Director, Strategy – Business Transformation

Role Overview

• Owning projects end‑to‑end, from problem framing through final recommendations.
• Developing insights and actionable recommendations grounded in data and stakeholder input.
• Ensuring quality and accuracy of analyses, deliverables, and team outputs.
• Leading collaboration with Architecture, Finance, Product, and Operations to drive alignment and project success.
• Managing dependencies, risks, and impediments, escalating when needed.
• Partnering across levels of the organization to build alignment and guide project team members.
• Creating clear, executive‑level communications that translate complex ideas into compelling recommendations.

Requirements

• BA degree or equivalent work experience; MBA is a plus
• 10+ years of experience in business analysis, finance, business architecture, or transformation roles.
• Or 7+ years of management consulting or equivalent experience (e.g., investment banking, corporate strategy), ideally with an MBA from a top-tier program.
• Proven ability to lead multi-month, complex strategic engagements end-to-end, guiding small teams and influencing senior stakeholders without direct authority.
• Senior-level communication skills, written and verbal, with the ability to deliver clear, executive-ready messages.
• Strategic influence with demonstrated ability to align diverse stakeholders and drive decisions.
• Experience developing business capability models and translating them into actionable investment implications and architectural recommendations.
• Strong background in top-down strategy development that connects high-level objectives to executable plans and measurable outcomes.
• Track record of taking a whole-business view, applying top-down thinking to complement bottoms-up analysis.
• Ability to synthesize business, technology, and financial perspectives to shape long-term investment decisions.
• Ability to bring structure to ambiguity, create clarity out of complexity, and lead teams through change.
• Demonstrated ownership mindset with a track record of delivering outcomes on high-stakes, cross-functional initiatives.
• Experience leading day-to-day work of project team members, including planning, feedback, and quality control.
• Data-driven decision making, using quantitative and qualitative inputs to recommend the best path forward.
• Comfort operating in fast-paced, highly matrixed environments with shifting priorities.

Benefits

• Fidelity is not providing immigration sponsorship for this position.
• Health insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Professional development opportunities
• Paid time off
• Flexible working hours