Data Science Director - Consumer Banking

• About this role:

  Wells Fargo is seeking a Data Science Director within Consumer Banking lines of business (Deposit & Payments, Business and Affluent/Premier Banking). Lead advanced analytics and data science strategy to optimize deposit pricing, balance growth, margin, and customer retention across consumer and small business portfolios.

  
  In this role, you will:

• Lead advanced analytics and data science strategy to optimize deposit pricing, balance growth, margin, and customer retention across consumer and business banking portfolios
• Drive higher deposit balances (properly priced), across Consumer and Business Banking
• Own end‑to‑end deposit pricing analytics: rate setting, elasticity modeling, scenario simulation, and yield optimization
• Strong understanding of Consumer and Business banking deposit’s function, interest rate dynamics, and competitive banking markets
• Lead and develop multiple specialized data science and analytics teams, including managers and senior individual contributors, delivering end‑to‑end analytical initiatives that generate actionable insights and drive business growth.
• Own functional leadership across key dimensions including technical direction, delivery infrastructure, operating model, stakeholder communication, and engagement strategy, ensuring alignment with enterprise/functional priorities.
• Identify, frame, and prioritize high‑impact opportunities for applying data science; lead hypothesis generation and analytical problem‑solving for critical, complex business challenges.
• Provide strategic and technical leadership to resolve highly complex issues using advanced analytics, machine learning, and statistical techniques; influence and partner with senior leadership to drive adoption and execution of identified opportunities.
• Continuously evaluate emerging trends, tools, and methodologies to deliver modern, scalable, and simplified analytics solutions that improve data accessibility and enhance executive decision‑making.
• Integrate external market dynamics and macro factors into analytical frameworks/models and insights to better anticipate, explain, and influence business outcomes.
• Partner closely with Product, Technology, Marketing, Finance etc. leaders to identify, prioritize, and execute data science initiatives that directly support revenue growth, customer retention, and operational efficiency.
• Direct multiple layers of management to ensure consistent, high‑quality analytical consulting, insight generation, and business recommendations across teams.
• Manage workforce and financial planning, including resource allocation and prioritization, to meet delivery commitments while aligning with long‑term strategic objectives.
• Build and sustain a strong culture of talent development, technical excellence, and accountability to ensure the organization has the capabilities required to execute current and future data science strategy.

• Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of strong and relevant data science experience in the same domain, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• 4+ years of management or leadership experience

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  Desired Qualifications:

• Master's degree or higher in a quantitative discipline such as mathematics, statistics, engineering, physics, economics, or computer science
• 6+ years of experience in US Consumer Banking Business
• Thorough knowledge of Consumer Banking Products and Services, Customer touchpoints and P&L to drive intended outcome aligned with business priorities

Posting End Date: 

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

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