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Director Talent Assessment Strategy

Fidelity

Fidelity

People & HR
Covington, KY, USA · Greenwood Village, CO, USA · Merrimack, NH, USA · Westlake, TX, USA · smithfield, ri, usa
Posted on Jan 17, 2026
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Job Description:

The Role

The Director, Talent Assessment leads the design, implementation, and ongoing management of the enterprise assessment strategy, with a focus on evaluating leadership capabilities, identifying development needs, and enabling data-driven talent decisions. This role brings deep expertise in assessment design and validation and manages a portfolio of assessment tools, including the Manager Survey and FLP360 feedback instruments. This leader ensures assessment are well-designed, scientifically sound, and easy for the business to use. Over time, the role expands the assessment toolkit by identifying and implementing additional solutions, either externally sourced or internally developed, and overseeing their ongoing maintenance and effectiveness.

The role partners closely with HR partners, technology and analytics teams to shape roadmaps, establish meaningful measures of progress, and translate insights into aligned action and continuous improvement.

    The Expertise and Skills you Bring

    • Deep expertise leading end-to-end assessment strategies, including design, development, execution, analysis, and interpretation of complex data sets to drive actionable insights.

    • Strong survey design and statistical analysis skills, with experience applying sound measurement practices to ensure valid, reliable and meaningful outcomes.

    • Proven ability to synthesize quantitative and qualitative data into clear insights and compelling storylines that articulate business impact.

    • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with confidence translating data into executive ready reporting and influencing partners through logic, credibility and persuasion.

    • Background in organizational psychology, behavioral science, or a related discipline, with comfort operating in a dynamic, matrixed environment and influencing across HR and business leadership.

    The Value You Deliver

    • Design and manage enterprise assessment tools, including the manager effectiveness survey and leadership 360-feedback instruments, ensuring alignment to current leadership competencies and development priorities.

    • Lead assessments to evaluate organizational talent health, leader readiness, and preparedness for future business challenges.

    • Provide insights on leadership strengths, gaps, succession risks and capability trends to inform workforce planning and enterprise talent strategies

    • Partner with business leaders to align assessment outcomes with strategic priorities and leadership development initiatives.

    • Collaborate with HR Business Partners, Learning, Talent Acquisition, and other HR functions to integrate assessment insights across the talent lifecycle.

    • Translate complex assessment findings into clear, compelling insights that drive understanding, alignment, and decision making at all levels of the firm.

    • Establish and govern standards for assessment tools, methodologies, and vendor partnerships,
      ensuring validity, reliability, scalability, and ongoing effectiveness.

    • Ensure compliance with data privacy and ethical standards across all assessment processes.

    The Team

    As a member of the Enterprise Talent Management Team, you will work in a dynamic environment with a team focused on delivering innovative and outcome driven talent strategies across Fidelity Investments. You will closely with your peers, HR partners, technology and analytics teams, and vendors ensuring a collaborative and iterative environment. Together, the team designs and delivers data and insights to increase the support and effectiveness or our Talent and Manager Practices.

    The base salary range for this position is $103,000-211,000 USD per year.

    Placement in the range will vary based on job responsibilities and scope, geographic location, candidate’s relevant experience, and other factors.

    Base salary is only part of the total compensation package. Depending on the position and eligibility requirements, the offer package may also include bonus or other variable compensation.

    We offer a wide range of benefits to meet your evolving needs and help you live your best life at work and at home. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage and emotional well-being support, market-leading retirement, generous paid time off and parental leave, charitable giving employee match program, and educational assistance including student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, and learning resources to develop your career. Note, the application window closes when the position is filled or unposted.

    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.

    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.

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    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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    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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