Customer Service
Customer Relationship Advocate Career Development Experience- Smithfield, RI
- Smithfield, RI
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Job Description:
The Role
Join our team of Customer Relationship Advocates (CRA). This first-of-its-kind experience supercharges your early career growth at Fidelity with personalized support, skill development and training. In this role, you are a licensed professional providing outstanding customer service while answering inbound phone calls and supporting Fidelity’s valued clients. You will develop skills to assist with a broad range of client needs, including trade requests, money movement, online support and so much more!
What to expect…
As a new CRA, you’ll learn about the financial services industry, apply new concepts, develop, and practice new skills, and push yourself to accomplish new goals through three major milestones:
1. Licensing Preparation
In the first months, you’ll prepare to become a FINRA (Registered Representative by studying for and obtaining your SIE®, Series 7, and 63 licenses, all fully sponsored by Fidelity. This includes paid study time and access to valuable resources like licensing coaches and workshops. While these exams can be challenging, rest assured that we’re here to support you every step of the way! (Learn More)
2. Skill Development
In the following months, you’ll handle more complex customer calls while dedicating time each week to connect with your team, meet with your leader, and expand your network.
3. Proficiency
As you gain confidence and proficiency in serving customers, you’ll explore new career paths through job shadowing and our career center.
The Expertise and Skills You Bring
- Aptitude and dedication to complete the FINRA SIE ®, Series 7 Top Off and Series 63 exams through our industry-leading licensing program.
- Enthusiasm for continuous learning and dedication to studying and applying new concepts, learning quickly, and retaining information to assist with decision-making.
- A passion for connection and desire to establish rapport with customers by facilitating meaningful conversations that are resolution-oriented and efficient.
- Ability to handle different types of situations, emotions and conversations driving towards suitable resolutions.
- A desire for growth and a mindset that generates long term success through adaptability and personal accountability.
- Exceptional critical and analytical problem-solving skills and a demonstrated ability to interpret a scenario, leverage resources and find an appropriate resolution.
- Comfortable learning new technology or proprietary platforms and confident navigating multiple systems simultaneously.
The Team
Our Greatest Asset is Our People
We are committed to building a diverse workforce, enduring a culture of belonging, and creating more inclusive experiences for our associates, customers, and our community.
Our benefit programs are crafted to help you and your loved ones strike the perfect balance. Here are a few featured benefits (not all benefits are listed): Maternal and Parental Leave, Tuition Reimbursement, Student Loan Assistance, 401(K) 7% match, Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Disability Insurance, Paid Time off, Commuter Benefit Program, Backup Dependent Care, Charitable match, Concierge Services, Wellness Program, and Fitness Reimbursement. (Learn More)
Fidelity Investments does not offer work visas for this role
Certifications:
Series 07 – FINRA, Series 63 – FINRA
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. Having the majority of our associates work onsite is important for our business strategy and our culture. We also value the benefits that working offsite offers associates. Most roles listed as Hybrid will require associates to work onsite all business days of every other week in a Fidelity office. This does not apply to roles listed as Remote or Onsite.
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.
Career development
How you’ll spend your time
After obtaining your licenses, you’ll spend your time supporting our customers while developing your own skills professionally and growing relationships with your team.
- Supporting customers on the phone
- Obtaining licenses
- Growing team relationships
- Professional development
Your enhanced onboarding plan
Our customized approach to learning caters the onboarding experience to you – develop your skills throughout your first 18 months and study for your licensing exams with built in time to explore personal interests and career paths. During this time, you may also be eligible for an increase in base and variable pay.
We are committed to helping you pass your licensing exams. As a new CRA, most of your time will be spent studying for your exams. In addition to this paid, on-the-job study time, you will also receive support from licensing coaches, group and individualized study plans, and review classes.
How you impact customers
You’ll help our customers make their financial dreams a reality by serving as their go-to resource for account questions and guidance.
Your career progression
From day one you’ll have the support and structure to plan for the future. Whether you want to make a difference by serving customers directly or leading teams and shaping solutions, your career coach will help you identify your next step. Most CRAs will move on to one of our four key functions based on their passion and interests.
Advanced Service
Learn more about markets, trading, and services in High Net Worth, Active Trading, or Call Volume Management.
Planning & Advice
Support customers with their financial health as a Financial Representative or a Workplace Planning Consultant.
Leadership & Coaching
Learn to coach and develop others as an Onboarding Leader, Team Leader, or Assistant Branch Leader.
Products & Solutions
Improve the internal associate experience as a Talent Champion, Business Intelligence Analyst, or Data Analyst.
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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Hiring: People with a passion for helping others
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 Continuous Learning
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.
Licenses & Certifications
- Pursue your FINRA Series 7 and/or Series 63/66 licenses to take your career to the next level as a licensed financial broker.
- Tuition reimbursement for online or in-person course work in pursuit of new certifications.
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.
- Your facilitator, manager and business partners will give you ongoing support as you develop in your role and provide personalized feedback and coaching.
- A range of talent development programs to support career mobility.
Mentoring
- Dedicated mentors to help you grow into new areas of Fidelity’s business as you develop new skills.
- Rotational programs for exposure to new areas of our business.
- An open atmosphere of knowledge sharing and collaboration.
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.
