The Role:
Director, Leadership Development Programs
The purpose of the Director, Leadership Development Programs is to provide oversight to Workplace Investing's portfolio of leadership experiences and suite of programs. This role will have direct ownership of programs from inception and throughout their programmatic life cycle inclusive of: influencing and scoping innovative ideas, partnering and designing learning experiences, developing program definition and strategy, and have oversight and execution for large scale and high visibility projects that impact talent. The person in this role will be responsible for building effective internal and external relationships, will use data to measure program effectiveness, and will develop compelling narratives that proactively communicate the business value of the program at all stages. The ideal candidate will manage complex leadership development programs and other strategic initiatives while delivering on progress toward longer-term goals and business objectives.
Create and own multi-year program vision and roadmap to implement improvements and iterations over a multiyear time horizon.
Oversee the deployment of three current programs (Aspiring Manager, First Year Manager, and Leader Journey) as well as program pilot initiatives developed in response to business needs.
Support and grow strong sourcing, curriculum design, and program delivery to over 300 WI associates a year.
Own measurement and evaluation for programs, including improving organizational capacity to evaluate skill acquisition and behavior change over time.
Maintain or develop subject matter expertise in leadership development.
Develop and own stakeholder relationships with WI HR, supporting HR business partners and performance consultants with consultation and ad-hoc requests.
Represent Workplace Investing on a number of key enterprise working groups. Ensure alignment to enterprise priorities.
Represent Workplace Investing on a number of key enterprise working groups. Ensure alignment to enterprise priorities.
The Expertise and Skills You Bring
- 7-10 + years of experience
- Strategic project and program leadership: Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and effectively manage multiple complex projects concurrently within a fast-paced environment. Curiosity and critical thinking to solve complex problems with ambiguous requirements. Ability to influence change, including the ability to drive alignment in a complex environment
- Knowledge and interest in leadership development space: Informed about industry trends and emerging technologies. Coaching experience or certifications are a plus. Demonstrates skillset in asking open-ended questions and guiding leaders through their own self-discovery journey. Our team currently uses: CliftonStrengths, Hogan Assessments, and our FLP 360
- Communication and Relationship Building Skills: Excellent presentation, speaking as well as effective written/verbal communicator while influencing stakeholder expectations. Effectively works as a teammate with peers and business partners, accomplishing deliverables. Builds meaningful relationships through a successful record of improving outcomes developing or offering breakthrough products, and/or influencing technological advancements. Comfortable working in a matrixed environment.
- Data and analytics: skills Ability to establish performance metrics, translate data and HR metrics to assess the effectiveness of skill-based initiatives. Ability to establish performance metrics, translate data and HR metrics to assess the effectiveness of skill-based initiatives. Ability to use data to identify new opportunities and test.
Note: Fidelity is not providing immigration sponsorship for this position
The Team
As part of the Fidelity Workplace Investing Talent and Learning team, you will be joining a team with a vision to ignite a passion for continuous learning through innovative experiences. You will be working with Talent and Learning partners, HR partners, vendors, as well as senior business leaders and their teams ensuring a collaborative and iterative approach to design and delivery of programs.
Certifications:Category:Program/Project ManagementPlease 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.
Skills Required
- 7-10+ years of related experience
- Strategic program and project leadership managing multiple complex initiatives
- Knowledge and subject-matter expertise in leadership development and industry trends
- Familiarity with CliftonStrengths, Hogan Assessments, and FLP 360
- Coaching experience or coaching certification
- Excellent presentation, written and verbal communication, and stakeholder influence skills
- Ability to establish performance metrics and use data/HR metrics to evaluate program effectiveness
- Experience working in a matrixed environment and building cross-functional relationships
Fidelity Investments Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Fidelity Investments and has not been reviewed or approved by Fidelity Investments.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Bonuses, commissions, and profit-sharing are presented as generous and meaningful components of total compensation, with certain roles achieving high total earnings through multiple pay streams. Variable pay is consistently framed as a positive contributor beyond base salary.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) match up to 7% alongside additional profit-sharing up to 10% materially enhances long-term compensation. These retirement features are highlighted as standout strengths of the overall package.
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Parental & Family Support — Generous paid parental leave (16 weeks maternity, 12 weeks parental), backup dependent care, and adoption assistance provide robust family support. Hybrid work and caregiving resources further ease family responsibilities.
Fidelity Investments Insights
What We Do
At Fidelity, our goal is to make financial expertise broadly accessible and effective in helping people live the lives they want. We do this by focusing on a diverse set of customers: - from 23 million people investing their life savings, to 20,000 businesses managing their employee benefits to 10,000 advisors needing innovative technology to invest their clients’ money. We offer investment management, retirement planning, portfolio guidance, brokerage, and many other financial products. Privately held for nearly 70 years, we’ve always believed by providing investors with access to the information and expertise, we can help them achieve better results. That’s been our approach- innovative yet personal, compassionate yet responsible, grounded by a tireless work ethic—it is the heart of the Fidelity way.
