Support strategic cross-advisor new instrument testing and enablement
Provide Derivatives subject matter expertise and advise on industry best practices
Engage with portfolio teams to develop a roadmap to deliver key capabilities to meet the demands of product pipeline
Serve as central point of contact for coordination with all support functions for new derivatives (e.g., Futures, Options, Total Return Swaps, Swaptions, CDS/X, FX, Inflation, etc.)
Establish point of accountability for cross-AM derivatives program/implementation
Drive the implementation of derivatives platform and associated control/oversight/monitoring processes
Develop framework with operations partners (FFIO) to ensure required processing, settlement, and ongoing maintenance of derivative instruments and serve as escalation contact
Build a framework to monitor and report on the end-to-end derivative lifecycle across AM, Treasurer’s Office and FFIO teams’ (e.g., Complex Securities Committee)
Establish governance framework with appropriate teams to understand changes and implications to global regulatory and market structure and coordinate implementation of required changes
Work with technology counterparts to identify, prioritize, and implement enhancements
Partner with Derivatives Risk Manager (DRM) to develop and implement a derivatives play-book (i.e., training curriculum), outlining different types of derivatives, why/how they are used (i.e., investment rationale) and implemented, etc.
Requirements
7+ years working experience
Bachelor's degree required, CFA, CAIA or progress towards is preferred
Broad-based Fidelity and/or investment industry experience primarily focused on supporting investment processes, including strong knowledge of front-, middle
and back-office investment functions and operations
Working knowledge of complex instrument types (e.g., Futures, Options, Equity TRS, CDX, IRS, FX Forwards, Swaptions, etc.)
Familiarity with derivative lifecycle events including settlements, collateral, clearing, pricing, and related reference data
Strong understanding of different strategy structures or legal wrappers (e.g., mutual funds