Manager Corporate Development (Case Lead)

Fidelity Canada•Toronto, ON

2d•CA$158,000 - CA$188,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Corporate Development Team's key responsibility is to provide high quality business & strategy consulting and corporate development / M&A services for Fidelity Canada and to support the most senior stakeholders across the organization. This is achieved by establishing strong relationships with these client groups while meeting the needs and interest of all stakeholders. The team has a high profile within the firm, has earned its regard by the most senior stakeholders, and has a unique vantage point from which to lead strategic analyses and projects across the full breadth and reach of the firm. The team has frequent interaction with members of Fidelity Canada’s Senior Executive Team. The Manager, Corporate Development (Case Lead) is an experienced strategist and will operate as part of and lead various teams through working groups and steering committees on a variety of efforts. At times the Manager will be required to operate independently and to undertake any / all such work to ‘get the job done’. This role will be required to build strong partnerships with business leaders and colleagues by providing exceptional business consulting and business strategy support. With time, this role will manage a team of experienced corporate development professionals. This role will reside in the Finance & Corporate Services department, specifically on the Corporate Development team reporting to the Vice President, Corporate Development. The focus and nature of the individual’s work will vary over time, reflecting Fidelity Canada’s business strategy, priorities, and challenges. The role may also work with the Fidelity Business Consulting team at FIL for wider Fidelity International imperatives. The team’s human capital is considered ‘fungible’ and aligned to business priorities, needs and initiatives as they arise, akin to external consultancy firm models.

Requirements

Substantial experience deploying core strategy consulting skills; skilled problem-solver
Experience with business strategy and innovation frameworks used in advising businesses seeking to implement new strategies
Strong stakeholder management skills: confidence and ability to engage with and suitably challenge senior managers
Very strong project management skills
Ability to influence without authority
Independent, curious, risk taker; can thrive in a fast-paced environment where business conditions and projects have tight deadlines and can continually change
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Applications, especially Excel and PowerPoint
High level of financial acumen
Ability to build relationships across a variety of business functions and levels; demonstrable experience of navigating large, multi-disciplinary organizations
Strong and demonstrated individual and team leadership capabilities

Responsibilities

Provide high quality business consulting services and advice to senior-level stakeholders in region, to support achievement of Fidelity’s strategic objectives.
Contribute to and as required lead exercises to assess, develop, and execute winning strategies for businesses across Fidelity Canada.
Support Fidelity Canada in the sourcing, qualification, diligence, and execution of corporate development actions (e.g., mergers, acquisitions, divestments, joint ventures, partnerships) within Canada.
Generating insight from trends, disruptions, innovations, and challenges that may impact our industry, markets, clients, and business propositions, and using knowledge of Fidelity and of our corporate ecosystem to determine the likely impact and response.
Design, contribute to, and, as necessary, lead presentations, report out on progress, and guide discussions with working teams, Steering Committees, and Fidelity Canada’s executive team.
Effectively manage internal teams to design and deliver against project objectives while empowering and developing individuals within the Corp. Dev. team.