Director, Strategy & Planning

Fidelity Investments•Boston, MA

3d•$110,000 - $222,000•Onsite

About The Position

As Director on the Real Estate Strategy Team, you will work across functions in Real Estate to develop short-term and long-term strategies that support Fidelity's businesses and achieve Real Estate objectives. This includes analysis and recommendations around multi-year capital investment, leasing and transaction decisions, portfolio optimization, and critical cross-portfolio initiatives. You will lead a team and be responsible for the planning process to build the 5-year capital investment plan through partnership with leaders across Real Estate and the business. Additionally, this high impact role will drive executive level decision-making by developing business cases to frame options and achieve funding approval for multi-million capital investments. You will bring structured problem-solving and storytelling ability to the team and have a keen interest in how Fidelity optimizes its physical footprint, supports the business, and improves the onsite associate experience.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in management consulting, strategy and planning functions, business development, or related fields.
Bachelor’s degree required.
Proven ability to define and articulate strategy, including using data and insights to tell compelling stories and inform executive decision-making.
Ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives and exercise autonomy to organize and prioritize tasks.
Ability to develop logically structured presentations and narratives for executive audiences.
Proven experience developing a team including coaching, counseling and career guidance.
Proven track record of performing detailed analyses and building frameworks to organize information, break down problems, and frame opportunities.
Executive presence and confidence in communication with strong interpersonal and relationship building skills to partner effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
Comfort and success working in a fast-paced culture with high visibility and many concurrent priorities.
Ability to apply knowledge of Real Estate functions, properties, and processes to provide insight into complex strategic challenges.
Expert proficiency in presentation tools including PowerPoint and Excel.
Attention to detail and accuracy, with outstanding work quality.

Nice To Haves

MBA a plus.
Knowledge of Fidelity’s businesses, culture, and ways of working is a plus for navigating the organization and achieving goals.

Responsibilities

Develop short-term and long-term strategies for Real Estate to support Fidelity's businesses and achieve Real Estate objectives.
Provide analysis and recommendations for multi-year capital investment, leasing and transaction decisions, portfolio optimization, and cross-portfolio initiatives.
Lead a team and be responsible for the planning process to build the 5-year capital investment plan in partnership with leaders across Real Estate and the business.
Drive executive-level decision-making by developing business cases for multi-million capital investments.
Bring structured problem-solving and storytelling ability to the team.
Focus on how Fidelity optimizes its physical footprint, supports the business, and improves the onsite associate experience.