Strategic Partnership Initiatives Business Manager

About the Opportunity

Job Type: Permanent

Application Deadline: 18 May 2026

Title Strategic Partnership Initiatives Business Manager

Department Strategic Partnership Initiatives

Location Cannon Street, London

Reports To Head of Strategic Initiatives

Level 5

About Fidelity International

Fidelity International offers world class investment solutions and retirement expertise. We are a privately owned, independent company, with the commitment and resources to provide the investment expertise, technology and service innovation needed to help our clients achieve their financial goals.

Our people are passionate, engaged, smart and curious, and we give them the independence and the confidence to make a difference. While we take pride in the excellence of our investment solutions and client service, we know we can always do better. We are honest, respectful and make tough calls, challenging the status quo to achieve better outcomes through innovation. Above all else, we always put our clients first.

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 the team

Strategic Partnership Initiatives primarily focuses on developing the commercial relationship with Fidelity Investments (FMR). This is an increasingly important relationship to FIL that spans across multiple departments. It starts with ensuring that our clients are able to access the best of Fidelity across traditional and non-traditional asset classes. We have structured a Programme of work around this ambition. Delivering on this premise involves working with distribution, marketing, client service, product, operations, legal / compliance and finance to enable us to grow the business effectively. The team works with senior management within FIL and FMR to ensure that strategy is set, delivered at requisite pace and effectively communicated.

About your role

The role will be directly supporting the Head of Strategic Partnership Initiatives, and involve the creation of and implementation of strategic programmes aligned to growing revenue through Fidelity’s commercial relationships. You will be working closely with distribution within FIL and across FMR’s/Geode’s partnership programme executives. Some areas of the role will include (but are not limited to):

• FIL/FMR Strategic Programmme: Accountable for leading and driving key elements of the FIL/FMR Strategic Programme. Operating within a weekly project cadence and quarterly Accountable Executive governance, the role is responsible for shaping programme direction, coordinating senior‑level inputs, and ensuring high‑quality, coherent updates across multiple departments. This includes setting expectations, influencing stakeholders, and providing clear, confident communication across FIL.

• Own and lead the design and delivery of a programme of work focused on the commercial relationship with Geode. This includes setting strategic objectives, aligning distribution strategy and client needs, and overseeing effective communication and collaboration between the two organisations to drive agreed commercial outcomes.

• Provide business management, insight, analysis and communication by drawing on multiple FIL systems (e.g. Salesforce and Finance platforms). Translate complex data into clear, actionable insights that inform senior decision‑making and support distribution and commercial strategy.

• Take accountability for effective cross‑functional relationship management to support a holistic client service model leveraging FMR’s investment capabilities. Act as an escalation point for complex client or distribution issues, working closely with Distribution and Project Management to prioritise, resolve and drive issues through to delivery.

• Lead the preparation and positioning of programme materials, insights and recommendations for senior governance forums, including FIL’s Global Operating Committee, Quarterly Business Reviews and Global Distribution Leadership meetings, ensuring clarity, impact and alignment with strategic priorities.

About you

• Strong analytical capability with the ability to synthesise insight from multiple systems and data sources and apply sound judgement to support strategic and commercial decisions.

• Proven experience leading programmes of work, including delivery ownership, senior stakeholder engagement and governance management across multiple functions.

• Excellent written and verbal communicator, able to shape and present clear, impactful messages for executive and committee‑level audiences.

• Confident operator with a leadership mindset, able to set direction, influence outcomes and work autonomously in a complex, matrix environment.

• Comfortable managing a broad and evolving remit, balancing strategic thinking with hands‑on problem solving as required.

• Proactive, accountable and detail‑focused, with a strong sense of ownership for quality, delivery and outcomes.

• Strong capability in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint, with practical experience using Gen AI tools to enhance analysis, insight and senior‑level communications.

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.

As an international financial services organisation, we are in-scope of international regulations in the way that we carry out our work. This position is involved in work that is regulated by the FCA and/or the PRA and their Individual Conduct Rules (COCON) apply to it, along with any other regulation. We provide training on COCON and how it affects our employees. More information about COCON can be found in the Employment Handbook.