Business Manager - CPO - 6 month FTC / Secondment

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. About your team HR Enablement ensures the CPO function is aligned to the wider business strategy and set up to deliver its multi-year priorities. The team plays a central role in coordinating the strategic activity that enables HR to operate effectively across the business, bringing together change and innovation, people data and insights, talent services, strategic planning, governance, reporting, and other associated oversight activities. Working across HR and with key stakeholders in Platforms and the broader business, HR Enablement helps ensure the function has a clear view of its priorities, resources, risks, dependencies and outcomes. The team provides the structure, insight and oversight needed to make sure strategic initiatives are well defined, actively managed and connected to business outcomes. Through this work, HR Enablement helps the CPO function focus on the activity that matters most, drive progress against the business strategy and deliver measurable impact for Fidelity. About your role This role will provide business management and strategic delivery support across the CPO function, with a primary focus on supporting the Talent, Learning & Development, Resourcing, and Reward leadership teams. This is a six-month fixed term contract role, designed to provide structure, coordination and delivery support to key functional priorities. You will work closely with leaders and subject matter experts to support planning, prioritisation, governance, reporting and delivery activity. You will help create clarity across multiple workstreams, ensuring priorities are well understood, actions are tracked, risks and dependencies are surfaced, and delivery remains connected to the wider people agenda and business outcomes. You will support the leadership team in managing key priorities and meetings, including agenda planning, coordination of inputs, action tracking and preparation of high-quality materials for senior forums. You will help ensure decisions are clearly captured, progress is visible, follow-up is well managed and stakeholders have the information they need to support effective delivery. You will also help facilitate cross-functional working across the CPO function, bringing together colleagues from CPO, Group Functions and the wider business to support delivery of shared priorities. Where required, you will support specific pieces of work, providing structure, analysis and coordination to help move activity from planning through to execution. The role requires someone who can quickly build relationships, operate confidently with stakeholders and bring order to complex or fast-moving work. You will need to be comfortable working in an ambiguous environment, balancing strategic thinking with hands-on delivery, and producing clear, concise outputs that support alignment, accountability and action.

• Experience in a business management, strategic initiatives, HR enablement, transformation, change or project delivery role within a complex organisation.
• Experience supporting leadership teams, ideally within HR, Talent, Learning & Development, Reward or another people-related function.
• Strong planning and coordination skills, with the ability to track actions, dependencies and risks across multiple priorities.
• Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to produce clear, concise and high-quality materials for leadership meetings, governance forums and executive updates.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with confidence working with leaders and the ability to build trust quickly.
• The ability to connect people priorities with wider business outcomes, ensuring functional activity is aligned to strategic objectives.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, with the ability to turn information, data and insight into practical actions.
• A proactive, organised and delivery-focused mindset, with the ability to bring structure and clarity to complex or ambiguous work.
• Experience in HR, Talent, Learning & Development or Reward would be highly beneficial.