Director, Engineering - Digital Enablement

Note: Fidelity will not provide immigration sponsorship for this position.

The role 

We are seeking a Director of Frontend Engineering to lead and evolve a high-performing team focused on frontend platforms, accessibility, developer tooling, shared services, and monorepo management. The ideal candidate combines deep frontend technical expertise with proven people leadership. This leader will play a critical role in defining the frontend engineering strategy that enables product teams to deliver exceptional digital experiences at scale. 

Partnerships and developing relationships will be key to their success. They will partner closely with UX Designers, UX Developers, architects, and application development teams to drive consistency, accessibility, developer productivity, and engineering excellence across the organization. A strong background in modern frontend development is required, and prior experience serving as a technical lead is highly preferred. 

As a senior engineering leader, you are responsible for: 

• Leading and developing people in ways aligned to their unique career goals and aspirations 

• Guiding your team through complex technical trade‑offs, design reviews, and platform evolution 

• Technical direction, code quality, and engineering best practices 

• Delivering outcomes, product portfolio optimization, and integrated roadmaps tied to business objectives. 

Strong candidates will bring a dedication to technical learning, a passion for developing others, and crafting foundational technology solutions that accelerate innovation across the organization. 

Responsibilities 

• Lead a group of frontend engineers, UX developers and UX designers serving teams across Workplace Investing digital 

• Shape the modern frontend strategy of WI Digital, working closely with your team to identify areas of improvement, optimization and need 

• Advance and enhance our enterprise accessibility tool suite 

The Expertise You Bring 

• 8+ years directly managing fast-paced technology with focus on Front-End Teams 

• Previous ownership of component libraries, monorepos, developer and accessibility tooling. 

• Deep background in modern UI and experience architecture and enabling consistent, high-quality user experiences across applications 

• Strong experience leading engineering talent, while setting clear technical direction and accountability 

• Experience developing technical leads and technical leaders 

• Proven track record developing platform capabilities and supporting the teams that rely on them 

The Skills You Require 

• Strong hands-on understanding of Angular, TypeScript, and component-driven UI development, including modern build, testing, and performance optimization practices 

• Experience owning large-scale monorepo environments, including governance, build and release strategies, dependency management, shared code platforms, and developer productivity tooling 

• Firm understanding of accessibility including how to develop for and test accessibility through WCAG 2.2 

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines supporting frontend assets, shared UI libraries and client-side builds 

• Experience influencing engineering leaders and key business partners to champion platform modernization, frontend standards, accessibility initiatives, and developer productivity improvements across multiple teams. 

• Practical experience with DevAssist tools including Github Copilot or Claude Code with deep familiarity with how to optimize engineering efforts with AI assistance. 

The Team 

Digital Enablement Team designs, develops, implements, and supports Fidelity's Workplace Investing (WI) suite of digital products and services through tools and services.