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Vice President, Communications Consulting Leader

Fidelity Corp · Smithfield, RI, USA ·

Job type:
Full Time

Vice President, Communications Consulting Leader
Note: Fidelity will not provide immigration sponsorship for this position.

The Role

This role manages and leads a team of Communications Consultants (CCs) who are responsible for client consulting, design and execution of benefits communication and education efforts for plan sponsors. The ideal candidate will effectively coach high-level individual contributors on strategic consultation with clients to highlight our value proposition and increase client satisfaction. This role must build positive relationships with internal business partners and influence others to provide support and assist with issues. This role requires client interaction periodically to support CCs, help resolve issues, customer concerns and compliance monitoring. The ideal candidate will bring innovative ideas to the group, be willing to try new things and lead broad-based initiatives.

Recruiting, leading and developing a strong team; provides continuous feedback and formal reviews during quarter and year-end review cycles.

Creating a culture that values and rewards contributions, drive, initiative, and achievement of results.

Work collaboratively with other C&E leaders and key business partners in service of clients, participants, associates, and the firm.

Reviewing key performance indicator metrics and trends to ensure that satisfaction, risk, and quality is effectively managed; drives action plans and holds teams accountable for results.

Supervising registered representatives.

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

Bachelor’s Degree – Required or equivalent with 12-15 years of experience

7+ years of management experience is required

Experience in employee benefits communication and/or financial services required

Series 7, 63 and 24 required or attained within 90 days of hire

Strong leadership, facilitation, influencing, decision-making and team building skills

Deep collaboration and partnership focus

Client servicing skills and experience, including escalation management

Change management experience

Ability to hire, manage, coach, and develop a diverse team across multiple geographical locations

Highly organized and able to prioritize and multi-task in a fast-paced, matrix management environment

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Ability to think strategically and advise senior leaders

The Team

The Vice President, Communications Consulting position exists within Fidelity’s Workplace Investing Communication & Education business unit. C&E provides consulting, content development, and delivery services for business partners, prospects, plan sponsors, and their participants across WI’s upper market segments. The VP drives Strategic Market client and participant satisfaction for Fidelity’s communication and education platforms, and proactively identifies and participates in critical initiatives that will positively impact Fidelity, our associates, and our clients.

Fidelity’s Onsite Working Model: Fidelity is transitioning to a full-time onsite working model through a phased rollout across regions and roles. Currently, some roles and locations require 100% onsite presence, while others require less. Onsite expectations are likely to evolve as the rollout continues. This transition does not apply to fully remote roles.

Certifications
Series 07 - FINRA, Series 24 - FINRA, Series 63 - FINRA

Category
Communication

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.

Reasonable accommodations
Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To initiate a request for an accommodation contact the HR Accommodation Team by sending an email to accommodations@fmr.com, or by calling 800-835-5099, prompt 2, option 3.

Equal opportunity employer
Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that the most effective way to attract, develop, and retain a diverse workforce is to build an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging.

Applicant screening
At Fidelity, we value honesty, integrity, and the safety of our associates and customers within a heavily regulated industry. Certain roles may require candidates to go through a preliminary credit check during the screening process. Candidates who are presented with a Fidelity offer will need to go through a background investigation and may be asked to provide additional documentation as requested. This investigation includes but is not limited to a criminal, civil litigations and regulatory review, employment, education, and credit review (role dependent). These investigations will account for 7 years or more of history, depending on the role. Where permitted by federal or state law, Fidelity will also conduct a pre-employment drug screen, which will review for the following substances: Amphetamines, THC (marijuana), cocaine, opiates, phencyclidine.

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