Manager, IT - Project Manager

Fidelity Investments Inc.; Merrimack (NH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Fidelity Investments is seeking an IT Project Manager to partner with engineering, product, and program leaders to drive modern, iterative delivery. You will manage planning, dependencies, risks, releases, and status updates while ensuring effective prioritization and delivery.

This role emphasizes leadership, data-driven decision making, and strong stakeholder collaboration. You will champion delivery excellence, coordinate cross-functional teams, and continuously improve processes to increase

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of overall work experience and 3 years’ experience planning and driving technology delivery outcomes.
• Relevant proven experience and training/certification in delivery frameworks and methodologies (project management, iterative delivery, etc.).
• Excellent facilitation, planning, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to lead through influence and drive cross-functional alignment.
• Strong experience with delivery metrics, forecasting, and capacity planning.
• Familiarity with scaled delivery practices and enterprise governance.
• PMP Certification a plus but not required.

Responsibilities

• Planning and Coordination: Align project scope, objectives, and roadmaps with product, business, and technology strategy; manage multiple low-to-medium complexity projects or a high-visibility initiative, partnering with cross-functional leaders to plan work, identify risks and dependencies, coordinate releases, and maintain clear, transparent communication and documentation.
• Execution and Delivery Management: Lead planning and execution events across projects, track and report delivery health using data-driven insights, facilitate trade-off decisions, drive accountability for outcomes, and proactively manage risks, dependencies, and communications to support successful delivery.
• Continuous Improvement and Predictability: Implement and continuously improve delivery processes using data insights, optimize workflows for efficiency and flow, and identify lifecycle improvements to enhance predictability and outcomes.
• Technology and Quality Oversight: Enforce engineering excellence by managing quality standards, technical debt, incidents, and change processes. Accountable for effective and integrated release management, ensuring readiness across teams, and clear communication.
• Team Leadership and Culture: Motivate and guide teams by fostering a culture of ownership and accountability. Support team formation, training, and continuous improvement through feedback and learning opportunities.

Skills

Project Planning

Delivery Management

Stakeholder Mgmt

Cross-functional Alignment

Data-driven Metrics

Forecasting

Capacity Planning

SDLC Knowledge

Iterative Delivery

Education

PMP Certification

Job description

Fidelity will not provide immigration sponsorship for this position.

Job Description:

Role Summary – IT Project Manager

The IT Project Manager will support technology projects or delivery teams by partnering closely with engineering, product, and program leaders to drive modern, iterative delivery practices. They will manage planning, dependencies, risks, releases, and status updates while ensuring effective prioritization and successful delivery. They will champion Fidelity leadership behaviors to foster an innovative, collaborative culture.

Key Responsibilities

• Planning and Coordination: Align project scope, objectives, and roadmaps with product, business, and technology strategy; manage multiple low-to-medium complexity projects or a high-visibility initiative, partnering with cross-functional leaders to plan work, identify risks and dependencies, coordinate releases, and maintain clear, transparent communication and documentation.

• Execution and Delivery Management: Lead planning and execution events across projects, track and report delivery health using data-driven insights, facilitate trade-off decisions, drive accountability for outcomes, and proactively manage risks, dependencies, and communications to support successful delivery.

• Continuous Improvement and Predictability: Implement and continuously improve delivery processes using data insights, optimize workflows for efficiency and flow, and identify lifecycle improvements to enhance predictability and outcomes.

• Technology and Quality Oversight: Enforce engineering excellence by managing quality standards, technical debt, incidents, and change processes. Accountable for effective and integrated release management, ensuring readiness across teams, and clear communication.

• Team Leadership and Culture: Motivate and guide teams by fostering a culture of ownership and accountability. Support team formation, training, and continuous improvement through feedback and learning opportunities.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of overall work experience and 3 years’ experience working directly to plan and drive technology delivery outcomes, within a team or across multiple teams

• Relevant proven experience and training/certification in delivery frameworks and methodologies (project management, iterative delivery, etc.)

• Excellent facilitation, planning, and stakeholder management skills

• Ability to lead through influence and drive cross-functional alignment

• Strong experience with delivery metrics, forecasting, and capacity planning

• Familiarity with scaled delivery practices and enterprise governance

• PMP Certification a plus but not required

Key Core Skills

• Project Planning and Roadmap Development

• Delivery Management

• Risk and Dependency Management

• Data Driven Process Improvement

• Stakeholder Communication and Influence

• Performance Monitoring and KPI Management

• Change Leadership and Adaptability

• Iterative Delivery Frameworks

• Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) Knowledge

The Team

The Fidelity Wealth Technology Planning, Operations and Enablement team makes it possible for the Wealth Delivery ecosystem to thrive by aligning strategy, driving execution, and cultivating team excellence – through integrated capabilities, scalable practices, and a people-first mindset. We ensure strategic execution and generation of insights that guide planning and prioritization for the Technology Delivery Portfolio, aligned to business strategy and customer segmentation, leveraging our core capabilities of Portfolio Enablement, Program Management, and IT Project Management and Delivery Operations. We arefocused on building a highly integrated organization, aimed at delivering transformative business value through empowered delivery teams, adaptive practices, and strategic enablement.

Fidelity’s Onsite Working Model

Fidelity is transitioning to a full-time onsite working model through a phased rollout across regions and roles. Currently, some roles and locations require 100% onsite presence, while others require less. Onsite expectations are likely to evolve as the rollout continues. This transition does not apply to fully remote roles.

Category:

Information Technology

Please be advised that Fidelity’s business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, ERISA, numerous state laws governing securities, investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations, including FINRA, among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories.