VP Thought Leadership

Job Description:

The Role:

The team leverages deep and diverse investment expertise across the Fidelity enterprise to provide our global client base with unique research insights and expertise on industry issues and themes that matter most to them. Investment thought leadership content includes whitepapers, digital content, podcasts, webcasts, videos, and more – and can be distributed across a range of internal and external channels. The breadth of subjects it encompasses is diverse and dynamic. 

Thought Leadership Objectives

• Collaborate across teams and bring topical expertise to life in way that benefits internal and external clients, positioning FI and FAMS distribution partners as thought leaders and strategic partners to our clients and business partners.

• Help drive response to industry and market developments in a timely and comprehensive manner and contribute to the successful positioning of specific asset classes and investment strategies.

• Investment Thought Leadership will be a significant factor in building and promoting the Fidelity brand in the marketplace; as such, we will publish on ideas and topics that will support our strategic objectives as an asset manager. In addition, we aim to publish differentiated and provocative content that sets the agenda for debate.

This role requires expansive investment knowledge of a broad range of topics including macroeconomics, asset allocation, equities, fixed income, alternatives, and cryptocurrency.  The role will involve developing and translating broad themes or market trends into more refined topics for channel distribution and market penetration. This will involve working with senior leaders, investment teams, marketing, and distribution to maximize engagement with the content.  

The Expertise and skills you bring

• BS degree required and minimum 10 years of experience in the investment industry

• Minimum 5 years of experience in thought leadership space

• Experience writing and editing targeted investment thought leadership with a strong sense of narrative structure, analytical rigor, and an eye for detail

• Experience working within a collaborative editorial processes involving multiple stakeholders, and managing projects from start to finish

• Demonstrated investment knowledge of macroeconomics, asset allocation, equities, fixed income, alternatives, and cryptocurrency

• Highly effective written and verbal communication capabilities

• Comfort working on multiple projects at the same time

• Ability to collaborate and manage relationships with diverse groups and proactively drive conclusions

• Ability to manage and supervise priorities, deadlines and steering work that may involve multiple contributors

• Willingness to provide feedback to subject matter experts and collaborate on thought provoking topics

• Actively contribute to the growth and importance of TL efforts within FI and FAMS to establish credibility and brand recognition in the marketplace.

The Value You Deliver

• Serve as lead writer on complex, cross asset class thought leadership deliverables, coordinating subject matter experts across a spectrum of asset class functions

• Collaborate effectively with investment subject matter experts to drive perspectives that are both analytically robust, timely, provocative, and relevant for internal and external clients – and the wider marketplace

• Assist with team support, including production processes working across marketing, design, and compliance teams.  

• Serve as contributing member of TL team to ensure best practices in grammar, messaging, writing and style to increase overall quality of output

• Manage multiple stakeholder relationships and balance competing priorities as well as broker internal relationships between channels, asset management, and marketing to achieve TL goals

The Team:

Investment Thought Leadership is an integrated function within Fidelity Institutional (FI) and Fidelity Asset Management Services (FAMS) designed to deliver investment perspectives on key topics relevant to institutional and intermediary audiences.

The base salary range for this position is $125,000-258,000 USD per year.  

Placement in the range will vary based on job responsibilities and scope, geographic location, candidate’s relevant experience, and other factors.

Base salary is only part of the total compensation package. Depending on the position and eligibility requirements, the offer package may also include bonus or other variable compensation.   

We offer