Consulting Positions: Director

Directors work as an integral member of a 2-5 person project team and are typically the day-to-day managers of the project team's efforts. Responsibilities include:

  • Leading and delivering complex strategic, transformational, and growth projects
  • Interacting with Fidelity personnel at more senior levels, gathering data and input, and helping build consensus with key stakeholders
  • Directing various analyses, including market analysis, internal capability assessment, competitor intelligence, customer research, product assessment, and financial analysis/modeling
  • Leading the creation of new strategies or products/services and developing recommendations for improving business processes, working closely with business unit personnel or potential alliance partners
  • Preparing and delivering presentations to senior executives
  • Developing knowledge and skills necessary to assume additional responsibilities within FCG or other parts of Fidelity

Required Skills and Qualifications:
We seek individuals with well developed consulting skills and a demonstrated track record of managing projects that achieve tangible business results. Candidates should also have a long-term career objective of becoming a senior manager in a financial services firm.

Specific skills that we seek include:

  • Project and team management, specifically including strategy development, evaluation of new products and services, and business transformation
  • Synthesis of analysis and research into strategic insights and practical recommendations, including strategic analysis, financial analysis, operational analysis and primary/secondary research
  • Ability to influence middle to senior management, through both personal interactions as well as the creation and delivery of presentations
  • Ability to assess risk and operationalize findings - turning research into actions
  • Ability to quantify challenges and requirements related to execution
  • Ability to drive to decisions in complex environments with multiple stakeholders
  • Relationship building with peers and executives in a variety of capacities
  • People development and coaching

Education/Experience:
The position requires 4+ years post-MBA experience, preferably with several years of consulting experience with a large, established consulting firm. In addition, applicants must have exceptional analytical, communication, conceptual thinking, project management and problem-solving capabilities. Flexibility and the skill to both lead and contribute to teams are musts. Demonstrated interest and/or experience in the Financial Services industry is a pre-requisite. An MBA degree or equivalent is required.

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