Job Description

You will be working on a flexible hybrid schedule as part of Fidelity’s dynamic working arrangement.

Who We Are

At Fidelity, we’ve been helping Canadian investors build better financial futures for over 35 years.  We offer individuals and institutions a range of trusted investment portfolios and services - and we’re constantly seeking to find new and better ways to help our clients.  As a privately owned company, we boldly embrace innovation in all areas as we continue to grow our business into the future. 

Working with us means you’ll be part of a diverse and dedicated group of people who make a real difference for our clients and communities every day. You’ll have a wide range of opportunities to grow and develop your career in an inclusive environment where you’ll feel valued and supported to be your best - both personally and professionally.

What We Do

Fidelity Wealth is a new wealth management service, designed to support financial advisors with their succession planning and transition to retirement. Our mission is to help financial advisors achieve their own retirement goals with confidence, knowing that their clients will continue to be offered professional financial advice and leading investment management solutions.

To learn more about Fidelity Wealth, please visit: https://www.wealth.fidelity.ca/en/

How You’ll Make an Impact

As a Product Owner on the Fidelity Wealth team, you will be responsible for representing the business unit’s priorities and managing product delivery on a cross-functional Salesforce scrum team. You will set the vision and direction for our client relationship management (CRM) experience, including:

• Developing the product roadmap,
• Leading user research and testing,
• Prioritizing the product backlog, epics and stories,
• Writing epics and stories,
• Documenting use cases, and
• Defining feature requirements

You will also be responsible for:

• Collaborating with partners in technology, design, and marketing to implement system and journey enhancements,
• Using data to inform product roadmap choices and priorities,
• Enabling scrum team members to work iteratively, to innovate through testing and experimentation, and to learn from setbacks while celebrating success,
• Evaluating the work generated by the scrum team to ensure feature implementations and releases are successful,
• Documenting processes and enabling reviews with partners in legal, risk, and compliance,
• Partnering with the Learning & Development team to create and update relevant training materials and job aids, and
• Leading periodic business planning meetings and contributing to regular business reviews.

What We’re Looking For

• Required Skills:
  • University degree (in Business, Commerce or a related field) or equivalent work experience (in a product owner, product management, or business analyst role)
  • 3+ years’ experience of Agile product management experience

• Preferred Skills:
  • Salesforce, Jira, and Design Thinking / user research experience

• Nice to Have:
  • Scrum / Product Owner certification(s)
  • Experience in financial services
  • Bilingual (verbal and written) in English and French

The Expertise you Bring

• Ability to understand client, advisor, and business needs and translate strategic objectives into action,
• Ability to develop a vision for product features and break them into clear and concise epics and stories with well-defined business value and acceptance criteria,
• In-depth knowledge of Agile product management processes and principles,
• Strong organizational, communication, presentation, and leadership skills,
• Proven experience leading cross-functional teams to design, deliver and maintain dynamic digital products and solutions,
• Capacity to lead, influence and motivate colleagues without formal authority, while removing blockers and impediments to progress, and
• Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with senior management, internal stakeholders, and external vendors.

Current work authorization for Canada is required for all openings.

Some of the ways we’ll help you feel valued and supported as part of our team:

• Flexible working arrangements - 100% remote, hybrid, and in office options
• Competitive total compensation, including company contributions to your group RRSP without a matching requirement from you
• Comprehensive health benefits that start on your first day, with 100% employer-paid premiums, that include up to $5000 annually for mental health services and therapy
• Parental leave top-up to 100% of your salary for a period of 25 weeks
• Up to $650 for home office equipment
• Generous time off policy, including 2 paid days annually to volunteer at a charity of your choice
• Diversity and inclusion programs, including an active network of Employee Resource Groups
• Extensive professional development opportunities, including access to over 11,000 training and development courses, tuition reimbursement, and monetary rewards for completing a required designation 

We care a lot about fostering a compassionate, people-centric culture, and are proud to have been named one of Canada’s Top 100 employers for the last five years.

Fidelity Canada is an equal opportunity employer

Fidelity Canada is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, family status, protected veterans’ status, Aboriginal/Native American status or any other legally-protected ground.

Accommodation during the application process

Fidelity Canada welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in the selection process. If you require an accommodation, please email us at [email protected].

No telephone inquiries or agencies please. We thank all applicants for their interest, please be advised that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Why Work at Fidelity?

We are proud to be recipients of the following:

Awards

•    Canada's Top 100 Employers 
o    Greater Toronto's Top Employers 
o    Canada's Top Family-Friendly Employers 
o    Canada's Top Employers for Young People 
  
•    Great Place To Work® Certified 
o    Best Workplaces for Inclusion 
o    Best Workplaces for Mental Wellness 
o    Best Workplaces for Today's Youth 
o    Best Workplaces for Women 
o    Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance 
o    Best Workplaces in Ontario 
o    Best Workplaces with Most Trusted Executive Teams 

•    LinkedIn Top Companies in Canada
  
•    Human Resource Director (HRD) - Best Place To Work 
o    HRD - 5-Star Benefit Program 
o    HRD - 5-Star Diversity & Inclusion Employer 

Designations
•    Canadian Compassionate Companies – Certified 
•    Benefits Canada's Workplace Benefits Award - Future of Work Strategy 
•    TalentEgg National Recruitment Excellence Award - Special Award for Diversity & Inclusion in Recruiting 
•    Canadian HR Reporter's Most Innovative HR Team