Director, IT Project Management

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Job Description:

Director, IT Project Management Leader

The Role

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 enables successful execution of technology initiatives across the engineering portfolio. This role serves as the primary leadership partner for engineering and product leaders, working closely with leadership teams through portfolio reviews, planning discussions, and prioritization forums to understand evolving business and technology priorities and ensure IT Project Management resources are aligned to critical initiatives and strategic objectives.

The Director provides coaching, development, and performance leadership to IT Project Managers while driving consistent delivery practices, accountability, and execution excellence. Through strong partnership with engineering, product, and business leaders, this role helps teams establish the conditions for successful delivery, fosters continuous learning, and promotes a culture of collaboration, innovation, and operational excellence.

Key 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.
• Provide guidance and support to help IT Project Managers navigate delivery challenges, stakeholder alignment, and organizational change.
• Promotes and plans continuous learning, knowledge sharing, and professional development across the IT Project Management community.
• Resource Allocation and Portfolio Support
• 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 organizational priorities and align IT Project Management support to the most 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 ensure teams are positioned for delivery success on critical initiatives and provide leadership engagement and oversight and escalation support for critical initiatives.

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Technology, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 10 plus 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.
• Engineering and Product Partnership – Ability to collaborate effectively with engineering and product leaders to drive delivery success.
• Delivery Governance and Execution – Strong understanding of delivery management, risk management, and portfolio oversight.
• Data-Driven Decision Making – Ability to leverage metrics and performance insights to improve outcomes.
• Technology Delivery Expertise – Strong knowledge of SDLC, release management, and enterprise technology delivery.
• Demonstrated success partnering with senior engineering, product, and business leaders.

Leadership and Professional Capabilities

• People Leadership and Coaching – Develops, motivates, and coaches associates creating a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous growth.
• Delivery Organization Leadership – Experience building and leading delivery management teams that support strategic technology portfolios.
• Workforce Planning and Resource Management – Ability to align delivery management resources with engineering priorities, organizational demand, and critical business objectives.
• Engineering and Product Partnership – Strong ability to collaborate with engineering and product leaders to establish conditions for successful delivery and execution.
• Portfolio and Delivery Governance – Expertise in creating governance models, performance measures, and operating rhythms that drive execution excellence.
• Stakeholder Influence and Executive Communication – Ability to build alignment and influence decisions across senior leaders and cross-functional organizations.

The Team

Our IT Project Management Leaders lead teams that support large, complex initiatives and strategic portfolios across the Workplace Investing portfolio. This role plays a critical part in developing delivery talent, aligning project management resources to business priorities, and partnering across engineering and product organizations to deliver strategic outcomes with quality and predictability.

Fidelity’s Onsite Working Model
Fidelity is transitioning to a full-time onsite working model through a phased rollout across regions and roles. Currently, some roles and locations require 100% onsite presence, while others require less. Onsite expectations are likely to evolve as the rollout continues. This transition does not apply to fully remote roles.

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