Senior Manager - Business Management, FFB

About the OpportunityJob Type: Permanent

Application Deadline: 28 February 2025

We’re proud to have been helping our clients build better financial futures for over 50 years. How have we achieved this? By working together - and supporting each other - all over the world. So, join our business management team and feel like you’re part of something bigger.

About Fidelity International :

Fidelity International offers investment solutions and services and retirement expertise to more than 2.56 million customers globally. As a privately-held, purpose-driven company with a 50-year heritage, we think generationally and invest for the long term. Operating in more than 25 locations and with $783.6 billion in total assets, our clients range from central banks, sovereign wealth funds, large corporates, financial institutions, insurers and wealth managers, to private individuals.

Our Workplace & Personal Financial Health business provides individuals, advisers and employers with access to world-class investment choices, third-party solutions, administration services and pension guidance. Together with our Investment Solutions & Services business, we invest $567 billion on behalf of our clients. By combining our asset management expertise with our solutions for workplace and personal investing, we work together to build better financial futures.

Our clients come from all walks of life and so do we. We are proud of our inclusive culture and encourage applications from the widest mix of talent, whatever your age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, social background and more. We are a disability-friendly company and would welcome a conversation with you if you feel you might benefit from any reasonable adjustments to perform to the best of your ability during the recruitment process and beyond.

We are committed to being a truly flexible employer, encouraging and trusting our people to perform their role in the way that works best for them, our business, our colleagues and our clients. We offer the maximum possible flexibility over where and when you work for all, considering your role and any local regulations. We call this new approach “dynamic working”.

Find out more about what we do, our history, our new approach of “dynamic working“ and how you could be a part of our future at careers.fidelityinternational.com/about-us.

About your role :

The role holder will work directly with the Business Head and Chair of the Management Board of the FFB Investment Platform with focus on wider business support. Fidelity’s FFB business consists of our D2C Personal Investing business including our digital advice offering Fidelity Wealth Expert and our B2B2C Advisory business, where we partner with independent financial advisers. With over 300 staff located in Germany and India, the FFB business looks after over 650,000 clients and over €40bn in client assets.  We have the ambition to grow both businesses with a superior client-oriented and market-leading proposition that will enable end-investors achieve financial wellness as they plan for retirement.

Supporting the Head of FFB in running the day-to-day business this is a prominent and exposed role with an array of business management responsibilities including the organisation of management meetings and creation of timely management information. The role holder will also be involved in the strategy development process of FFB as well as various strategic initiatives across the FFB business and will lead initiatives in cross-functional teams ; this also includes driving the communication and people agenda for the business.

Job Description:

• Work with the business head to support the effective day-to-day running of the FFB business. This includes the setting and tracking of strategic priorities and initiatives to drive the strategic agenda and business goals as well as following up to ensure successful delivery.
• Organisation of management meetings, most importantly the FFB Executive Committee meetings including agenda setting, minuting and action tracking
• Creation of timely management information and reporting working closely with colleagues across the business
• Ensure KPI tracking for steering purposes
• Support the coordination of the wider FFB strategy development process and annual strategy review
• Support and coordinate the annual goal setting process in close collaboration with the FFB Senior Leadership Team
• Support the people agenda for the FFB business by ensuring we implement global Fidelity initiatives and lead on  local initiatives with regard to Learning & Development, Diversity & Inclusion, Talent Management and Organisational Development
• Drive the internal communication agenda including the organisation of formal and informal formats
• Conduct competitor analyses
• Close collaboration with Oversight functions to ensure we meet regulatory requirements and manage risk appropriately

Feel rewarded :

For starters, we’ll offer you a comprehensive benefits package. We’ll value your wellbeing and support your development. And we’ll be as flexible as we can about where and when you work – finding a balance that works for all of us. It’s all part of our commitment to making you feel motivated by the work you do and happy to be part of our team. For more about our work, our approach to dynamic working and how you could build your future here, visit careers.fidelityinternational.com.

For more about our work, our approach to dynamic working and how you could build your future here, visit careers.fidelityinternational.com.

Please note we are committed to providing equal opportunities to all candidates, regardless of background, religion, sexual orientation or identity. We value diversity and strive to create an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive and contribute with their unique skills.