AI Enablement Lending Lead

Wells Fargo•New York, NY

1d•$143,000 - $224,000

About The Position

The Commercial Banking (CB) and Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) AI & Data team is seeking an AI Enablement Lending Lead to accelerate AI-driven transformation across CB and CIB. The role shapes and executes the organization’s AI enablement strategy, drives user adoption, champions responsible AI practices, leads strategic events and communications, and advances high-impact AI and data initiatives. It bridges business, technology, and data teams to deliver measurable outcomes across complex financial services organizations. The role defines AI and data strategy and adoption plans for CB and CIB, advises senior leaders on strategy and governance, and leads enablement and communications activities. It also establishes learning and innovation environments, develops adoption measures, and supports responsible AI practices across Lending lines of business. The position requires travel as needed, on-site work according to current office requirements, and additional hours as needed. It is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Requirements

At least 5 years of Business Execution, Implementation, or Strategic Planning experience, or equivalent demonstrated through work experience, training, military experience, or education.
Ability to communicate effectively with executive leadership and present complex concepts clearly.
Ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines, achieve goals, and work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
Strong listening and communication skills, including the ability to convey complex information and ideas simply and clearly.
Ability to work within applicable risk, compliance, and governance requirements.
Ability to travel as needed and work on-site in accordance with current office requirements.
Willingness to work additional hours as needed.
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
If hired, affected employees must provide information to the Wells Fargo Personal Account Dealing Team and comply with applicable policies on outside activities or personal investing.

Nice To Haves

At least 5 years of Commercial Banking or Corporate & Investment Banking experience.
Frontline business experience and strong understanding of lending products, such as underwriting, portfolio management, corporate banking, structured finance, or commercial real estate.
Experience implementing AI or generative AI solutions, including understanding business use cases and applicable solutions.
Demonstrated ability to navigate a complex, large global banking organization.
Ability to build relationship breadth and depth while navigating regulatory, compliance, and legal intricacies in a highly regulated organization.
Experience presenting to C-level executives.
Awareness of current industry trends and a practice of bringing new ideas into strategic thinking.
Demonstrated inclusivity in leadership and ability to bring key stakeholders into strategy while ensuring the business operates within its risk framework.

Responsibilities

Define and execute the AI and Data strategy for CB and CIB, including strategic roadmaps, value realization frameworks, operating models, partnership strategies, and adoption plans.
Communicate AI and data concepts to executive leadership in terms of business outcomes, build consensus, influence priorities, and shape a future-state vision aligned with enterprise objectives.
Design and execute enablement strategies, including training programs, prompt-a-thons, innovation challenges, workshops, user guides, and role-based learning experiences.
Lead and expand the CB and CIB AI Champions Lending domain to support grassroots adoption, peer-to-peer learning, feedback collection, and responsible AI practices.
Collaborate with communications and leadership teams on rollout strategies, awareness campaigns, and engagement plans supporting AI adoption.
Establish and evolve innovation, collaboration, and learning environments that foster experimentation, knowledge sharing, and scaling AI solutions across Lending lines of business.
Define, measure, and report KPIs and OKRs for adoption, business impact, productivity gains, user engagement, and overall initiative success.
Advise senior leadership on AI strategy, governance, risk considerations, workforce readiness, and opportunities for competitive advantage through responsible AI and data-driven transformation.
Execute applicable risk programs and follow Wells Fargo policies and procedures, including escalation and remediation of issues and sound risk decisions.
Travel as needed, work on-site in accordance with current office requirements, and work additional hours as needed.