IM Strategy & Planning Manager

About the Opportunity

Job Type: Permanent;
Final date to receive applications: 17 April 2026

Title: IM Strategy & Planning Manager

Department: Chief Administrative Officer, Investment Management

Location: London

Reports To: Head of Investment Management Services

Level: Manager, 5

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.

Investment Solutions & Services (ISS) reflects the alignment of teams that focus on the development of investment products and services, and their distribution to wholesale, institutional, intermediaries and other B2B clients. It is managed as a separate business from Fidelity’s Platform Business which offers a range of products and services that help end investors improve their financial health. Investment Solutions & Services (ISS) includes Investment Management teams for Equity, Fixed Income, Multi Asset and Private Assets as well as the Global Investment Research function.

Distribution teams that cover UK & Europe, Asia Pacific including Japan and Australia, a global Product Development team and the COO organisation for ISS. The Investment Management (IM) Strategy & Planning team is a critical function at the centre of enabling the smooth running of FIL’s investment management teams as well as the leading the development and the delivery of our long-term investment management strategy.

Asthe IM Strategy & Planning Manager
, your primary role is to provide business management support to the Global CIO for Equities. You will also work with members of Equities Leadership Team on an ongoing basis to support the management of their functions.

The successful candidate will join the Equities Team and will play a leading role in the organisation, management and coordination of meetings, events and agendas. You will also help to drive progress within the Equities department, identifying opportunities for greater synergies across asset classes and ensuring global connectivity and effective partnership with Distribution. You will be expected to deal with highly sensitive information and be a reliable and innovative sounding board for senior members of the team, as well as preparing materials for internal and external meetings & governance forums.

The successful candidate will be expected to develop a deep understanding of our current & future investment processes as well as internal governance and decision-making groups. You will develop a close partnership with leaders and organisations outside of your immediate team to enable you to deliver on your responsibilities and influence decisions at a senior level. A successful approach will be structured and methodical while maintaining the maximum level of flexibility and responsiveness to rapidly changing inputs and requirements.

You will need to be proactive at identifying areas for improvement, and reliable in delivery.

You will be required to work very closely with the Equities leadership teams, undertaking business management activities including, but not limited to, preparing internal and external presentations, board reporting, organising and running leadership team offsites and events, internal communication programmes and being a key enabler to the smooth running of the teams.

Key stakeholders will predominantly be senior members of the Equities teams, as well as other members of the IM Strategy &…