Enterprise Partnerships and Innovation Cocreation Lead

About the position

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Business Execution Consultant to join our Enterprise Partnerships and Innovation Enablement teams. This individual will be focused on designing and executing cocreation efforts, which are new product discovery and definition efforts done in collaboration with an external partner and Wells Fargo stakeholders. As a member of this team, you will be responsible for guiding Wells Fargo and a key partner through the exploration and identification of a specific joint opportunity, leveraging shared and unique capabilities and expertise to clearly define a solution to a customer need to drive business growth. These cocreation efforts demonstrate our desire to 'think through building,' framing up questions and strategic goals, using a variety of prototypes to clarify thinking and validate concepts, and ultimately define a new product opportunity that can be taken into development and scale by Wells Fargo and its partner. This role sits at the center of complex and high-value initiatives that require collaboration and engagement from business, technology, and digital leaders at Wells Fargo and their partners.

Responsibilities

• Design cocreation initiatives engaging key stakeholders and partners across Wells Fargo to understand, define, and plan the launch of new products and services
• Enable diverse teams to drive towards clear outcomes, being mindful of customer needs, strategic goals, technology gaps and opportunities, and business risks and impact
• Articulate the north star vision and capabilities for cocreation opportunities
• Facilitate iterative design and learn process to explore and define opportunities, evaluating customer needs, strategic fit, and feasibility/capabilities via prototyping and making opportunities tangible
• Drive towards decision making and prioritization to elevate opportunities that meet strategic needs for both Wells Fargo and partners
• Help foster a culture of practical innovation across Enterprise Partnerships and Innovation Enablement, as well as across Wells Fargo via our internal stakeholders.

Requirements

• 5+ years of Business Execution, Implementation, or Strategic Planning experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Nice-to-haves

• 3+ years of experience in a role that required designing and executing different kinds of prototypes, either via research, new product development, or capability assessments.
• Demonstrated ability to scope, plan, and manage complex projects and programs of work aimed at developing strategies or vision
• Experience working with technology partners and organizations
• Experience in facilitating the development of new digital and/or technology enabled products
• Portfolio of directly-related or adjacent projects illustrating cycles of iterative learning and product definition
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Knowledge and understanding of banking products and services, and the financial services ecosystem, or another highly-regulated and complex industry

Benefits

• Health benefits
• 401(k) Plan
• Paid time off
• Disability benefits
• Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance
• Parental leave
• Critical caregiving leave
• Discounts and savings
• Commuter benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• Scholarships for dependent children
• Adoption reimbursement