Fidelity Investments plans to hire 550 financial advisers, licensed representatives and customer service workers in Dallas-Fort Worth amid increased trading activity and pandemic-related demand for financial services.
The company’s hiring will take place over the next six months as part of a push to bring on 4,000 new employees across the country.
“We continue to see very strong growth, both in new accounts to Fidelity as well as deeper engagement from our existing client base,” said Kathleen Murphy, Fidelity’s president of personal investing, in a statement. “As part of our steadfast mission to serve our clients, we continue to expand our number of associates and invest in the long-term development of our people so that we’re well-positioned to deliver the best customer experience possible – both now and in the future.”
The new hiring round comes only a few months after the Boston-based company announced in April that it would add 300 employees in the region to handle “unprecedented engagement” from clients. Those new jobs added more than 3,500 to Fidelity’s payroll earlier this year.
Fidelity said it is offering an expedited hiring process that includes virtual interviews, work from home and remote onboarding. More information is available at Fidelity’s careers site.
This year, the privately held company said it has increased its number of employees in client-facing roles by 15%. Fidelity oversees $9 trillion in assets and employs 45,000 nationally.
Fidelity employs 6,000 people at its regional campus in Westlake, where a growing financial services cluster is one of the region’s bright spots during the COVID-19 pandemic. Charles Schwab and TD Ameritrade also built regional campuses nearby that employ thousands.
