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Vice President, Investment Strategist- Retirement Services

Fidelity

Fidelity

Remote
Posted on Dec 2, 2025

Job Description:

This role is responsible for working with Fidelity’s defined contribution clients to build and maintain plan investment lineups that meet plan sponsor requirements and help plan participants reach desired retirement outcomes. While this position will be focused on clients in the East region of the U.S., there may have flexibility on location, as long as the associate resides in the Northeast region of the country. In this role, you will interface with our clients’ investment committees which include officers in Treasury, Finance (including CFOs), Legal, HR, and Corporate functions, as well as third-party advisors and consultants. The successful Investment Strategist effectively communicates investment topics and trends and helps plans sponsors make informed decisions about their retirement plan investments. The VP-level consultant will be working with some of Fidelity’s largest and most complex clients.

The Expertise You Have

  • Strong preference for CFA charter-holder; MBA a plus

  • Minimum of ten years of investment consulting/HNW/institutional advisory experience preferred

  • Proven track record and desire to identify and establish links with clients’ investment decision makers.

The Skills You Bring

  • Detailed knowledge of mutual funds and other investment vehicles typically used by defined contribution plans or institutional investors.

  • Excellent understanding of the economy, financial markets, and their drivers.

  • Ability to explain the interaction of various asset classes and equity styles in particular market cycles and relate that to the performance of the funds.

  • Ability to establish and build relationships and been seen as a go to person for our clients’ retirement investment needs.

  • Excellent presentation skills and presence.

ASSOCIATE MAY BE LOCATION IN SMITHFIELD, RI OR MERRIMACK, NH REGIOANL SITES OR REMOTE IN MA, CT, ME, RI, VT, NH OR NY.

The Value You Deliver

  • Ability to build influential relationships with senior level employees of our clients and influence decisions.

  • Using your background on 401(k) plan menu design, you will become a trusted resource.

  • Position Fidelity’s products and services with our clients.

You will help solidify our overall relationship with our clients and be seen as a key member of the service team.

The Team

Be part of the Investment Strategist Organization, a group of 30+ professionals dedicated to being the best provider of advice and investment expertise to retirement plan sponsors and to set the standard for integrity and excellence in the industry. For our clients, we help them not only to meet their fiduciary responsibilities, but also to make decisions that lead to better retirement outcomes for their employees. For Fidelity, we serve as the eyes and ears of the retirement plan market, introducing new investment solutions to clients and retaining the solutions we currently provide while always acting in our clients’ best interests. When we’re successful, our clients will be highly satisfied with long-term relationships, their employees will achieve retirement readiness, and Fidelity will continue to grow its investment management presence in the retirement plan market.

Certifications:

Series 07 - FINRA, Series 66 - FINRA

Category:

Consulting

Most roles at Fidelity are Hybrid, requiring associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office. This does not apply to Remote or fully Onsite roles.

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.

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.

If you would like to request an accommodation, please contact us at:

accommodations@fmr.com

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Join us

At Fidelity, you’ll find endless opportunities to build a meaningful career that positively impacts peoples’ lives, including yours. You can take advantage of flexible benefits that support you through every stage of your career, empowering you to thrive at work and at home. Honored with a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, we have been recognized by our employees as a top 10 Best Place to Work in 2024. And you don’t need a finance background to succeed at Fidelity—we offer a range of opportunities for learning so you can build the career you’ve always imagined.

Fidelity's working model blends the best of working offsite with maximizing time together in person to meet associate and business needs. Currently, most hybrid roles require associates to work onsite all business days of one assigned week per four-week period (beginning in September 2024, the requirement will be two full assigned weeks).

We invite you to Find Your Fidelity at fidelitycareers.com.

Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that the most effective way to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce is to build an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging.

Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To initiate a request for an accommodation, contact the HR Accommodation Team by sending an email to accommodations@fmr.com, or by calling 800-835-5099, prompt 2, option 3.

At Fidelity, we value honesty, integrity, and the safety of our associates and customers within a heavily regulated industry. Certain roles may require candidates to go through a preliminary credit check during the screening process. Candidates who are presented with a Fidelity offer will need to go through a background investigation and may be asked to provide additional documentation as requested. This investigation includes but is not limited to a criminal, civil litigations and regulatory review, employment, education, and credit review (role dependent). These investigations will account for 7 years or more of history, depending on the role. Where permitted by federal or state law, Fidelity will also conduct a pre-employment drug screen, which will review for the following substances: Amphetamines, THC (marijuana), cocaine, opiates, phencyclidine.

Benefits
Learning & development
Culture

Benefits that adapt to everything life sends your way

401(k) with company match

Medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage

16-week maternity leave & 12-week parental leave

Student loan assistance

Fidelity is invested in you

Committed to Professional Development

At Fidelity, we are constantly adapting to the changing needs of our customers, new technologies, and better ways of working. And we empower our employees to do the same, with an emphasis on developing skills and connections that will help propel you forward in your career while being able to make an impact for Fidelity’s customers around the world.

We offer a wide range of options for professional development including online, in-person, and mentor driven solutions. Special interest and networking groups are also part of our culture of empowerment, personal and professional enrichment, diversity and inclusion, and knowledge sharing.

Continuing Education & Training

  • Assess, build, and align your development plan through resources like our skill-building classroom and online courses.
  • Video-based training for technology, leadership, management & more.
  • Ongoing skills development and coaching opportunities.
  • Paid training with a facilitator who is dedicated to your onboarding and will track and evaluate your progress, giving you strategies to improve.
  • A range of talent development programs to support career mobility.

Mentoring

  • Utilize the skills of experienced leaders to enrich your career.
  • Dedicated mentors to help you grow into new areas of Fidelity’s business as you develop new skills.
  • An open atmosphere of knowledge sharing and collaboration.
  • Opportunities to pay it forward, sharing the knowledge you develop and as you help others define how they want their career to take shape.

Our Commitment

Discover opportunities to build a fulfilling career within a supportive culture that celebrates individuality. We empower our associates to pursue career paths that align with their unique goals and personalities.

Giving back to our communities

Throughout Fidelity, you’ll find a genuine commitment to social responsibility – where we strive to make an impact for customers, while also making an impact on the world.

Fidelity Cares

  • Provides associates with opportunities to actively volunteer and share their talents.
  • Hosts numerous company-wide volunteer events (in-person and virtual).
  • Partners with nonprofit organizations to support our local communities.
  • More than 12,500 associates donate time annually – from interns to SVPs.
  • Impact includes refurbishing schools, donating books and supplies, and teaching financial literacy.

Fidelity Charitable®

  • Created to make it easy for people to support charitable organizations they care about.
  • Helped deliver $14.9billion in donor-recommended grants to charity in 2024.
  • Supported more than 433,000 unique charities around the world.
  • Since its inception, more than $100 billion has been given to public charities.

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