Director - Investment Oversight

Fidelity Investments

$120K — $150K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Degree in Finance, Investments, Accounting, or related field
  • 10-12 years of experience managing complex investment portfolios
  • Expertise in performance measurement of active managed portfolios
  • Deep knowledge of equities, fixed income, alternatives, and derivatives
  • Proven leadership experience with a focus on mentoring team members
  • Strong skills in decision-making and problem resolution
  • Excellent written and verbal communication abilities

Responsibilities

  • Lead the Investment Oversight Team in prudent asset management
  • Enhance investment monitoring processes and analytics
  • Prepare detailed reports for Board of Trustees and senior management
  • Build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders
  • Promote a collaborative and inclusive workplace culture
  • Mentor team members for professional development
  • Execute oversight responsibilities effectively and on time

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and mentorship
  • Inclusive work environment that values diversity
  • Roles within a highly regarded non-profit focused on philanthropy
  • Interaction with influential stakeholders in the investment community
  • Engagement in impactful charitable initiatives through Fidelity Charitable
Full Job Description
Director, Investment Oversight

Note: Fidelity is not providing immigration sponsorship for this position

The Role

In this role you will lead the Investment Oversight Team, ensuring that the assets of Fidelity Charitable, including individual securities, long-only funds, and an array of alternative investments, are invested in a prudent manner and in line with investment policies and guidelines. Further, maintaining adequate liquidity for grantmaking and other obligations is critical to our mission: to grow the American tradition of philanthropy by providing programs that make charitable giving accessible, simple, and effective.

This team provides subject matter expertise and is the primary point of contact for internal cross-functional business partners and for external advisors and donors seeking pertinent information regarding our investment program capabilities, guidelines, and policies.

You will lead, develop and guide a team of 2-3 associates to fulfill the following responsibilities:
  • Ensure effective and timely execution of oversight responsibilities.
  • Strengthen existing investment monitoring capabilities and analyses.
  • Prepare reports and research for Board of Trustees, senior management, and other key constituencies.
  • Foster strong, collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Cultivate a sense of partnership and collaboration while supporting an inclusive and respectful work environment.
  • Mentor and develop team members to reach their full potential while adhering to Fidelity's leadership principles.


The Expertise and Skills You Bring

Required
  • Degree in Finance, Investments, Accounting, or a related field.
  • 10-12 years of experience developing guidelines and monitoring complex, multi-asset investment portfolios.
  • Experience conducting and evaluating performance measurement and attribution of active managed portfolios.
  • In-depth understanding of public equities, fixed income, international, and derivatives markets. Understanding of alternative investments and their role in a well-diversified portfolio.
  • Experience with the creation of investment reporting to senior leadership and boards.
  • Experience leading a team of successful associates, including mentoring and career development.
  • Solid understanding of performance measurement, attribution, and evaluation.
  • Outstanding decision-making and problem resolution skills in a complex, cross-function business environment.
  • Demonstrated relationship building and influencing capabilities.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Strong project-management skills; can think end-to-end about processes and workflows.
  • Experience re-engineering processes and maintaining detailed documentation.

Preferred
  • Advanced degree and/or certification, e.g., CFA/CAIA Charter (or progress toward)
  • Experience with proxy voting and class actions.
  • Experience with investment management systems such as Morningstar Direct. Bloomberg, BARRA, Aladdin, etc.


The Team

Fidelity Charitable is a public charity that sponsors the largest national donor-advised fund program. Since 1991, Fidelity Charitable has introduced tens of thousands of donors to the benefits - and increased charitable impact - of using a donor-advised fund to meet their philanthropic goals. Fidelity Charitable is governed by an independent Board of Trustees, which has hired Fidelity Investments as the service provider to the charity. Fidelity Investments provides all the charitable organization's employees and supports all its functions: Program Development, Marketing, Service Delivery, Relationship Management, Finance, Technology, Risk and Compliance, and Fundraising.

Fidelity's Onsite Working Model
Fidelity is transitioning to a full-time onsite working model through a phased rollout across regions and roles. Currently, some roles and locations require 100% onsite presence, while others require less. Onsite expectations are likely to evolve as the rollout continues. This transition does not apply to fully remote roles.

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