Area Product Owner

About This Role

Wells Fargo is seeking a strategic and results-driven Senior Lead Digital Product Manager / Area Product Owner to lead a critical product area within the Fees domain. This role is central to one of the firm’s most complex transformation efforts, focused on modernizing pricing and fee management capabilities to deliver scalable, customer-centric solutions while maintaining a strong balance across risk, operational rigor, and speed to market.

In this highly visible position, you will define and drive the product vision, owning both the “what” and the “how” for your area. You will bring clarity to complex problem spaces, set priorities that align to enterprise objectives, and lead execution across business, technology, and operations.

Success in this role requires the ability to navigate ambiguity, manage competing priorities, and drive disciplined decision-making in a highly regulated environment.

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In this role, you will:

Product Ownership & Outcomes

• Own and manage the product-area backlog, including prioritization, sequencing, and ensuring readiness for execution

• Be accountable for delivering defined product outcomes, with a focus on business value and impact—not just feature completion

• Make informed scope and trade-off decisions at the sprint and program increment level to optimize delivery outcomes

• Ensure strong alignment between business intent, product capabilities, and execution across delivery teams

Discovery & Product Shaping

• Lead problem discovery efforts to define clear product intent and strategic direction

• Translate complex business needs into well-defined features with measurable outcomes and success metrics

• Partner closely with stakeholders to align on priorities, scope, and definition of success

Execution Oversight

• Ensure the backlog is execution-ready, providing clear direction to Product Analysts, Business Analysts, and delivery teams

• Provide guidance and support throughout testing, validation, and production issue resolution

• Drive clarity on cross-team dependencies, integration points, and delivery risks

Risk, Controls & Complexity Management

• Partner with risk and control teams to deliver compliant, scalable product solutions within a regulated environment

• Lead trade-off decisions that balance speed, quality, and control requirements

• Navigate and manage complexity across systems, data flows, and partner teams to ensure successful delivery

People Leadership & Coaching

• Coach, mentor, and develop Product Analysts and Business Analysts, fostering strong product thinking and execution discipline

• Set clear expectations for backlog quality, ownership, and delivery rigor

• Build and sustain a high-performing product team culture focused on accountability, collaboration, and outcomes

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of digital product management experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications

• Experience within pricing, fees, banking, or broader financial services platforms, with a strong understanding of industry dynamics and regulatory considerations

• Demonstrated ability to translate complex business needs into scalable product capabilities, balancing customer experience, operational efficiency, and risk considerations

• Proven experience managing cross-functional dependencies and delivery complexity across large-scale initiatives

• Strong risk and control mindset, with experience operating effectively in highly regulated environments

• Ability to influence and partner with senior stakeholders, driving alignment and decision-making across matrixed organizations

• Experience working within Agile frameworks, leveraging product management tools such as Jira, Confluence, or similar platforms

• Track record of developing talent, mentoring team members, and building high-performing, collaborative teams

• Proven ability to own and deliver complex product initiatives end-to-end, from strategy through execution and launch

• Experience operating in highly cross-functional, matrixed environments, with the ability to navigate competing priorities and drive outcomes

Job Expectations

• Hybrid work schedule

• Ability to travel up to 10%

• This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Posting Locations:

• 401 S Tryon St, Charlotte, North Carolina

• 3075 Loyalty Circle, Columbus, Ohio

Required locations listed above.

Pay Range:

 Ohio: $159,000-$254,000 annual

Actual salary will depend on location, experience, and qualifications.

Please note: Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants

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.

Applicants with Disabilities

To request a medical accommodation during the application or interview process, visit Disability Inclusion at Wells Fargo.

Drug and Alcohol Policy

Wells Fargo maintains a drug free workplace.  Please see our Drug and Alcohol Policy to learn more.

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.