Senior Manager, Compliance

Fidelity Investments Careers; North Carolina; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Fidelity Investments Inc. is seeking a Senior Manager, Compliance for Fidelity Charitable Perspectives.

The role negotiates, drafts and manages grant agreements, while building trusted relationships with nonprofit recipients, donors and internal stakeholders. The Senior Manager will support regulatory compliance and identify risk gaps across federal/state requirements, collaborating with Legal and Compliance teams to align terms with Fidelity Charitable’s objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required with at least 5 years of related experience.
• Strong understanding of contracts, legal concepts, and nonprofit grantmaking.
• Ability to negotiate, draft and manage grant agreements while balancing risk and growth.
• Proven stakeholder relationship building with donors, advisors and internal teams.
• Experience working with ultra-high net worth advisors or family offices is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate, draft and manage grant agreements to align with objectives.
• Build and maintain relationships with grant recipients, donors and advisors.
• Ensure ongoing compliance with federal and state regulations and best practices.
• Identify gaps and report findings to managers and teams.

Skills

Contract terminology

Legal concepts

Nonprofit sector knowledge

Grantmaking experience

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Relationship building

B2B negotiation

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Fidelity will not provide immigration sponsorship for this position.

Job Description:

The Role

The Senior Manager, Compliance ('Senior Manager') position within the compliance oversight function that supports Fidelity Charitable Perspectives program and is fully integrated into business operations. The Senior Manager in this role reports to the Vice President, Compliance Consulting.

The Senior Manager is an individual contributor primarily responsible for negotiating, drafting and managing grant agreements while building strong relationships with nonprofit grant recipients, donors and advisors, and internal stakeholders. This role ensures that grant agreements align with Fidelity Charitable’s business objectives, mitigates risk and supports organizational growth. A successful candidate will serve as a trusted advisor, balancing programmatic, operational and compliance requirements while fostering long-term strategic partnerships.

The Senior Manager is also responsible for supporting Fidelity Charitable’s ongoing compliance with all applicable federal and state regulations and promoting best practices for the operation of a public charity with a donor‑advised fund program and a pooled income fund. This role involves accurate identification and reporting of gaps/issues related to risk and compliance programs and communicates findings to managers and team members.

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

• Strong understanding of contracts terminology, legal concepts and the nonprofit sector, specifically grantmaking.
• Collaborate with Legal, Compliance, and Fidelity Charitable teams to ensure agreement terms meet organizational requirements.
• Excellent communications skills, the ability to provide detailed and accurate communication across the business in a variety of mediums.
• Collaborative and relationship building skills to partner, build trust to influence internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience working with ultra-high net worth advisors and family offices.
• Strong analytical, organizational and problem-solving abilities.
• Bachelor’s degree required with at least 5 years of relevant work experience.

The Team

The Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund (“Fidelity Charitable”) is a public charity that sponsors the largest national donor‑advised fund program. Since 1991, Fidelity Charitable has introduced tens of thousands of donors to the benefits — and increased charitable impact — of using a donor‑advised fund to meet their philanthropic goals. Fidelity Charitable is governed by an independent Board of Trustees, which has hired Fidelity Investments as the service provider to the charity. Fidelity Investments, through Fidelity Philanthropic Services, provides all of the charitable organization’s employees and supports all of its functions: Program Development, Marketing, Service Delivery, Change Management, Relationship Management, Finance, Technology, Risk and Compliance, and Fundraising.

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.

Certifications:

Category:

Compliance

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.