About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Business Execution Consultant to help drive strategic business initiatives, strengthen operational effectiveness, and support the execution of key priorities. In this role, you will partner with business leaders and cross-functional teams to identify opportunities, solve complex business challenges, improve processes, and deliver solutions aligned with organizational goals.
In this role, you will:
- Lead complex Payments Product initiatives, support functions, and operations across multiple business groups, contributing to large-scale strategic priorities
- Drive operational efficiency, quality, cost effectiveness, and pipeline management across assigned Payments operations
- Research and evaluate complex business, operational, and strategic initiatives using advanced analytical skills, knowledge of organizational strategy, and an understanding of international business and payments operations
- Exercise independent judgment to develop recommendations, resolve complex business challenges, and improve the effectiveness of Payments support functions
- Lead the planning and execution of programs and initiatives focused on risk mitigation, operational efficiency, controls, and customer experience
- Collaborate with business leaders and cross-functional partners to develop and implement project plans, policies, procedures, and performance measures
- Provide leadership in managing stakeholder relationships and implementing complex programs, services, and strategic initiatives
- Influence business decisions by communicating risks, recommendations, and expected outcomes to key stakeholders and senior leaders
- Provide guidance and subject-matter expertise to less experienced team members while promoting consistent execution and knowledge sharing
Required Qualifications:
- 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
- Experience gathering, analyzing, and prioritizing business requirements and translating them into user stories, acceptance criteria, product roadmaps, and prioritized backlogs
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum product delivery, including backlog refinement, sprint planning, sprint reviews, testing, release planning, and end-to-end product delivery
- Working knowledge of product development and collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, Aha!, Balsamiq, or similar product management and wireframing tools
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with experience partnering across Product, Technology, Testing, Operations, and business teams to deliver complex initiatives and enhance the end-user experience
- 5+ years of Payments processing experience, including SWIFT MT/MX, Fedwire, CHIPS, ACH, RTP, GPPSP, and working knowledge of MX messages (Pacs, Pain, Camt, Admi) and MT N1/N2/N9 series, with a strong understanding of end-to-end payment flows.
- 4+ years of Business Analysis experience and significant experience working in Agile environments, including requirements analysis, backlog management, change delivery, and tools such as Jira and Confluence.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex technology and/or operations initiatives, driving operational efficiency, business reporting, end-to-end change management, and effective risk and control management throughout the delivery lifecycle.
- Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to guide junior and senior Business Analysts, drive product roadmaps, resolve issues quickly, and reprioritize work based on business, stakeholder, and customer feedback.
Desired Qualifications::
- SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) certification, SAFe 5 certification, or equivalent Product Owner/Product Management certification
- Relevant leadership, Agile, Scrum, or change management certification
- Experience supporting payments transformation, modernization, or large-scale product implementation initiatives within banking or financial services
- Knowledge of payment operations, risk and controls, and technology-driven process improvement
Job Expectations:
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced Payments environment, managing multiple priorities and time-sensitive deliverables.
- Ability to collaborate across Product, Technology, Operations, Risk, and Agile teams and adapt to changing business requirements.
- Shift timings: Willingness to work in shifts aligned with business and stakeholder requirements, including flexibility to support U.S. business hours, as needed
Posting End Date:
2 Nov 2026
*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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