Squad Lead (Product Analyst)
Company: Fidelity Investments
Location: Durham
Posted on: September 19, 2023
Job Description:
Fidelity TalentSource is your destination for discovering your
next temporary role at Fidelity Investments. We are currently
sourcing for a Product Owner (Squad lead) to work in Fidelity s
Workplace Investing business unit in Durham, NC.Who we are looking
for:An energetic leader who is passionate about serving customers,
inspiring their teams, and transforming WI into an Agile and
frictionless organization. You will work directly with Squad
members to prioritize the backlog and ensure the timely delivery of
capabilities to our customers. You are someone who knows how to
leverage Customer feedback, market and competitive analysis, and
technical data points to drive the strategy based on the overall
value we are delivering to our customers. You are passionate about
representing the voice of the customer, whether internal or
external, and make sure that Squad members understand their needs
and preferences. You will collaborate and communicate with other
Squad Leaders to make tradeoffs that maximize overall value to our
customers. You will partner with Discipline Leaders to align the
right talent and technology solutions to drive results and customer
outcomes. You will work to drive collaboration and knowledge
sharing at all levels of the organization to break down siloes and
achieve the best results for Fidelity.We're looking for leaders
who...
- Truly customer-obsessed and dedicated to understanding and
learning about customer needs and requirements
- Have a strong execution focus and are willing to roll-up your
sleeves to help the team get the work done
- Have experience leading development of business solutions and
offerings
- Proven experience empowering and bringing out the best in
people to enable high performing teams.
- Bring a data-driven approach to decision making, both in
day-to-day management and in making strategic tradeoffs
- Intellectually curious and love learning new skills and
capabilities, e.g., Agile principles and technology platforms
- Look for opportunities to innovate and take thoughtful risks in
order to get things done better and faster
- Take full accountability for delivering agreed-upon business
results & customer value
- Committed to coaching and developing Squad members to become
the next generation of Squad Leaders
- Committed to WI s focus on becoming an Agile and frictionless
organization by working through greater collaboration and breaking
down of siloes
- Embrace the agile model and help lead WI through the necessary
collaboration across domains and with disciplines
- Embody Fidelity leadership principlesTo succeed in this role,
you will possess...
- Strong execution skills and Product Management expertiseYou
will be responsible for...Enabling WI s transformation to an Agile
and frictionless organization
- Modeling behaviors to support WI s transformation including
participating actively in agile ceremonies such as daily standups,
sprint planning meetings, demos and retrospectives
- Actively creating and maintaining the culture within your Squad
Team based on Fidelity and Agile leadership behaviorsDelivering
business results and customer value
- Defining and delivering against Tribe/Squad specific KPIs
- Specific and measurable KPIs to be defined for each
SquadSetting an overall vision to direct and inform the Squad s
work
- Work with Tribe Leaders to help develop the vision and strategy
and ensure your squad stays aligned on business goals and is
progressing and delivering business results and customer value
measured through specific KPIs
- Prioritizing the backlog of user stories that the Squad will
deliver upon, you will work across the enterprise to assess
interdependencies with other Squad Leaders, align sequencing of
deployment and readiness activities.
- Translating this understanding into a clear vision for your
Squad to inform and prioritize the work
- Sharing information about the Squad s output and priorities
with other Squad Leaders to ensure alignment across the
organization
- Working with Operations, Phones and other functions to define
and execute required readiness activitiesOverseeing what is
delivered by the Squad and by when
- Writing epics and user stories to seed product backlog in order
to begin the grooming process
- Based on KPIs that align to business value/ROI, prioritizing
work through a wellorganized backlog of user stories, and clearly
communicating what needs to be done and by when
- Defining and clearly communicating acceptance criteria for
output based on business and customer needs (also providing
elaboration on themes and features in order to define description
and acceptance criteria throughout backlog grooming)
- Making tradeoff decisions to strike the right balance between
product quality, cost, and delivery timelines, as needed
- Inspect the progress at the end of sprints with the authority
to accept or reject work done
- Ensuring the squad has established critical quality controls
and your team is focused on quality of delivery and customer
experience.Supporting and enabling the Squad to get its work done
- Working with leaders to align the talent needed to get results
and customer outcomes
- Regularly engaging with the Squad to offer feedback on
work-in-progress, clarify requirements, and answer questions
- Working with group functions, shared services, and other
partners to make sure the Squad has what it needs to do its
work
- Removing blockers or impediments that prevent the Squad from
progressing on its workDeveloping and coaching Squad members
- Partner with leaders to recruit and retain key talent, and
build a strong culture for Squad members
- Working with leaders provide feedback on Squad Members to help
improve individual and Squad performanceHow Your Work Impacts the
OrganizationStock Plan Services (SPS) provides companies with
outstanding administration for their equity compensation programs,
including stock option, restricted stock, employee stock purchase,
stock appreciate and performance plans. SPS Product Development
supports the business and technology work streams that deliver
against approved initiatives including new products for emerging
markets and enhancements to existing products.COVID Work
PolicySafety is our top priority. Once we can be together in person
with fewer safety measures, this role will follow our dynamic
working approach. You ll be spending some of your time onsite
depending on the nature and needs of your role.Dynamic Working Post
PandemicOur aim is to combine the best of working offsite with
coming together in person. For most teams this means a consistent
balance of working from home and office that supports the needs of
your role, experience level, and working style.Your success and
growth is important to us, so you ll want to enjoy the benefits of
coming together in person face to face learning and training,
quality time with your manager and teammates, building your career
network, making friends, and taking full advantage of cultural and
social experiences Fidelity provides for you.--Company
OverviewFidelity TalentSource is the in-house temporary staffing
provider for Fidelity Investments, one of the largest and most
diversified global financial services firms in the industry. We
welcome individuals from all backgrounds, including technology and
customer service, to fill assignments across Fidelity's U.S.-based
regional and investor center locations. If you would like to
experience Fidelity's supportive and collaborative culture while
expanding your skill set and developing your professional network,
consider a role with Fidelity TalentSource. Apply today at--.We
believe that the most effective way to attract, develop and retain
a diverse workforce is to build an enduring culture of inclusion
and belonging.Fidelity TalentSource will reasonably accommodate
applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in
the application or interview process. To initiate a request for an
accommodation, please contact our HR team at .Information about
Fidelity InvestmentsAt Fidelity Investments, our customers are at
the heart of everything we do. As a privately held company with a
rich 75-year history, our mission has remained the same since our
founding: to strengthen the financial well-being of our clients. We
help people invest and plan for their future. We assist companies
and non-profit organizations in delivering benefits to their
employees. And we provide institutions and independent advisors
with investment and technology solutions to help invest their own
clients' money. For information about working at Fidelity, visit
.Fidelity Investments and Fidelity TalentSource are equal
opportunity employers.
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