Vice President, Credit Alternatives Investment Product

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the product roadmap for private markets and credit alternatives, including expansion into new credit verticals, structures, and distribution-aligned offerings.
• Drive product innovation by identifying market gaps, evolving investor demand, and emerging risks.
• Engage regularly with IPG peers to ensure alignment of alternative product strategy with broader asset management capabilities, investment views, and platform priorities.
• Communicate frequently with distribution leadership to understand client needs, platform feedback, and competitive developments within the private credit and alternatives marketplace.
• Secure senior level buy-in for the launch or enhancement of new credit alternative investment products, ensuring clarity on commercial rationale and strategic fit.
• Partner closely with senior investment leaders overseeing credit alternatives to support investment-led product decisions, portfolio design input, and long-term platform strategy.
• Support the team across multiple initiatives—market assessments, due diligence workstreams, product design, structuring, and operational readiness—to ensure end-to-end development and successful execution of alternatives offerings.
• Manage a high-functioning product team.

The Expertise And Skills You Bring

• 10+ years of experience in financial services.
• Deep understanding of private markets—particularly credit alternatives—including market trends, product structuring, investor demand, and the evolving competitive landscape.
• Strong command of regulatory, legal, and operational considerations related to private credit and alternative investment structures (e.g., drawdown vehicles, interval/tender funds, SMAs, BDC like structures), ensuring products are designed with scalability and compliance in mind.
• Ability to partner effectively with investment teams, risk, legal, distribution, and operations to ensure product designs are both commercially viable and operationally executable.
• Track record of influencing senior stakeholders and driving decision-making in a complex, matrixed environment, balancing strategic vision with disciplined execution.
• Proven ability to spearhead cross-functional and multi-stakeholder meetings to align priorities, coordinate execution, and ensure the successful development and launch of products.
• Experience in developing robust business cases, setting strategic direction, and driving execution to deliver against shared organizational goals.
• Strong relationship-building, interpersonal, and communication skills, with the ability to influence across all levels of the organization and effectively present complex concepts.
• Ability to innovate, think strategically, and design differentiated investment solutions.
• Commitment to continuous learning, personal development, and fostering growth in team members.
• Dedicated coach and strong developer of talent with a focus on building high-performing teams.
• Deep understanding of Fidelity’s distribution channels, customer needs, and the competitive landscape.

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $130,000-$264,000 per year. Placement in the range will vary based on job responsibilities and scope, geographic location, candidate's relevant experience, and other factors. Base salary is only part of the total compensation package. Depending on the position and eligibility requirements, the offer package may also include bonus or other variable compensation.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits to meet your evolving needs and help you live your best life at work and at home. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage and emotional well-being support, market-leading retirement, generous paid time off and parental leave, charitable giving employee match program, and educational assistance including student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, and learning resources to develop your career.