- Education - BS or MS required
- Experience leading technical architects, technology governance, and complex solution design
- 12+ years of experience in building distributed systems and applications and Cloud database technologies.
- Expertise in AWS and cloud architecture, with a strong focus on designing scalable, secure, and resilient cloud-native solutions
- Proven experience in external web platform design, including web security and API integration
- Hands-on knowledge of Salesforce architecture and implementation, particularly within Sales and Service domains
- Proficiency in content management systems and digital marketing technologies, including SEO, search, and marketing automation
- Familiarity with AI/ML technologies and data platforms, with the ability to assess and integrate emerging capabilities
- Solid background in financial services or other regulated industries, with a deep understanding of compliance, security, and governance requirements
- Demonstrated ability to lead architectural governance, enforce enterprise standards, and align technology with business strategy
- Experience managing third-party vendor solutions, ensuring secure, compliant, and high-performing integrations
- Strategic mindset with the ability to translate complex business needs into actionable, cross-domain IT solutions
- Skill in analyzing business direction and challenges, understanding long-term vision and risk, and guiding strategic technical solutions
- Experience collaborating with product managers, architects, and technical leads to evaluate, recommend, and configure technologies aligned with long-term strategy
- Ability to build and maintain effective relationships across teams and constructively challenge decisions to support strategic goals
- Financial industry experience preferred, particularly within brokerage
The Skills You Bring
- Apply a pragmatic, solution-oriented design approach, balancing innovation with practical execution
- Maintain a strong focus on delivery excellence, ensuring timely and high-quality outcomes
- Leverage governance frameworks and processes to enable secure, efficient, and scalable solutioning
- Act as a collaborative partner, fostering cross-team alignment and enabling solution thinking across domains
- Champion the role and impact of solution architecture within FI Product & Business Enablement and across Fidelity
- Demonstrate a passion for technology and a proactive mindset in addressing complex challenges
- Formulate and communicate strategic architectural direction, driving alignment and adoption across the organization
- Exhibit strong influence and persuasion skills, while remaining open to feedback and iterative improvement
- Possess a solid understanding of cloud services and their application in end-to-end integration patterns
- Apply strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with clear and effective written and verbal communication
- Demonstrate effective interpersonal, negotiation, and influencing abilities across all organizational levels
- Translate complex business needs into actionable, scalable technology solutions
- Analyze business direction and challenges to deliver strategic, risk-aware technical guidance
- Collaborate closely with product and application teams on technology evaluation, selection, and configuration
The Value You Deliver
- Drive end-to-end solution delivery by aligning architecture with business priorities and ensuring scalable, secure, and high-performing implementations
- Lead the design and execution of complex initiatives, translating strategic goals into actionable technical roadmaps and deliverables
- Accelerate time-to-value by leveraging governance, reusable patterns, and agile practices to enable rapid and sound solutioning
- Partner across teams to ensure architectural alignment, remove delivery roadblocks, and support cross-functional execution at scale
- Continuously improve delivery outcomes by mentoring teams, promoting architectural best practices, and ensuring solutions are built for long-term success
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Category:
Information Technology
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.