Director, IT Project Management

Fidelity Investments•Smithfield, RI

About The Position

The Director, IT Project Management Leader leads a team of IT Project Managers and is accountable for building a high-performing delivery management organization that supports successful technology initiatives across the engineering portfolio. The role is the primary leadership partner for engineering and product leaders, engaging in portfolio reviews, planning discussions, and prioritization forums to understand changing business and technology priorities and align project management resources with strategic initiatives. The Director coaches, develops, and provides performance leadership to IT Project Managers while promoting consistent delivery practices, accountability, and execution excellence. In partnership with engineering, product, and business leaders, the role helps teams establish the conditions for successful delivery, supports continuous learning, and fosters collaboration, innovation, and operational excellence. The role also leads resource planning and portfolio support for engineering, monitors team capacity, skills, and workload, and provides leadership engagement, oversight, and escalation support for critical initiatives. It supports large, complex initiatives and strategic portfolios across Fidelity’s Workplace Investing portfolio.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
10+ years of combined experience in project, program, portfolio, technology delivery leadership, or people management in a complex organization.
Experience supporting large-scale engineering organizations and complex technology portfolios.
Proven ability to develop, mentor, and build high-performing teams.
Ability to collaborate effectively with engineering and product leaders to drive delivery success.
Strong understanding of delivery management, risk management, and portfolio oversight.
Ability to use metrics and performance insights to improve outcomes.
Strong knowledge of SDLC, release management, and enterprise technology delivery.
Demonstrated success partnering with senior engineering, product, and business leaders.
Experience building and leading delivery management teams that support strategic technology portfolios.
Ability to align delivery management resources with engineering priorities, organizational demand, and critical business objectives.
Expertise in creating governance models, performance measures, and operating rhythms that drive execution excellence.
Ability to build alignment and influence decisions across senior leaders and cross-functional organizations.

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop a team of IT Project Managers, fostering a high-performing and accountable delivery organization.
Establish clear expectations, performance standards, and growth opportunities for team members.
Guide and support IT Project Managers in addressing delivery challenges, stakeholder alignment, and organizational change.
Promote and plan continuous learning, knowledge sharing, and professional development across the IT Project Management community.
Serve as the primary point of contact for engineering leadership regarding IT Project Management resource planning and support across the engineering portfolio.
Partner with engineering leaders through leadership forums, portfolio reviews, and planning discussions to understand priorities and align project management support with critical and strategic work.
Monitor team capacity, skills, and workload to ensure effective coverage and delivery outcomes.
Partner with engineering, product, and business leaders to position teams for delivery success on critical initiatives.
Provide leadership engagement, oversight, and escalation support for critical initiatives.
Align project management resources to business priorities and partner across engineering and product organizations to deliver strategic outcomes with quality and predictability.