VP – Systematic Liquid Alternatives Portfolio Construction Technology

Job Description:

The Role

We are seeking a VP, Systematic Liquid Alternatives Portfolio Construction Technology to join our Quantitative Research & Investments Technology (QRIT) team. This role will be responsible for designing and developing new systematic portfolio construction / implementation applications and technologies for liquid alternatives for Quantitative Research and Investments (QRI) advisor.

This individual will partner with the Systematic Liquid Alternatives team and with multi asset class quant research and investments organizations to design, build, and support a comprehensive portfolio construction ecosystem. This individual is expected to combine hands on development with management of a team of software and quantitative developers.

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in a computational field such as Computer Science, Master’s degree is preferred
• Minimum of 10 years of proven professional experience working in financial services (Asset Management or Global Capital Markets experienced preferred)
• Experience in the liquid alternatives, including managed futures, alternative risk premia, global macro, risk parity, convertible arbitrage, l/s equity, merger arbitrage and multi-strategy
• Demonstrated experience with portfolio construction systems
• Experience managing teams of developers as a “player/coach”
• Experience with Java and Python and one or more of the following:  micro-services and RESTful APIs, SpringBoot, Web front-end technologies such as Angular, JavaScript, CSS.
• Strong experience in system architecture, design patterns and software engineering fundamentals such as OOP, functional programming, data modeling.
• Experience working on AWS/Azure cloud environment and working knowledge of CI/CD & DevOps
• Advanced understanding of data structures
• Proven ability to design highly scalable and low latency systems
• Proven ability to capture requirements and formulate plans by partnering with various stakeholders
• Strong communication, interpersonal and relationship building skills to influence decisions and engage across Fidelity and at all levels of the organization
• Proven experience engaging with senior internal and external clients and partners

The Value You Deliver

• Inspirational people leader, capable of setting strategic direction and encouraging others to deliver results and impact to achieve that strategy.
• You will partner with other Fidelity business and technology leaders to identify and define strategic priorities based on an understanding of business value needs and enable execution of these initiatives. You actively bring new ideas, approaches, and insights to improve the contributions of your team and enable them to develop new skills and capabilities.
• Commitment to building a balance of technology and non-technology skills in order to fully appreciate the broad needs of our customers.
• You are committed to ongoing development of your own expertise and knowledge to bring the latest capabilities and thinking to your team to empower others with that knowledge.
• Collaborative relationship with senior leaders in AM Tech to propagate standard processes while ensuring the culture and environment supports the attraction, retention, and development of talent

Fidelity will reasonably accommodate associates with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of their job.

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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.