Business Execution Director

Wells Fargo & Company•New York, NY

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

About this role: Wells Fargo is seeking a Business Execution Director, as part of the Technology Business Management and Strategy organization. Learn more about career areas and lines of business at wellsfargojobs.com. The Technology Change and Investment Management Leader is responsible for shaping and executing the technology strategy across the enterprise. This role oversees the full portfolio of change enablement for the Wells Fargo Technology team in adherence with Enterprise Change Management (ECM) policy, and serves as the primary contact for annual Technology Investment planning while managing the portfolio structure. The leader is accountable for enterprise-wide change enablement, investment planning, and risk management, while fostering a culture of excellence and inclusion. Success in this role directly impacts the organization’s agility, competitiveness, and long-term growth. This leader serves as a key advisor to the C-suite and Board on technology investment, change management, and transformation initiatives. The leader is accountable for ensuring technology change initiatives comply with regulatory requirements and risk management standards, safeguarding the organization’s reputation and operational integrity. Champions innovation and future readiness by identifying emerging technologies and trends, and integrating them into business operations to maintain competitive advantage. Leads efforts to build a high-performance, inclusive culture, attracting and developing top talent to support the organization’s technology vision. In this role, you will: Manage and develop multiple business functional areas with focus on implementing and delivering long-term strategies, policies, and process advancements for cross-functional stakeholders, and internal and external partners associated with the area of Business Execution or who are affected by its outcomes Identify Business Execution opportunities and strategies for process improvement and risk control development over the long-term in order to ensure operational excellence and process efficiency Lead Business Execution team for assigned initiatives ensuring solutions are designed, integrated, and controlled to improve effectiveness, limit risk exposure, and create efficiencies as appropriate Interpret and develop a range of policies and procedures for long-range and fundamental retooling of perspective, approach, culture, quality, relationships, operations, and capabilities Collaborate and influence functional management to obtain resources, influence outcomes, address conflict, and ensure alignment with Wells Fargo strategies or policies and business line objectives Manage allocation of people and financial resources for Business Execution Develop and guide a culture of talent development to meet business objectives and strategy

Requirements

10+ years of Business Execution, Implementation, or Strategic Planning experience, including Management or leadership experience, or equivalent experience demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
4+ years of management or leadership experience

Nice To Haves

Proven track record in leading large, complex teams and initiatives within technology or business operations, ideally in financial services or similarly regulated industries
Deep understanding of Enterprise Change Management (ECM) policy and hands-on experience overseeing change enablement portfolios, including managing cross-business impacts and dependencies
Demonstrated ability to lead annual technology investment planning processes, manage portfolio structures, and drive strategic outcomes aligned with organizational goals
Experience enabling technology change inventory processes in support of Agile frameworks, including ECM intake and process optimization
Ability to identify, monitor, and manage technology change efforts with significant cross-business impacts, working effectively across diverse teams and stakeholders
Experience ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and risk management standards in technology change initiatives
Demonstrated ability to advise and influence C-suite and Board-level stakeholders on technology strategy and investment

Responsibilities

Manage and develop multiple business functional areas with focus on implementing and delivering long-term strategies, policies, and process advancements for cross-functional stakeholders, and internal and external partners associated with the area of Business Execution or who are affected by its outcomes
Identify Business Execution opportunities and strategies for process improvement and risk control development over the long-term in order to ensure operational excellence and process efficiency
Lead Business Execution team for assigned initiatives ensuring solutions are designed, integrated, and controlled to improve effectiveness, limit risk exposure, and create efficiencies as appropriate
Interpret and develop a range of policies and procedures for long-range and fundamental retooling of perspective, approach, culture, quality, relationships, operations, and capabilities
Collaborate and influence functional management to obtain resources, influence outcomes, address conflict, and ensure alignment with Wells Fargo strategies or policies and business line objectives
Manage allocation of people and financial resources for Business Execution
Develop and guide a culture of talent development to meet business objectives and strategy