Product Management Director

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Product Management Director – Trading & Capital Markets to lead a critical value stream within the Wealth & Investment Management (WIM) Chief Product Office. This role owns end-to-end product delivery, roadmap execution, and cross-functional alignment for a complex, high-impact portfolio.

This is a senior leadership opportunity focused on product strategy, digital transformation, and AI-enabled delivery—with clear accountability for business outcomes, execution discipline, and platform modernization. This leader will drive end-to-end delivery across fixed income, equities, capital markets execution, and emerging capabilities including crypto and 24/7 trading, with direct accountability for platform modernization, roadmap execution, and business outcomes.

This is a senior product leadership role owning the Trading & Capital Markets value stream within WIM’s Investment Solutions platform portfolio. The right candidate brings deep domain knowledge in wealth management trading platforms, including hands-on experience with InvestCloud or comparable enterprise investment platforms, and knows how to translate that expertise into delivery discipline and strategic roadmap prioritization.

In this role, you will:

• Own the end-to-end product strategy and delivery for the Trading & Capital Markets value stream, including BCI/Replace BondCenter, equities execution, and next-generation trading capabilities

• Own the roadmap execution against strategic priorities including crypto and tokenization infrastructure, 24/7 trading, and WIM STP Trade capabilities

• Cross-functional delivery across technology, operations, risk, and business partners, operating without heavy coordination layers

• Backlog ownership, trade-off decisions, and sprint outcomes with direct accountability for delivery momentum

• AI and automation integration into trading workflows, execution quality, and operational efficiency

• Vendor relationship management including InvestCloud platform dependencies, with ability to credibly challenge and hold partners accountable

• Stakeholder influence across senior business and technology leadership, including executive steering conversations

• Lead and develop high-performing product management teams, including managers and senior individual contributors, fostering a culture of accountability and execution discipline

• Manage the full product lifecycle, including backlog prioritization, trade-off decisions, and issue resolution to maintain delivery momentum
• Analyze customer insights, business performance, and market trends to inform product direction, prioritization, and innovation opportunities
• Identify and advance opportunities across pricing, distribution strategy, platform capabilities, and customer experience
• Serve as Value Stream Delivery Leader, with accountability for roadmap execution, stakeholder alignment, and agile squad delivery
• Lead platform modernization and digital transformation initiatives, balancing business-as-usual delivery with strategic change
• Manage resources, workforce planning, and financials, aligning team capacity to business goals and roadmap commitments
• Influence and collaborate with senior stakeholders, executives, and cross-functional partners to drive decisions and outcomes
• Define and implement how AI, automation, and advanced analytics enhance product delivery, operating models, and customer outcomes
• Lead the transition to AI-enabled product management practices, scaling efficiency and improving delivery effectiveness
• Own and deliver against long-term strategic roadmap commitments, aligned to business impact and modernization priorities
• Strengthen product delivery maturity and operational excellence through scalable processes, talent development, and ownership-driven execution

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of Product Management, Digital Product, or Product Strategy experience, or equivalent demonstrated through work experience, training, military experience, or education
• 4+ years of people leadership experience, including leading managers and scaled team
• Demonstrated hands-on experience with InvestCloud or equivalent enterprise investment management platforms
• Proven track record owning complex delivery in regulated, matrixed financial services environments
• Know the trading domain well enough to spot gaps vendors won’t tell you about
• Can hold a delivery cadence under pressure without losing stakeholder trust
• Understand how AI and automation apply to execution workflows
• Are comfortable operating at the intersection of business strategy, technology delivery, and regulatory constraint

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience leading complex, enterprise-level product portfolios, preferably within financial services, capital markets, or trading environments
• Strong track record of owning product roadmaps, delivery outcomes, and business performance metrics (e.g., revenue, adoption, efficiency)
• Demonstrated success driving digital transformation and platform modernization initiatives
• Experience working in Agile environments with direct ownership of backlog prioritization, sprint outcomes, and delivery trade-offs
• Ability to operate as a value stream or portfolio leader, aligning cross-functional teams without heavy reliance on coordination layers
• Experience partnering closely with technology, UX/design (XD), data, and risk/compliance teams to deliver end-to-end solutions
• Strong understanding of AI/automation capabilities and their application to product strategy, operating models, and delivery efficiency
• Proven ability to influence senior leadership and drive decision-making in highly matrixed organizations
• Experience managing resource allocation, budget ownership, and capacity planning across teams
• Track record of building and developing high-performing product teams with strong execution discipline and accountability
• Ability to translate complex business needs into clear product strategies and actionable delivery plans
• Strong risk awareness and experience operating within regulated environments with governance and control requirements

Job Expectations:

• Hybrid Work Schedule
• This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship.
• Travel 10%

Pay Range
 

Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to demonstrated examples of prior performance, skills, experience, or work location. Employees may also be eligible for incentive opportunities.

Benefits

Wells Fargo provides eligible employees with a comprehensive set of benefits, many of which are listed below. Visit Benefits - Wells Fargo Jobs for an overview of the following benefit plans and programs offered to employees.

• 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

Posting End Date:

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

We Value Equal Opportunity

Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit’s risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

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