Investment Management
Institutional Portfolio Manager (Endowments, Foundations and Non-Profits)
- Boston, MA
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Job Description:
The Division
With more than $900 billion in assets under management, Fidelity Institutional is a leading provider of asset allocation solutions for institutional clients. The range of multi-asset class investment solutions includes active allocation strategies, custom solutions and target date funds.
The Value You Deliver
The Institutional Portfolio Manager (IPM) will play an integral role in addressing institutional client needs through a solutions-based approach. As the external facing member of the portfolio management team, the IPM will primarily interact with Finance and Investment Committees, Boards, and Business Offices of endowments, foundations, and non-profit organizations. The IPM will drive new business opportunities by helping to formulate strategic investment solutions and will service clients through investment policy discussions, performance reviews and capital market reviews.
The IPM will closely partner with the portfolio management, research, thought leadership and distribution teams. This level of integration is critical to provide:
- Depth of investment insight to effectively communicate externally as an extension of the portfolio management team.
- Transparency and understanding of the investment process and corresponding investment solutions across fixed income, equities, and alternatives.
- Capital market perspectives that influence investment solutions and strategy.
- Marketplace credibility to represent the portfolio managers and investment process as well as the overall Fidelity organization most effectively in client, consultant, and industry conference speaking engagements.
- Ongoing feedback on marketplace perspectives, developments, and competitor trends to the investment and distribution organizations to enhance investment and business platforms.
- Investment infrastructure / product management support to improve investment solution offerings and implementations, including marketing, client reporting and product / solutions positioning.
Core Competencies
The IPM / Strategist will have:
- Investment acumen to understand how multi-asset portfolios can be structured to achieve client goals. This includes cross asset class expertise across global public and private market investments with emphasis on total return mandates.
- Advanced problem-solving skills with the ability to collaborate across multiple internal business groups and external clients and consultants.
- Advanced client communication skills in delivering asset solutions to institutional clients.
- A desire to contribute to thought leadership efforts – publishing articles, public speaking, conducting research and analysis – to support Fidelity’s institutional business.
The Skills & Experience You Bring
Experience and Education:
- 15-20 years of investment industry experience
- Successful track record of institutional solutions analytical work and investment management strategy implementation to a broad spectrum of institutional constituencies
- CFA designation or similar educational background preferred; but not required
Skills and Knowledge:
- Highly effective and consistent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to successfully articulate detailed mechanics of client issues/analytics and investment solutions to institutional clients
- Comfort and ability to work in a highly collaborative environment, with a frequent focus on gaining consensus across a broad spectrum of investment management, distribution, product management and senior management constituents
- Capability to balance resolve and temperament in response to pursuing opportunity through organizational structure
- Ability to travel frequently, with an overall expectation on average of 20-30% travel (with some dates flexible)
Values
We consider the following values to be fundamental to the way in which our company operates:
- Accountability
- Enthusiasm
- Integrity
- Teamwork
- Respect
Certifications:
Company Overview
Fidelity Investments is a privately held company with a mission 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.
Join Us
At Fidelity, you’ll find endless opportunities to build a meaningful career that positively impacts peoples’ lives, including yours. You can take advantage of flexible benefits that support you through every stage of your career, empowering you to thrive at work and at home. Honored with a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, we have been recognized by our employees as a top 10 Best Place to Work in 2024. And you don’t need a finance background to succeed at Fidelity—we offer a range of opportunities for learning so you can build the career you’ve always imagined.
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 all business days of every other week in a Fidelity office.
At Fidelity, we value honesty, integrity, and the safety of our associates and customers within a heavily regulated industry. Certain roles may require candidates to go through a preliminary credit check during the screening process. Candidates who are presented with a Fidelity offer will need to go through a background investigation, detailed in this document, and may be asked to provide additional documentation as requested. This investigation includes but is not limited to a criminal, civil litigations and regulatory review, employment, education, and credit review (role dependent). These investigations will account for 7 years or more of history, depending on the role. Where permitted by federal or state law, Fidelity will also conduct a pre-employment drug screen, which will review for the following substances: Amphetamines, THC (marijuana), cocaine, opiates, phencyclidine.
We invite you to Find Your Fidelity at fidelitycareers.com.
Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. 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 will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To initiate a request for an accommodation, contact the HR Accommodation Team by sending an email to accommodations@fmr.com.
Company overview
At Fidelity, we are passionate about 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.
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Benefits that adapt to everything life sends your way
401(k) with company match
Medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
16-week maternity leave & 12-week parental leave
Student loan assistance
Fidelity is invested in you
Committed to Professional Development
At Fidelity, we are constantly adapting to the changing needs of our customers, new technologies, and better ways of working. And we empower our employees to do the same, with an emphasis on developing skills and connections that will help propel you forward in your career while being able to make an impact for Fidelity’s customers around the world.
We offer a wide range of options for professional development including online, in-person, and mentor driven solutions. Special interest and networking groups are also part of our culture of empowerment, personal and professional enrichment, diversity and inclusion, and knowledge sharing.
Continuing Education & Training
- Assess, build, and align your development plan through resources like our skill-building classroom and online courses.
- Video-based training for technology, leadership, management & more.
- Ongoing skills development and coaching opportunities.
- Paid training with a facilitator who is dedicated to your onboarding and will track and evaluate your progress, giving you strategies to improve.
- A range of talent development programs to support career mobility.
Mentoring
- Utilize the skills of experienced leaders to enrich your career.
- Dedicated mentors to help you grow into new areas of Fidelity’s business as you develop new skills.
- An open atmosphere of knowledge sharing and collaboration.
- Opportunities to pay it forward, sharing the knowledge you develop and as you help others define how they want their career to take shape.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
"Fidelity believes in, and is committed to, fair and equitable treatment for every associate and customer, and to creating a safe and respectful environment, in which everyone is treated with kindness, compassion and respect." Abby Johnson | Chairman and CEO Fidelity Investments
At Fidelity, we are committed to building an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging that will attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce.
Fidelity’s ten affinity groups are self-organized groups of employees with common interests in areas such as race, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation, or who share similar interests based on similar sets of experiences.
These Employee Resource Groups and Special Interest Groups are models of inclusion for Fidelity. They’re also a powerful form of engagement and development and can provide a pathway to visible leadership roles. Our affinity groups make a large contribution on the business, helping to ensure our products and services are delivered in a welcoming and equitable environment.
- Over 22K employees participate in an affinity group.
- Over 1,400 affinity group members volunteered for Fidelity Cares in 2020.
- 74% increase in affinity group memberships over the last three years.
Giving Back to Our Communities
Throughout Fidelity, you’ll find a genuine commitment to social responsibility – where we strive to make an impact for customers, while also making an impact on the world.
Fidelity Cares
- Provides associates with opportunities to actively volunteer and share their talents.
- Hosts numerous company-wide volunteer events (in-person and virtual).
- Partners with nonprofit organizations to support our local communities.
- More than 12,000 associates donate time annually – from interns to SVPs.
- Impact includes refurbishing schools, donating books and supplies, and teaching financial literacy.
Fidelity Charitable®
- Created to make it easy for people to support charitable organizations they care about.
- Helped deliver $7.3 billion in donor-recommended grants to charity in 2019.
- Supported more than 300,000 unique charities around the world.
- Since its inception, more than $42 billion has been given to public charities.
