Manager Development FCC

About the role

Fidelity Clearing Canada (FCC) is the leading independent clearing broker and custodian in the Canadian market. We provide trade execution, clearing, custody and back-office support services to Canadian-based brokerage firms and the Canadian brokerage arms of U.S.-based firms. For more information about Fidelity Clearing Canada, please visit https://clearing.fidelity.ca/

Responsibilities

• The Manager, Development is accountable for development team activities as part of the development, enhancement, maintenance, and modernization process when delivering client-facing web solutions and secure integration points. The following responsibilities are part of this role:
• Manage the development team and delivery of products and services for a range of internal and external clients, ensuring alignment with business objectives and goals.
• Prioritize activities and allocate resources consistent with business strategy, platform roadmaps, operational priorities, and client commitments.
• Coordinate activities with technology, architecture, product, business, operations, information security, and vendor teams.
• Provide oversight during code releases, deployments, application upgrades, production support activities, and defect remediation.
• Ensure unit testing, integration testing, security considerations, post-implementation reviews, and operational readiness activities are completed against defined success criteria.
• Provide ongoing communication on development status to senior management, support work effort estimation, roadmap planning, and determination of deliverable timelines.
• Positively influence architecture, design, coding, testing, AI enablement, and secure integration practices.
• Liaise with internal and external user groups as needed and effectively work in an agile environment.
• Allocate, monitor, and plan the tasks of team members using agile practices, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily coordination, and continuous improvement.
• Lead and support cloud-native web application development, including Java REST services, Angular or React front ends, AWS-based services, RESTful API integrations, and OAuth/OpenID Connect security patterns.
• Support application maintenance, currency updates, technical debt reduction, reliability improvements, and modernization of key business applications.
• Identify opportunities to responsibly leverage AI tools to accelerate software development, testing, code review, and engineering productivity.
• Provide mentorship and coaching to team members. Provide training to enable team members to meet or exceed expectations.
• Conduct performance assessments of team members and support career development plans.

Requirements

• 5+ years of progressive software engineering experience.
• 3+ years of direct engineering management experience, with a proven track record of managing performance, hiring, and building successful teams.
• Strong architectural understanding of core technologies including Java REST and modern web frameworks such as Angular or React.
• Experience managing teams that build and scale cloud-native applications using AWS technologies such as Lambda, EC2, S3, DynamoDB, and API Gateway.
• Deep understanding of microservices, service-oriented architecture (SOA), RESTful APIs, and event-driven messaging technologies.
• Expertise in modern software development practices, including Agile/Scrum, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code such as Terraform.
• Proven track record of defining and enforcing strict unit testing practices to maintain high code coverage.
• Familiarity with secure coding principles and experience integrating security tooling and best practices into the SDLC.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Experience with, or a strong operational interest in, leveraging AI tools to accelerate software development, testing, and code review processes.
• Ability to lead hybrid teams with a mix of onsite and remote developers, while maintaining team engagement, delivery discipline, and clear communication.
• Wealth management, brokerage, payments, banking, or broader fintech experience is considered an asset.
• The following are considered an asset:
• Wealth management, brokerage, payments, banking, or broader fintech experience.
• Completion of the Canadian Securities Course.
• The Expertise You Bring
• Previous experience successfully managing a group of developers, including Team Leads and individual contributors.
• Strong technical insight and experience to inform, guide, challenge, and support technical decisions across web,

Benefits

Additional Information

Job Description Please Note: Current work authorization for Canada is required for all openings. This is a full-time regular role. You will be working on a flexible hybrid schedule as part of Fidelity's dynamic working arrangement. The work location for this role is 483 Bay Street in Toronto until approximately late 2026, when the work location will change to the new Mississauga office at 3 Robert Speck Parkway.

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