PAY RANGE

Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to achievements, skills, experience, or work location. The range listed is just one component of the compensation package offered to candidates.
$185,000.00 - $300,000.00

APPLICANTS WITH DISABILITIES

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WELLS FARGO RECRUITMENT AND HIRING REQUIREMENTS:

a. Third-Party recordings are prohibited unless authorized by Wells Fargo.
b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process

Required Qualifications:

• 8+ 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 experienc

Desired Qualifications:

• Proven experience in software vendor management, category leadership, or technology sourcing within a large-scale global organization, preferably in financial services
• Strong track record of managing a portfolio of 20+ enterprise software vendors
• Demonstrated expertise in contract negotiations, commercial structures, licensing models and risk mitigation
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills with ability to influence at senior and executive levels
• Strong analytical and financial acumen, including cost-benefits analysis and TCO modeling
• Experience leading tool/platform strategy and operational process improvements
• Knowledge of industry-standard tools for software asset management, contract management and procurement
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements in the banking sector impacting vendor relationships
• Experience in transformation and continuous improvement of vendor ecosystem

Wells Fargo is seeking a Software Vendor Category Leader (Business Execution Director), as part of the Technology Management & Strategy. Learn more about the career areas and lines of business at wellsfargojobs.com.
You will be responsible for the end-to-end oversight, management, and optimization of our enterprise software vendor portfolio. This includes driving cost savings initiatives, leading vendor negotiations, managing tool strategy, and acting as a strategic advisor on sourcing, contracts, and vendor relationships across a complex software estate.

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

Required Qualifications:

• 8+ 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

Desired Qualifications:

• Proven experience in software vendor management, category leadership, or technology sourcing within a large-scale global organization, preferably in financial services
• Strong track record of managing a portfolio of 20+ enterprise software vendors
• Demonstrated expertise in contract negotiations, commercial structures, licensing models and risk mitigation
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills with ability to influence at senior and executive levels
• Strong analytical and financial acumen, including cost-benefits analysis and TCO modeling
• Experience leading tool/platform strategy and operational process improvements
• Knowledge of industry-standard tools for software asset management, contract management and procurement
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements in the banking sector impacting vendor relationships
• Experience in transformation and continuous improvement of vendor ecosystems

Job Expectations:

• Ability to work additional hours as needed
• Position offers a hybrid work schedule
• This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship
• Relocation assistance is not available for this position

Posting Location:

• 500 West 33rd Street. New York, NY 10001