Director, Software Engineering (Mainframe)

Job Description: The Role Fidelity Investments Workplace Investing (WI) organization is seeking an experienced mainframe Software development manager to join our Development team within Stock Plan Services (SPS) who is passionate about driving quality and scalable mainframe solutions. The selected candidate will provide technical leadership on a globally distributed team using a Mainframe technology stack. This role demands significant collaboration with members of various business and IT groups throughout the software and product development lifecycle. As the SPS Mainframe Chapter Leader, in an agile structure, you blend deep technical knowledge with a passion for coaching, mentoring, and developing associates. You are deeply committed to improving the value delivered to our customers, establishing or partnering to develop technical standards for your area, and influencing strategic decisions, solution development, and work priorities. You will directly manage a team of chapter members who primarily work within autonomous squads across product areas but report directly to you. You are dedicated to helping them grow and develop in their technical knowledge area and ensuring alignment on the 'how' of their work. You are committed to developing your technical expertise and knowledge to bring the latest thinking to your role and empower others with that knowledge. People Management Allocate chapter member expertise across product areas and manage chapter member growth and development in partnership with Product Area and squad Leaders Identify current and future skill requirements for chapter members in partnership with Squad Leaders Align chapter members in partnership with Product Area and Squad leaders across squads and product areas to ensure the best utilization of talent while also building learning opportunities and learning day content to develop skills Manage, develop, and empower associates within the Chapter to aid in career growth and enable the delivery of increased value in their teams Enable an agile and frictionless organization by demonstrating agile behaviors Create an environment that champions inclusivity, sustainable pace, psychological safety, transparency, and open and honest feedback Stakeholder Management Proactively partner with Chapter Area, Product Area, Center of Excellence, and Squad Leaders to: Define and align chapter strategy with squad/product area objectives and roadmap Plan and execute roadmaps and initiatives, measuring and reporting on progress to leadership Help shape and evolve Chapter area-wide best practices and strategies, setting standards ensuring work performed is aligned with established roadmaps Influence strategic backlog and prioritization decisions related to your area of expertise Measure performance through established objectives and KPIs to deliver agreed-upon business, technology, and people results Continuously improve and encourage an agile way of working Remove impediments to delivering value Technical Expertise Establish technical standards and expertise for the area Stay current on the evolving needs and requirements of customers Maintain knowledge & expertise on internal & external market & industry trends & changes Actively share insights, knowledge, industry practices, and developments across the organization Ensure scalability and stability of our mainframe platform which underpins a growing line of business The Expertise and Skills You Bring Bachelor’s degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, Mathematics, or a closely related field 10+ years of experience in software development and 5+ years of experience as a senior leader in mainframe brokerage or stock plan services systems and application development. Experience leading, coaching, mentoring, and developing people and teams Experience identifying and acquiring talent needs Resource planning and talent allocation across large organizations Financial services experience Agile leadership experience Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Continuous improvement Data-focused approach to decision making Experience in mainframe application development, automation, and support, utilizing COBOL, CICS, DB2, JCL, VSAM, MQ-Series, and SQL The Team You work in partnership with Squad Leaders, and other Chapter Leaders aligned to Stock Plan Services within Workplace Investing. You evolve and sustain our innovative, agile culture by demonstrating and promoting Fidelity and agile leadership behaviors. Use business and technical knowledge to translate the vision for divisional initiatives into business solutions by developing and maintaining complex stock plan services software applications and the lifecycles that implement them on a mainframe platform running under a Z/OS environment. Note: Fidelity is not providing immigration sponsorship for this position. The base salary range for this position is $103,000-$218,000 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 a wide range of benefits to meet your evolving needs and help you live your best life at work and at home. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage and emotional well-being support, market-leading retirement, generous paid time off and parental leave, charitable giving employee match program, and educational assistance including student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, and learning resources to develop your career. Note, the application window closes when the position is filled or unposted. Please be advised that Fidelity’s business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, ERISA, numerous state laws governing securities, investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations, including FINRA, among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories. Fidelity’s hybrid working model blends the best of both onsite and offsite work experiences. Working onsite is important for our business strategy and our culture. We also value the benefits that working offsite offers associates. Most hybrid roles require associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office. Certifications: Category: Information Technology