Performance Delivery Director

Company: Fidelity Investments Inc.
Location: Durham
Posted on: February 25, 2021

Job Description:

IMPORTANT COVID-19 INFORMATION
At Fidelity, we are committed to safeguarding the health and well-being of our associates, clients, and candidates. We are actively monitoring the situation related to COVID-19 and are continuing to hire in order to serve our clients around the globe. To ensure your safety as a job candidate, we will be relying on virtual interviewing and other digital communications. Our recruiting team is committed to providing the support you need throughout the hiring and onboarding process. We appreciate your understanding and flexibility during this time. x Performance Delivery Directors design and improve operating and management systems with agile domains and business functions using leading practices and solutions to achieve our partner's strategic objectives. Performance Delivery identifies and executes these opportunities by building partnerships, connecting improvement opportunities to strategic business objectives, applying sound business management and quality principles to drive improvements, and ensuring that the change is sustainable. The Performance Delivery (PD) team is chartered with driving improved business performance within Fidelity Investments Workplace Investing (WI) business unit. We partner with business leaders to not only craft their strategy but also lead our most important initiatives to improve operational performance. Our goal is to generate significant value through increased customer happiness, cost efficiencies, risk reduction, and quality improvement. The Expertise You Have Seven years or more of business design, redesign, or improvement experience Proven success at leading and delivering results for ground-breaking projects that drive strategic change and growth Financial services or benefits outsourcing industry experience is preferred Advanced knowledge of core operations management concepts (Six Sigma, Transactional Lean, and Quality Management experience a plus) Practical technical acuity as indicated by the following knowledge and experience would be helpful: Knowledge of application development and deployment lifecycle to appropriately scope and time impact Experience scanning for and applying third party software solutions to tackle business problems (e.g., business process automation, natural language processing, data solutions, web applications, etc.) Experience delivering solutions to data-based problems (e.g., data sourcing, transformation, integration, etc.) The Skills You Bring Strong communication skills (verbal/written) and experience facilitating large, cross-functional design or strategic working sessions including issue, option, and resolution framing Agility in adapting to new and changing business areas and taking initiative to drive projects forward in a sophisticated, cross-functional working environment Ability to partner across the organization to influence all levels of management and peers through personal interactions as well as the creation and delivery of effective presentations Ability to propose business-oriented digital capabilities needed to design, re-design, or improve a process after partnering with technical specialists to research, compare, and test potential options Drive automation and unlock business insights through data-based problem solving and decision-making Curiosity to learn and uncover the root of exciting and often ambiguous business situations through respectful questioning, research, and investigation Strong business value analysis and financial modeling skills including experience in areas such as cost analysis, value frameworks, data analysis, critical thinking, modeling, or data flows Validated experience leading projects or programs and coordinating teams to deliver value using agile and traditional methodologies Advanced process design, redesign, and improvement experience including evaluating current state, assessing customer needs, and using customer journey and persona insights Experience implementing sustainable change by making the case for change, defining success, building capabilities, and influencing others Experience crafting management systems along with governance routines, controls, key performance indicators, and other instrumentation needed to optimize business routines Comfort in communicating unbiased recommendations and creative/innovative solutions to senior leaders that may challenge conventional wisdom The Value You Deliver Lead and mentor business teams to identify challenges, understand current state, develop future state solutions, and execute on the most impactful changes. PD Directors are involved strategically and tactically throughout the life of a project from idea generation through full execution for medium to high complexity projects Research, test, and develop standard methodologies for Performance Delivery associates to use as they approach business challenges and deliver value across our organization Certifications: Company Overview At Fidelity, we are focused on making our financial expertise broadly accessible and effective in helping people live the lives they want. We are a privately held company that places a high degree of value in creating and nurturing a work environment that attracts the best talent and reflects our commitment to our associates. We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workplace where we respect and value our associates for their unique perspectives and experiences. For information about working at Fidelity, visit FidelityCareers.com. Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to complete the application or interview process. Please email us at accommodations@fmr.com or 800-835-5099, prompt 2, option 2 if you would like to request an accommodation. Other Locations: Covington, KY
Merrimack, NH

Job Level: Director
Job ID: 2010562 Fidelity encourages success based on our individual merits and abilities without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital, domestic partner, or civil union status, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, ethnic heritage, genetic information, age, legally recognized disability, military service or veteran status.

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