District Manager Northern Alaska

Wells Fargo Bank•Fairbanks, AK

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Wells Fargo is seeking a District Branch Network Senior Manager to lead a district of branches within the National Branch Network. The role develops high-performing Branch Managers, drives sustainable sales and growth, and delivers strong customer and employee experiences on a solid risk foundation. The manager is responsible for district performance across deposits, credit, and investments, translating strategy into clear priorities and expectations for branch leaders. The position leads Branch Manager capability through regular branch visits, observation, coaching, performance management, and disciplined business reviews. It also owns workforce execution, including staffing plans and talent pipelines, and promotes an inclusive, engaging environment through dialogue, feedback, and development conversations. The manager is accountable for the district customer experience, including monitoring feedback and resolving escalated concerns. In partnership with regional and national stakeholders and internal teams, the manager executes National Branch Network strategies and grows consumer, affluent, and small business banking. The role requires strong risk discipline, compliance focus, ethical leadership, and regular travel within the assigned geography, averaging 3–4 days per week depending on business priorities. The work schedule may include Saturdays. The position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Requirements

7+ years of banking, financial services, or Branch Network experience, or equivalent demonstrated through work experience, training, military experience, education, or a combination.
3+ years of management or leadership experience.
Ability to work a schedule that may include Saturdays.
Ability to travel regularly within the assigned geography, averaging 3–4 days per week depending on business priorities.
Strong risk discipline, compliance focus, and ethical leadership.

Nice To Haves

Proven success leading and developing people leaders through in-person and virtual engagement, including coaching managers on performance, talent decisions, accountability, and sustained business outcomes.
Demonstrated ability to drive growth and execute strategies across multiple locations by strengthening customer relationships, improving experiences, and delivering operational excellence through others.
Strong analytical and business acumen, including using performance insights to identify trends, diagnose opportunities, and guide measurable improvement.
Experience building effective cross-functional and cross-level partnerships to drive alignment, execute strategy, and deliver results in a matrixed environment.
Demonstrated ability to lead through change while adapting priorities and maintaining focus on execution, customer outcomes, and risk management.
Enterprise mindset with strong judgment, communication, and influence skills, including translating strategy into clear expectations and aligning people, processes, and priorities.

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop Branch Managers to strengthen sales leadership, productivity, and district performance.
Own district growth and results by holding branch managers accountable for acquiring, deepening, and retaining customer relationships.
Translate enterprise and regional strategy into consistent branch-level routines and expectations.
Build leadership capability and succession readiness by identifying high-potential talent, maintaining ready-now and ready-next pipelines, and accelerating development.
Plan workforce needs, partner with Talent Acquisition and HR, and ensure branches are staffed to meet business demand and customer experience needs.
Partner with Wealth & Investment Management, Business Banking, Home Lending, Operations, and other internal teams to deliver coordinated customer experiences.
Balance growth priorities with operational discipline, manage risk, guide teams through change, and foster an inclusive, high-performing culture.
Use performance reporting and insights to identify opportunities and drive measurable improvements.
Monitor district customer feedback, resolve escalated concerns, and ensure teams deliver trusted, high-quality financial experiences.
Execute applicable risk and compliance programs, follow Wells Fargo policies and procedures, escalate and remediate issues, and make sound risk decisions.