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Director, Data Analysis

Fidelity

Fidelity

Data Science
Durham, NC, USA
Posted on Jan 14, 2026

Job Description:

Position Description:

Leads the development and implementation of data modeling strategies to ensure accountability for initiatives and timelines, while maintaining alignment with enterprise standards on technology, tools, and procedures. Analyzes and interprets data to support the team in making informed and impactful decisions, using Financial Data Taxonomy. Enhances and expedites data analysis using the Informatica Data Catalog tool. Draws on in-depth knowledge of the business or function to provide business unit-wide solutions by developing complex, multi-faceted software applications. Research and recommend new technologies in support of the strategic direction of the business unit and participate in the research and recommendation of appropriate models, methods, tools, and technologies to achieve business-unit-wide solutions.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Collaborates with business and technology partners to understand requirements, identify data gaps, and recommend strategic solutions across the domain.

  • Evaluates objectives, use cases, data requirements, and specifications created by other analysts.

  • Analyzes and resolves significant data issues during projects or in production environments.

  • Advocates for best practices in data analysis, including handling Personally Identifiable Information (PII), information barriers, and licensed data.

  • Defines precise conceptual and logical data models for organizational needs across multiple subject areas.

  • Designs physical structures for operational systems, data warehouses, and data lakes.

  • Conducts targeted data analysis to identify risks.

  • Documents and presents database solutions to stakeholders.

  • Stays updated on technology trends, especially event-driven processing and Data API developments.

  • Leads sessions to define requirements, business terms, and logical data models.

  • Maps technical terms into business terms using the data catalog tool.

  • Guides the use of tools, techniques, and processes for complex data gathering, analysis, and reporting within a large organization.

  • Identifies opportunities to use enterprise data models in new projects, to minimize work and avoid data duplication.

  • Mentors and supports analysts, fostering their growth and development.

Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Applications, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a closely related field (or foreign education equivalent) and six (6) years of experience as a Director, Data Analysis (or closely related occupation) performing data analysis and data modeling in the financial services environment, using Tableau, Power BI, and PowerDesigner.

Or, alternatively, Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Applications, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a closely related field (or foreign education equivalent) and four (4) years of experience as a Director, Data Analysis (or closely related occupation) performing data analysis and data modeling in a financial services environment, using Tableau, Power BI, and PowerDesigner.

Skills and Knowledge:

Candidate must also possess:

  • Demonstrated Expertise (“DE”) performing data analytics for business users based on requirements using SQL analytical functions and Informatica EDC (Enterprise Data Catalog); creating and implementing data quality checks to ensure the accuracy of data for business use using Informatica EDQ; and providing data support to data engineering teams during production implementation.

  • DE creating Entity-Relational (ER) Data Models and Data Warehouse (DW) Data Models-conceptual models (to be presented to information architects), logical models (for business stakeholders), and physical data models (to be implemented in databases); proposing, designing, and implementing ER entity relationship or DW models based on business requirements; creating conceptual, logical, and physical data models using SAP PowerDesigner; and generating DDLs (Data Definition Language) for physical implementation of tables using SAP PowerDesigner.

  • DE acting as the liaison between business and technology partners to translate business requirements into technical design solutions; creating business requirement documents in Microsoft Word to document requests from business partners and define the technical components of work to be done by data engineering teams; and collaborating with technology partners to analyze data and create a Source-To-Target (STM) mapping document using TOAD in MS Excel.

  • DE planning, designing, and implementing DATA API signatures for RESTful APIs using OpenAPI Specification (OAS); using the SwaggerHub platform for creating, editing, and organizing API definitions; and collaborating with the team members and using Swagger Hub API exploratory features for API socialization.

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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.

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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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