Job Description
Fidelity Business Consulting (FBC) is a 75 person consulting group within Fidelity Investments. The group's mission is to partner with senior Fidelity leadership teams (e.g. Office of the Chairman, Management Committee, Business Unit Presidents) as a trusted advisor to solve their most critical business issues. The primary areas of focus for the consulting practice are strategy development and operational improvement. Typical engagements involve identifying and launching growth initiatives, managing or facilitating cross-enterprise initiatives, or addressing difficult operational issues. In addition to its core mission of providing consulting services, FBC develops strong leadership talent to fill critical management positions across the firm.
Expansion
FBC is excited to be expanding into the West Lake, TX location beginning in January, 2012. Within the next year FBC plans to hire ~10 employees who will provide consulting services and expertise to West Lake and other Fidelity location engagements.
Primary Responsibilities
The Director works as an integral member of a 2-5 person project team and is typically the day-to-day manager of the project team's efforts.
Leading and delivering complex strategic, transformational, and growth projects
Interacting with Fidelity personnel at more senior levels, gathering data and input and helping build consensus with key stakeholders
Directing various analyses, including market analysis, internal capability assessment, competitor intelligence, customer research, product assessment, and financial analysis/modeling
Leading the development of insights to create new strategies or products/services and developing recommendations for improving business processes, working closely with business unit personnel or potential alliance partners
Preparing and delivering presentations to senior executives
Developing knowledge and skills necessary to assume additional responsibilities within FBC or other parts of Fidelity
Education/Experience
The position requires 4+ years post-MBA experience, preferably with several years of consulting experience with a large, established consulting firm. In addition, applicants must have exceptional analytical, communication, conceptual thinking, project management and problem-solving capabilities. Flexibility and the skill to both lead and contribute to teams are musts. Demonstrated interest and/or experience in the Financial Services industry is a pre-requisite. An MBA degree or equivalent is required.
Skills and Qualifications
We seek individuals with well developed consulting skills and a demonstrated track record of managing projects that achieve tangible business results. Candidates should also have a long-term career objective of becoming a senior manager in a financial services firm. Specific skills that we seek include:
Project and team management, specifically including strategy development, evaluation of new products and services, and business transformation
Synthesis of analysis and research into strategic insights and practical recommendations, including strategic analysis, financial analysis, operational analysis and primary/secondary research
Ability to influence middle to senior management, through both personal interactions as well as the creation and delivery of presentations
Ability to assess risk and operationalize findings - turning research into actions
Ability to quantify challenges and requirements related to execution
Ability to drive to decisions in complex environments with multiple stakeholders
Relationship building with peers and executives in a variety of capacities
People development and coaching
Comfort with ambiguity
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