Senior IT Project Leader — Strategy, Release & Delivery

Fidelity; Westlake (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Fidelity is seeking a Senior IT Project Manager to optimize value delivery across dedicated delivery teams. You will lead projects from inception through deployment, driving flow, dependency management, and release readiness with a strong focus on data-driven decision making.

You will partner with product, engineering, QA, and operations, guiding stakeholders and ensuring alignment with business strategy while fostering healthy team dynamics and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in IT, CS, Engineering, or Business.
• Progressive years of experience as a Technical Project/Program Manager or IT delivery leader.
• Expertise in project planning, estimation, forecasting, resource management, risk mitigation, and delivery execution.
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies, governance frameworks, and delivery best practices.

Responsibilities

• Advise on processes to optimize flow and expedite delivery of value by the delivery teams.
• Optimize delivery of complex initiatives by advising on scaling techniques, lead dependency management, and organizing teams around the workstreams.
• Enable teams to release with confidence and in support of a positive client experience, including all release phases and post-release reviews.
• Develop understanding of products/services owned by teams and ensure alignment with business strategy.
• Ensure the team’s data is correct, complete, and compliant for data-driven decisions.
• Achieve proficiency in Fidelity-approved tools and reporting ecosystem and teach others on trends for decision-making purposes.
• Manage relationships and logistics with dependent partners and align needed activities.
• Foster healthy team dynamics through trusted partnerships and conflict resolution.
• Contribute as a strategic thought partner and provide analysis on strategic options for solutions.

Skills

Project planning

Forecasting

Resource management

Risk mitigation

Delivery execution

Stakeholder management

Leadership

SDLC

DevOps/CI/CD

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS/Engineering/Business

Job description

Fidelity is seeking a Senior IT Project Manager to optimize value delivery across dedicated delivery teams. You will lead projects from inception through deployment, driving flow, dependency management, and release readiness with a strong focus on data-driven decision making.

You will partner with product, engineering, QA, and operations, guiding stakeholders and ensuring alignment with business strategy while fostering healthy team dynamics and continuous improvement.