Tech on Deck

Tech Careers are For Everyone

Brooke Forbes, Head of Stock Plan Services & Non-Qual for Workplace Investing, joins Adam Ely, Head of Digital Products and Engineering and Maureen Olejarz, CIO of Enterprise Software Engineering on our 20th episode of “Tech on Deck”. Brooke shares how her team helps organizations worldwide design equity programs for their employees and develop opportunities for these individuals to build out knowledge around financial planning. She firmly believes technology is the backbone of everything we do in business today and that there is a role for many talented technologists in this space. Tune in today! #FidelityAssociate #FidelityTech

Looking Back and Looking Ahead - A FinTech Exec's Career Journey

Mike Wilens, President of Enterprise Services at Fidelity, dives into his exciting career on this episode – from graduating MIT with a degree in computer science, to working in Europe, creating his own software startups, holding roles as CEO and CTO at major companies, Mike has a plethora of stories and knowledge to share. In addition to his adventurous career journey, Mike shares what his current role at Fidelity entails, his predications for the FinTech industry in the next 5-10 years, switching from a tech focus to a business focus, and why top tech talent should consider working at Fidelity. Tune into this episode today! #FidelityAssociate

Empowering Women to Pursue a Tech Career

Lorna Martyn, SVP of Technology Management at Fidelity, joins us all the way from Ireland to talk about her amazing efforts in the Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) space and her passion for inspiring young women to pursue a career in tech. Maureen, Adam, and Lorna dive into how D&I efforts are vital for a company’s success, actions we can take to achieve D&I goals, and how to look out for candidates coming from non-traditional career routes.  Plus, Lorna shares some of her personal career journey that started when she was 12 years old! Listen to this inspiring episode today. #FidelityAssociate #FidelityTech #FidelityIreland

Scan, Try, Scale: Research in the Field of Technology

Megan Kelley, Head of Research for Fidelity Center for Applied Technology shares the types of research her team focuses on, how the research turns into tangible outcomes that go into production, and the diverse backgrounds and skills of the people that make up her team (from library scientists to ex-journalists!) Tune into Megan’s episode today. #FidelityAssociate #FidelityTech

AI Innovation at Fidelity

Vipin Mayar, Fidelity’s Head of AI Innovation, shares his views on GenAI, big plays to watch out for in AI this year, and what skills he believes are critical to be successful in a career in Artificial Intelligence. Adam Ely and Maureen Olejarz dive deep into Vipin’s career journey, including his time spent in marketing (he even wrote and published his own book on digital marketing) and then eventually how he landed at Fidelity, left, and came back again.  Listen in on the conversation around the importance of AI within the FinTech industry and the impact it makes on people’s lives. #FidelityAssociate #FidelityTech