Lead Business Execution Consultant Cards & Personal Lending (Change Management)

Wells Fargo & Company•West Des Moines, IA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Business Execution Consultant to join the Cards & Personal Lending (CPL) Change Management team. This Lead‑level role provides senior leadership across complex, high‑impact change initiatives supporting both Cards and Personal Lending, during a period of continued scope expansion and deeper integration with product, technology, and operational partners. The role owns foundational operational and governance capabilities that enable consistent, efficient, and scalable change execution across the CPL portfolio. The team is actively onboarding additional business groups and managing both “Big C” and “Little C” change, increasing the need for disciplined intake, prioritization, governance, and execution. The ideal candidate is a self‑starter who thrives in ambiguity, operates independently without heavy direction, builds strong relationships across all levels of the organization, and brings a pragmatic, execution‑focused mindset to change management.

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

Demonstrated success leading and influencing across multiple lines of business and enterprise functions without direct authority
Strong relationship management and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to establish trust quickly and work effectively across executive and delivery levels
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing executive‑level materials and facilitating discussions
Proven ability to operate effectively in ambiguity and navigate evolving priorities with minimal direction or micromanagement
Strong multi‑tasking, prioritization, and time‑management capabilities in a high‑volume environment
Experience managing change impacts, risks, dependencies, and readiness across business, technology, and operations
Sound judgment and structured problem‑solving skills in moderately to highly complex situations
Familiarity with Change Management, Change Implementation, or execution governance frameworks
Experience in Cards, Consumer Lending, or Financial Services environments
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams)

Responsibilities

Lead and oversee complex, cross‑functional change initiatives across Cards and Personal Lending, ensuring alignment to business strategy, enterprise priorities, and regulatory requirements
Serve as a senior relationship manager and primary point of contact for assigned Cards and Personal Lending stakeholders, building credibility from working teams through executive leadership
Drive disciplined end‑to‑end change execution
Own and evolve change governance and operating processes, including mailbox governance, SLAs, artifact inventories, and change documentation standards
Translate complex, ambiguous, or highly technical change impacts into clear, concise, executive‑ready written and verbal communications; adjust messaging based on audience
Facilitate leadership forums, working sessions, and issue resolution discussions to drive alignment, decision‑making, and execution progress
Proactively identify risks, conflicts, interdependencies, and constraints, escalating with data‑driven insights and actionable recommendations
Influence decision‑making without direct authority by framing options, assessing downstream impacts, and recommending paths forward
Contribute to continuous improvement by simplifying, streamlining, and operationalizing change management frameworks, tools, and knowledge assets
Provide guidance and informal mentorship to less experienced team members, strengthening overall change management maturity
Balance strategic oversight with hands‑on execution in a fast‑paced, high‑volume change environment