Director, QRI Operations & Indexing

Soteria Reinsurance Ltd.; Merrimack (NH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Fidelity Investments is seeking a Director of QRI Business Operations to support investment professionals within the Quantitative Research and Investments (QRI) group. The role focuses on operational processes for proprietary indexes and quantitative research, with emphasis on data validation, vendor relations, issue management and scalable controls.

The role collaborates across Fidelity to ensure processes are well-controlled, efficient, and aligned with QRI’s priorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a quantitative field such as mathematics, statistics, engineering, computer science, finance, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in investment operations, data operations, business operations, or a related financial services support function.
• Strong analytical capabilities with the ability to understand complex datasets and implement data quality controls.
• Experience with data inputs, data validation, and understanding of index methodology research.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a transparent, consistent business operations framework that drives quality, control, and continuous improvement across QRI.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with research, technology, compliance, product, vendors, internal clients and other key business partners.
• Drive prioritization and implement improvements in execution with a focus on automation to reduce operational risk and increase efficiency.
• Develop a solid understanding of the quantitative investment process, including data inputs, data validation, index methodology research, issue resolution and downstream operational dependencies.
• Ensure maintenance of workflow documentation and desktop procedures, ensuring process consistency across team members.
• Respond to evolving business priorities and new requests while balancing risk, quality, and execution timelines.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Data quality controls

Financial data knowledge

SQL

Python

Snowflake

Oracle

Communication & collaboration

Risk awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in a quantitative field

Tools

SQL

Python

Snowflake

Oracle

Job description

Fidelity Investments is seeking a Director of QRI Business Operations to support investment professionals within the Quantitative Research and Investments (QRI) group. The role focuses on operational processes for proprietary indexes and quantitative research, with emphasis on data validation, vendor relations, issue management and scalable controls.

The role collaborates across Fidelity to ensure processes are well-controlled, efficient, and aligned with QRI’s priorities.