Project Manager

Fidelity TalentSource is your destination for discovering your next temporary role at Fidelity Investments. We are currently sourcing for a Project Manager to work in Merrimack, NH or Westlake, TX! Role Overview The IT Project Manager drives and is accountable for successful results across one or more technology projects, teams, or complex initiatives. They work mainly with engineering and IT leadership and collaborate with product and program partners to ensure aligned priorities and outcomes. Responsible for planning, tracking, and driving coordinated delivery across dependencies, risks, releases, and status. Ensures alignment across teams to complete commitments with strong predictability, clarity, and delivery discipline. By modeling Fidelity leadership behaviors and adaptive ways of working, the IT Project Manager helps advance an innovative and team-based delivery culture. Key Responsibilities Planning & Coordination Lead and drive project scope, objectives, and delivery roadmaps for multiple projects or complex initiatives with significant dependencies. Drive development and maintenance of realistic delivery plans, balancing scope, timelines, capacity, and dependencies to improve predictability and inform trade‑off decisions. Partner with product, program, and technology leaders to drive integrated planning, prioritization, and sequencing across teams. Establish and maintain clear delivery plans and documentation, ensuring visibility across partners. Drive alignment of delivery plans with product, business, and technology priorities, facilitating trade‑offs to maintain delivery momentum. Execution & Delivery Management Own and drive delivery throughout tasks or intricate ventures, ensuring alignment, sequencing, and progress across participating teams. Ensure clarity of priorities, timelines, and dependencies so work advances predictably across teams. Track, analyze, and communicate delivery progress and health based on quantitative data and indicators, identifying trends, risks, and actionable insights to guide decisions and course corrections. Proactively manage and resolve potential challenges and interdependencies. Drive accountability for delivery outcomes, ensuring milestones, quality standards, and business objectives are achieved. Orchestrate communication and coordination among groups and involved parties to maintain alignment, remove blockers, and proactively drive delivery outcomes across teams. Leverage delivery events and routines to drive decision‑making, alignment, and forward progress. Continuous Improvement & Predictability Drive continuous improvement of delivery practices and processes, using delivery data and insights to improve predictability and efficiency. Optimize workflows and coordination across teams, reducing delivery friction and improving throughput and flow. Use delivery data, retrospectives, and trends to improve planning accuracy, forecasting reliability, and execution consistency. Technology & Quality Oversight Ensure adherence to engineering and quality standards across delivery, including defect management, technical debt tracking, and change processes. Drive adoption and ensure consistent application of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) practices, including effective use of AI‑assisted development tools and workflows. Own and ensure end‑to‑end release readiness throughout various projects or initiatives, coordinating across teams and customers to align dependencies, timelines, and quality expectations. Team Leadership & Culture Develop an environment that promotes ownership, accountability, and clarity, while enabling teams to operate with autonomy, leverage their expertise, and take responsibility for outcomes. Drive accountability and alignment across teams, reinforcing delivery expectations and standards. Influence teams and partners to adopt modern iterative delivery practices and continuously improve methods of operation. Support onboarding, development, and continuous learning across teams. Required Skills & Qualifications Experience & Education Bachelor’s degree in Business, Technology, or related field (or equivalent proven experience). 5‑7 years of experience in project or delivery management roles. Experience leading delivery across teams, using modern iterative practices in a large enterprise environment. Project & Professional Capabilities Project Coordination & Planning – Leads and drives scope definition, planning, and execution across projects or complex initiatives while ensuring alignment across stakeholders and dependencies. Delivery Planning & Forecasting – Drives development of realistic delivery plans, balancing scope, timelines, capacity, and dependencies to improve predictability and support informed decision‑making. Delivery Execution – Drives coordinated execution across multiple teams, ensuring alignment, progress, and achievement of delivery and outcomes. Risk & Dependency Awareness – Proactively identifies, manages, and resolves risks and dependencies, including complex cross‑team impacts, to minimize disruption to delivery. Process Adherence & Improvement – Drives consistent application and improvement of delivery practices and processes using data, insights, and feedback to improve performance. Stakeholder Communication – Drives clear, consistent communication and alignment, including product, technology, and program leadership. Collaborator Awareness & Adaptability – Assesses collaborator dynamics, adjusts communication and approach in complex situations, and influences coordination among teams and leadership. Performance Tracking & Reporting – Monitors delivery performance using metrics and KPIs, translating data into insights that drive decision‑making and corrective actions. Adaptability & Learning – Adjusts approach in dynamic environments, responding to shifting priorities and conditions while maintaining delivery momentum and stakeholder alignment. Iterative Delivery Frameworks – Strong understanding and practical application of Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, Lean, or similar frameworks to drive effective delivery outcomes. Software Development Lifecycle Knowledge (SDLC) – Strong working knowledge of SDLC phases and delivery processes, including application of AI‑assisted practices to improve delivery quality and efficiency. Company Overview At Fidelity, we are passionate about making our financial expertise broadly accessible and effective in helping people live the lives they want! We are a privately held company that places a high degree of value in creating and nurturing a work environment that attracts the best talent and reflects our commitment to our associates. We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workplace where we respect and value our associates for their unique perspectives and experiences. For information about working at Fidelity, visit FidelityCareers.com. Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to complete the application or interview process. Fidelity TalentSource, is the in‑house temporary staffing provider for Fidelity Investments. Unlike traditional staffing agencies, we are an internal business unit within Fidelity’s Talent Acquisition team, dedicated to recruiting talent from various backgrounds for roles in Fidelity’s regional and investor center locations. Our mission is to help you experience Fidelity’s diverse and inclusive workplace while expanding your skill set and professional network, with the ultimate goal of conversion to full‑time employment as part of Fidelity’s long‑term strategy. 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