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Fidelity Investments · 3 days ago

Director, Market Data Services

Merrimack, NH

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

Fidelity Investments is seeking a Director of Market Data Services who will ensure high-quality market data support across the organization. This role involves developing market data strategy, managing vendor relationships, and promoting the utilization of market data services to investment teams.

Asset ManagementFinanceFinancial ServicesRetirementWealth Management

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Responsibilities

Provides consistent, high-quality, and proactive market data support to investment professionals

Cultivates strong relationships with MDRs, CIOs and senior management to better understand evolving business needs and identify new opportunities to promote utilization of information services

Proactively develops and maintains strong relationships with business partners to ensure role clarity, awareness and utilization of the team’s capabilities (e.g., Operations, Finance)

Acts as the primary liaison for New Hire Training Program for IIS Market Data Services and creatively collaborates with the Training and Development team to further promote utilization of all IIS support services

Finds opportunities for automating and/or technological improvements in data/resource gathering

Presents regular team performance metrics and usage statistics to senior management highlighting major achievements and user feedback

Develops and supplies to strategic direction and prioritization of market data services by collaborating with other IIS colleagues

Partners effectively with other IIS teams of information professionals to provide 'best-of-breed' solutions to investment professionals

Partners with Head of IIS and IIS Director peers to outline and lead team goals and initiatives

Cultivates strong ties with internal clients to understand their individual Market Data needs, providing additional insight for the IIS teams

Facilitates the contract execution process

Assists in the vendor negotiation process to effectively represent budgets and business requirements

Qualification

Market data strategyVendor managementInvestment management experienceProject managementLeadership skillsMulti-taskingCommunication skillsInterpersonal skillsPresentation skillsCollaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 10-12+ years of experience or Master's degree

8-10+ years of experience with market data vendors, products, and industry-wide issues as well as the investment management industry

Proven management and leadership skills, coaching and mentoring complementary team members in their professional development

Strong background of project and people management with complex deliverables that impact business operations as well as the investment process

Strong orientation to and knowledge of investment management information needs, including identification, evaluation, training, design, organization and access preferences

Exemplary project management, communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills

Confirmed ability to work independently and collaboratively with all levels of staff and management

Superior skill and ability in multi-tasking and appropriate prioritization

Ability to effectively respond to dynamically changing work environment and to positively influence business outcomes