Payments Transformation Senior Lead

at  Wells Fargo

APPLICANTS WITH DISABILITIES

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Required Qualifications, US:

• 7+ 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, educatio

Desired Qualifications:

• 4+ years of payments, wires or operations experience preferred
• 4+ years of financial services or management consulting experience
• Previous project management, change management or process improvement experience
• Previous experience leading technology projects highly desired
• Knowledge and understanding of operational risk management
• Demonstrated experience designing and leading cross-enterprise projects
• Ability to translate and summarize complex data into understandable, actionable information and recommendations
• Experience providing direction and oversight to cross-functional teams in a matrixed organization
• Ability to influence, partner, and negotiate with senior business leaders to gain commitment to accomplish business goals across large complex organization
• Outstanding verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Experience working closely with senior and executive leadership
• Superior business consulting and relationship management skills
• Ability to create a strong collaborative work environment to successfully develop partnerships
• Ability to translate and summarize complex data into understandable, actionable information and recommendations
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and across all organizational levels, where flexibility, collaboration, and adaptability are important
• Ability to execute in a fast-paced, high-demand, environment while balancing multiple prioritie

Wells Fargo is embarking on a multiyear transformation journey aimed at end-to-end modernization of Payment systems (Wires, ACH and Instant Payments) across Wholesale and Consumer banking. We are seeking a Payments Transformation Senior Lead Consultant with deep expertise in transformation, payment products, operations, and technology to solve a key strategic problem associated with the Payments Transformation effort.
Success in this role will enable faster delivery of the program’s objectives, which include a stronger risk and controls environment, operational efficiencies, and increased customer satisfaction/self-service. This role will report into the Director of Payments Transformation and will partner closely with the Director of Enterprise Wires Operations and the Control Management Director.
This role is internally known as Senior Lead Business Execution Consultant.
This position is also known as a Senior Lead Business Execution Consultant

In this role, you will:

• Own roadmap planning and execution across a key project under the Payments Transformation Program umbrella
• Articulate project level priorities over the next 18+ months
• Lead sessions with cross-functional project team (Ops, Tech, Product Owners, Testing, Controls, Architecture, Business) to understand which key business priorities each can achieve, define what capabilities / dependencies each would need to achieve it
• Build project-level roadmaps with key milestones and benefits clearly defined
• Liaise with other project teams to understand key interdependencies, shared challenges and opportunities, constraints, etc.
• Gain buy-in from cross-functional teams; present recommendations to Director-level leaders across Ops, Tech, Product, Business, Controls, etc.
• Combine project-level roadmaps into program level roadmaps
• Identify and escalate key decisions and trade-offs
• Proactively identify potential risks when implementing change, along with developing mitigation strategies and plans
• Build sustainable program frameworks including project plans; roles and responsibilities; programs forums and councils; data management; reporting routines; stakeholder management plans; communication plans; etc.
• Develop transformation-related materials for executive audiences such as the Operating Committee, Board of Directors and associated committees, Regulators, and other Wells Fargo leadership
• Lead both planned and ad hoc strategic analyses as assigned by the Payments Transformation leader
• Lead through influence, often without direct authority, persuading through use of data and facts
• Adjust and adapt to the rolling, day-to-day changes that transpire in the running of programs/initiatives

Work locations: New York, New York and Charlotte, North Carolina

Required Qualifications, US:

• 7+ 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

Desired Qualifications:

• 4+ years of payments, wires or operations experience preferred
• 4+ years of financial services or management consulting experience
• Previous project management, change management or process improvement experience
• Previous experience leading technology projects highly desired
• Knowledge and understanding of operational risk management
• Demonstrated experience designing and leading cross-enterprise projects
• Ability to translate and summarize complex data into understandable, actionable information and recommendations
• Experience providing direction and oversight to cross-functional teams in a matrixed organization
• Ability to influence, partner, and negotiate with senior business leaders to gain commitment to accomplish business goals across large complex organization
• Outstanding verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Experience working closely with senior and executive leadership
• Superior business consulting and relationship management skills
• Ability to create a strong collaborative work environment to successfully develop partnerships
• Ability to translate and summarize complex data into understandable, actionable information and recommendations
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and across all organizational levels, where flexibility, collaboration, and adaptability are important
• Ability to execute in a fast-paced, high-demand, environment while balancing multiple priorities

Job Expectations:

• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time

Pay Range:
New York, New York
$138,500-$287,600
Pay may vary based on geographic location

Wells Fargo provides all eligible full- and part-time employees with a comprehensive set of benefits designed to protect their physical and financial health and to help them make the most of their financial future. Visit Benefits - Wells Fargo Careers for an overview of the following benefit plans and programs offered to employees.

• 401(k) Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Parental Leave
• Critical Caregiving Leave
• Discounts and Savings
• Health Benefits
• Commuter Benefits
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Scholarships for dependent children
• Adoption Reimbursement