Strategic IT Project Delivery Lead

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 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