About the Opportunity

Job Description

Title                 Senior Manager - APAC IM Services and Strategic Initiatives (12-month FTC)

Department    Asia Investment Management Services + Strategic Initiatives

Location          Hong Kong

Reports To      Associate Director – Asia Investment Management Services and Strategic Initiatives

Level                6

We’re proud to have been helping our clients build better financial futures for over 50 years. How have we achieved this? By working together - and supporting each other - all over the world. So, join our Asia Investment Management Services and Strategic Initiatives team and feel like you’re part of something bigger.

About your team

The IM Services team is responsible for developing strategies and managing short, medium, and long-term planning to implement investment initiative. The goal of the IM Services team is to optimize or build out the end-to-end investment process, products, or strategies that benefit the investment team.

About your role
The IM Services team is seeking to hire an experienced individual to support the development and delivery of strategic investment management initiatives across the Asia Pacific region.

This individual should have the ability to work independently to progress them from initial scoping through design, testing, implementation and transition into business as usual, within the overall priorities and direction set by the Head of Asia Investment Management Services and Strategic Initiatives.

The successful candidate will be expected to translate business and investment requirements into practical implementation plans, coordinate stakeholders across Investment Management and supporting functions, identify and resolve implementation issues and provide clear recommendations and escalation where management input or decisions are required.

This role will report to the Associate Director – Asia Investment Management Services and Strategic Initiatives.    Responsibilities of the role include:

• Conduct cross asset business analysis and project support across investment, business, and global strategic initiatives  
• Leveraging AI, business tools / techniques to work with investment teams to refine and improve front office and back office processes and operating models
• Support the review and implementation of strategic business initiatives including new investment capabilities, products and operating model enhancements.
• Coordinate stakeholders across Investment Management, Trading, Operations, Technology, Data, Product, Legal, Compliance and other investment support functions.
• Work with the management team and investment support functions to assist in the implementation of service enhancements in the support for the Investment Professionals.
• Prepare analysis, recommendations and management updates to support decision making.

About you

• Minimum 8 years project management or business analysis experience within a fund management company / investment banking which should be focusing on executing business initiatives or change programmes.
• Strong understanding of the investment process and how it fits into the overall business strategy.
• Understanding of different asset types, investment instruments and products: equities, fixed income, derivatives, and multi-asset
• Finance Major or International Business Major preferred.
• Project certification would be a strong advantage. Fluent English is essential (written and spoken). 
• Able to facilitate discussions on new asset management processes/strategies/instruments/products across different teams to scope out requirements and provide recommendations/analysis

Feel rewarded

For starters, we’ll offer you a comprehensive benefits package. We’ll value your wellbeing and support your development. And we’ll be as flexible as we can about where and when you work – finding a balance that works for all of us. It’s all part of our commitment to making you feel motivated by the work you do and happy to be part of our team. For more about our work, our approach to dynamic working and how you could build your future here, visit careers.fidelityinternational.com.

For more about our work, our approach to dynamic working and how you could build your future here, visit careers.fidelityinternational.com.