Senior Manager, Time Away Programs & Benefits Strategy

Fidelity Investments; North Carolina; On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Fidelity Investments is seeking a Senior Manager for Time Away from Work Programs to design, govern, and enhance Fidelity’s time away offerings. You will collaborate across HR, Legal, Compliance, and external vendors to ensure an exceptional associate experience while maintaining regulatory compliance.

You will translate business needs into program enhancements, lead cross-functional initiatives, and drive execution of Fidelity’s time away strategy.

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years of experience in benefits, leave of absence administration, HR policy, compliance, or related programs.
• Strong knowledge of time away programs, including applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
• Experience supporting cross-functional initiatives from strategy through implementation.
• Analytical capabilities with data, metrics, and insights for decision-making.
• Excellent communication and relationship management across HR, Legal, Compliance, Operations, and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Assess program performance, utilization trends, market practices, and associate feedback to develop recommendations and business cases.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, manage policy implementations, maintain guidelines, and ensure consistent interpretation of time away policies.
• Partner with HR Shared Services and capacity planning to optimize program administration.
• Collaborate with Legal and Compliance to monitor regulatory developments and support audits and governance.
• Leverage data and reporting to identify trends and inform leadership decisions, and develop training materials.

Skills

Time-away programs

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional

Data analysis

Project management

Communication

MS Office

HRIS/leave systems

Ambiguity navigation

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Fidelity Investments is seeking a Senior Manager for Time Away from Work Programs to design, govern, and enhance Fidelity’s time away offerings. You will collaborate across HR, Legal, Compliance, and external vendors to ensure an exceptional associate experience while maintaining regulatory compliance.

You will translate business needs into program enhancements, lead cross-functional initiatives, and drive execution of Fidelity’s time away strategy.