Fidelity Investments announces 100 technology jobs for Dublin and Galway

Today (28 April), Fidelity Investments announced that it will hire for 100 new technology roles in Ireland. The financial services firm, headquartered in Boston, has said that it will “accelerate” its recruitment drive in response to the changing needs of its clients during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The “vast majority” of the new hires will be software engineers and will be based at one of the company’s Irish offices in Dublin and Galway. The company’s general manager, Al Riviezzo, said the new joiners will help the Irish team support the global firm through “critical technology and operations support”.

“All of our 1,100-strong workforce are working from home across Ireland and ready to welcome new colleagues to support our expanding need for tech skills and talent we have based here in Ireland,” Riviezzo said.

Areas of focus for Fidelity include asset management, brokerage and administrative solutions serving personal, workplace, intermediary and institutional markets. Its “welcoming, multicultural team” spans the US, Europe and India.

It was named one of Glassdoor’s 2020 Best Places to Work and it has been recognised for its support of women in technology and as Enterprise of the Year 2019 by Information Technology Association Galway.

‘A safe and enhanced onboarding process’

To manage taking on new hires during the ongoing pandemic, the company plans to roll out a number of new initiatives. These include expedited hiring, virtual onboarding and training and “wide-ranging work-from-home flexibility” that prioritises employee safety.

The company also recently brought in updated supports and benefits for its staff around time, flexibility and care services, such as leave allowances for “unexpected home-life events” and Covid-19 screening.

Conor McDonnell, head of HR at Fidelity Investments Ireland, said: “We understand that these are very uncertain times, however, Fidelity Investments is a dynamic company which allows us protect our existing staff and look to fill a significant number of roles within our business.

“We want to assure people considering a new job or career change that Fidelity Investments continues to actively recruit and hire for several critical roles and is accelerating hiring in key tech areas. New employees will experience a safe and enhanced onboarding process.”

Visit Fidelity’s careers page for more information.

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