Product Owner - Equity

About the Opportunity

Title                 Product Owner - Equity

Department     Asset Management Platforms

Location          London

Reports To      ART Owner – Equity / Value Stream Lead

Level                6

We’re proud to have been helping our clients build better financial futures for over 50 years. How have we achieved this? By working together - and supporting each other - all over the world. So, join our team and feel like you’re part of something bigger.

Our clients come from all walks of life and so do we. We are proud of our inclusive culture and encourage applications from the widest mix of talent, whatever your age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, social background and more.

As a flexible employer, we trust our people to perform their role in the way that works best for them, our clients and our business. We are a disability-friendly company and would welcome a conversation with you if you feel you might benefit from any reasonable adjustments to perform to the best of your ability during the recruitment process and beyond.

About your team

As a business, we are constantly evolving how we work to stay ahead of what our clients need and to deliver on our strategic ambitions. FIL Platforms represents the next step in that journey – bringing together Asset Management Delivery, Enterprise Technology Services and change teams from across the business into a single integrated structure designed for clarity, speed and impact.

Asset Management Platforms is responsible for the design and delivery of business process and technology solutions that support the growth and evolution of Fidelity's Asset Management business. We partner with Investment Management, Asset Management Operations and Distribution teams across Hong Kong, London, Tokyo, Singapore, Australia, China and Toronto.

This role sits within the Core Value Stream - Equity and Fixed Income, supporting strategic initiatives that enhance portfolio construction, investment decision-making, analytics, order generation, execution management and investment risk capabilities across Fidelity's global investment platform.

This role will work closely with Portfolio Managers, Investment Directors, Quantitative Researchers and Investment Specialists to shape, prioritise and deliver technology capabilities that improve investment outcomes and operational efficiency.

About your role
The Product Owner is the voice of the business within the Squad and is accountable for ensuring that the team delivers the highest-value outcomes for Fidelity's Equity investment business. The role sits at the intersection of investment management, product ownership and technology delivery, translating strategic objectives and business needs into a prioritised backlog that enables squads to deliver measurable value.

Unlike a generic Product Owner role, this position requires significant domain expertise in Equity investing and front-office investment management processes. The successful candidate will be expected to understand how portfolio managers construct portfolios, manage risk, monitor performance and implement investment decisions across multiple asset classes.

The Product Owner will partner with business stakeholders, architects, engineers and business architecture teams to ensure solutions align with Fidelity's strategic target state while addressing real investment management challenges.

Key Responsibilities

Product Ownership & Delivery

• Own and maintain the squad backlog, ensuring it remains prioritised, refined and aligned to strategic objectives.
• Translate Value Stream and ART-level epics into well-defined user stories with clear acceptance criteria.
• Make active prioritisation decisions, balancing business value, technical dependencies, risk and capacity constraints.
• Participate in Quarterly Planning and other Agile planning events to ensure commitments are realistic and understood.
• Accept or reject completed work against agreed acceptance criteria and business outcomes.
• Work closely with Scrum Masters and engineering teams to maximise squad effectiveness.

Equity Business Engagement

• Act as the primary interface between the squad and stakeholders across Fidelity's global Equity investment business.
• Build strong relationships with Portfolio Managers, Investment Directors, Risk teams and Asset Management Operations.
• Identify opportunities to improve investment processes, decision-making workflows and operational efficiency.
• Gather, challenge and refine requirements to ensure solutions address underlying business needs rather than current-state processes.
• Drive adoption of new capabilities through stakeholder engagement, communication and training.

Investment Platform Transformation

• Support strategic initiatives across portfolio construction, investment analytics, portfolio monitoring, order generation, execution workflows and investment risk management.
• Collaborate with architects and business architecture teams to ensure solutions align with Fidelity's target operating model and technology strategy.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of scalable front-office platforms supporting global investment teams.
• Support delivery of both tactical enhancements and long-term strategic transformation programmes.

Analysis & Change Leadership

• Produce high-quality requirements, process maps, user stories and business analysis artefacts where required.
• Lead workshops and discovery sessions with business stakeholders.
• Prepare presentations, business cases and updates for senior leadership.
• Support project governance, delivery reporting and value tracking.
• Champion continuous improvement across business processes and technology platforms.

About you

We are looking for an experienced Product Owner with a strong combination of investment management expertise, product ownership capability and technology delivery experience.

Essential Experience

• Ideally upwards of 8 years experience working within investment management technology, front-office change or product delivery roles.
• Proven experience as a Product Owner, Business Analyst or equivalent role within an Agile delivery environment.
• Deep domain knowledge of Equity investment strategies, products and portfolio management processes.
• Strong understanding of the end-to-end investment lifecycle and supporting technology ecosystem.
• Experience working directly with Portfolio Managers and investment teams to deliver technology solutions.
• Demonstrated experience managing and prioritising backlogs in Agile delivery environments.
• Experience delivering complex technology implementations from concept through deployment.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across business and technology functions.
• Experience working with globally distributed teams across multiple time zones.

Investment Management Knowledge

Strong understanding of one or more of the following:

• Portfolio construction and optimisation
• Strategic and tactical asset allocation
• Equity portfolio management workflows
• Performance and attribution analysis
• Investment risk and analytics
• Benchmark management
• Holdings, exposures and look-through data
• Order generation and implementation workflows
• Quantitative and systematic investment processes
• Front-office investment management platforms

Skills & Attributes

• Strong backlog management, story-writing and prioritisation skills.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of translating complex investment concepts into delivery-ready requirements.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to challenge constructively and influence senior stakeholders.
• Commercial mindset with a focus on delivering measurable business value.
• Customer-centric approach with a passion for improving investment outcomes through technology.

Qualifications

• Degree educated or equivalent professional experience.
• CFA, FRM, CIPM or other relevant investment qualification desirable.
• Agile Product Owner or Scrum certification desirable.

Behavioural Expectations

Brave

• Prioritise learning and momentum over defending legacy commitments.
• Remove blockers and reset priorities when outcomes are at risk.
• Role model stopping or reshaping work that no longer delivers value.

Bold

• Set clear, outcome-led direction and make decisive trade-offs.
• Simplify processes and governance where possible.
• Empower teams through effective decision making.

Curious

• Drive continuous prioritisation based on outcomes, data and evidence.
• Challenge assumptions and encourage innovative thinking.
• Use delivery metrics and business outcomes to inform decision making.

Compassionate

• Act as a visible advocate for client and business outcomes.
• Foster collaboration, trust and psychological safety.
• Balance delivery pace with sustainable ways of working.

Feel rewarded

For starters, we’ll offer you a comprehensive benefits package. We’ll value your wellbeing and support your development. And we’ll be as flexible as we can about where and when you work – finding a balance that works for all of us. It’s all part of our commitment to making you feel motivated by the work you do and happy to be part of our team. For more about our work, our approach to dynamic working and how you could build your future here, visit careers.fidelityinternational.com.

For more about our work, our approach to dynamic working and how you could build your future here, visit careers.fidelityinternational.com.