Technology Industrial Placement Programme 2023 - Innovation and Digital Design Stream

 2023 Technology Industrial Placement Programme

Innovation and Digital Design Stream

Title:                     Technology Industrial Placement - Innovation and Digital Design Stream                

Department:        Technology

Location:             Kingswood - Surrey, or London, EC4M 5AB

Duration:             12 Months

Who we are:

We’ve been helping clients plan and save for their futures for over 50 years. From more than 25 locations around the world, we provide investment services and retirement expertise to everyone from central banks to private individuals.

As part of our commitment to making things better, we’re continually exploring technology and different ways of working to put our clients first. Digital here isn’t just changing how we provide services – it’s changing everything.

The Programme you’ll join:

We don’t expect you to come straight in and know everything about what we do. As an industrial placement student, and whatever you’re studying, we’ll help make sure you get the most out of your time with us. Fidelity is a fantastic place to learn, innovate and grow. There are expert colleagues around the world to learn from and share ideas with.

Our expert Technology team empower our people and support our progress all around the world. They develop the applications and infrastructure that underpin everything from trading and operations to compliance and customer service. And they’re always searching for new and better ideas. During the 12-month Industrial Placement programme - Innovation and Digital Design stream, you’ll be work in one of the following teams:

• Global Digital Experience Team
  • The Global Digital Experience Team create and optimise digital experiences for all of our internal & external clients & customers that deliver measurable business value through the resulting growth and efficiency gains’

• The Innovation Team
  • The Core Innovation Group conducts research and horizon scanning across customer needs, business themes and emerging technologies, to incubate the most value-adding and impactful ideas for our customers and for the organisation. We achieve this through our core offerings of validation and prototyping and by cultivating a growth mindset in our employees.​​​​​​​

The difference you’ll make:

 You’ll contribute to positive, meaningful work that make a difference to our clients and employees. You’ll provide invaluable support to your team, too. Depending on the team you join, this may include:

• Digital Design:
  • Create and implement user journeys and screens for internal systems and tools
  • Create graphic designs and digital experiences to be used internally and externally
  • Flex your stakeholder management skills, gathering requirements, feeding back insights, and completing associated tasks.
  • Develop your skillset and experience across several design areas (UX, UI and graphic design) through tools such as Adobe Suite, InVision and Ceros.
  • Learn how to facilitate user testing sessions
  • Learn how to engage effectively with the team and stakeholders across the business

• Innovation:
  • Conduct conceptual research on new and emerging technologies and trends and identifying the most applicable use cases for Fidelity
  • Code and help to build prototype solutions
  • Get involved with the relevant functional and data analysis activities
  • Join peer-review sessions with your team
  • Deliver presentations to the innovation team regarding the projects you’re working on
  • Develop your knowledge of the overall software delivery life cycle
  • Learn how new technologies are brought to life

How you’ll be supported:

You’ll start with a welcome and an orientation, where you’ll meet your fellow Industrial Placement students and find out all about us and our work. After that, there are many more ways to develop your skills as your placement progresses including completing of Unit 1 of the Investment Operations Certificate (IOC).

Once the programme begins, you’ll learn every day – from the experts around you and through tackling real projects. Our focus will be on supporting you to gain experience and discover what kind of future you could build in our industry.

Support is part of our culture, so you’ll have a buddy and a mentor to help you whenever you need. And you’ll join a close-knit early careers community, with plenty of social and networking events to help you find your feet and feel at home.

What we look for:

It’s who you are that matters here, rather than what you studied.

We look for interns who are creative, innovative thinkers who are eager to learn and ready to take on a challenge. A genuine curiosity and eagerness to learn about technology is vital, as is a lively interest in our work and our industry. Analytical thinking and the ability to build and develop relationships with colleagues is important to.

We welcome applications from students from ALL degree backgrounds; you do not need a technology related degree. If you’re inquisitive and ambitious, a placement at Fidelity is a great opportunity to discover whether this kind of work is for you.

And, as we’re an international organisation, we’ll need you to speak English.

We’ll also need you to:

• be graduating in 2025 (Bachelor’s or Master’s degree)
• have the right to work in the UK at point of application. If you are currently on a Tier 4 / Student Visa, this means you have the right to work in the UK

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.

Future Opportunities

During your time with us you’ll get to learn even more about what you enjoy, what you’re great at, and how to choose a career path that suits you.

All 2023 Technology Industrial placement students will be considered for a place on our 2025 Technology graduate scheme.

How to Apply

Feeling inspired to start your journey with us? Then take your first step by applying at: careers.fidelityinternational.com

Our application window closes on Sunday, 29th January 2023 at 23:55pm GMT.

Please note that there are two online assessments which you’ll need to complete by the time the window closes. They both take around 40 minutes to complete, so make sure you give yourself plenty of time. We’ve worked hard to ensure our new process is fast and efficient. That means our application deadline is not about just ‘getting your foot’ in the door by the deadline, you need to apply, pass two online strengths-based assessments by then too.

All assessment centres will take place January/February 2023.

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we are a disability-friendly company. As such, we will 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.

For any enquiries regarding your application, you can reach us at earlycareersatfidelity@fil.com.