Product Management Director

About this role:

The Enterprise Functions Technology (EFT) group provides technology solutions and support for Risk, Audit, Finance, Marketing, Human Resources, Corporate Properties, and Stakeholder Relations business lines. In addition, EFT provides unique technology solutions and innovation for Wells Fargo Technology, Enterprise Shared Services, and Enterprise Data Management.

Enterprise Risk, Audit, and Finance Technology (ERAFT) is responsible for providing the Chief Risk Officer, Chief Auditor, and Chief Financial Officer with technology strategy, development, and delivery of technical and analytics capabilities in support of their business and product priorities.

Enterprise Risk, Audit, and Finance Technology (ERAFT) is responsible for providing the Chief Risk Officer and Chief Financial Officer with technology strategy, development, and delivery of enterprise product capabilities in support of their business and product priorities.

As the Product Management Director of Enterprise Risk, Audit, and Finance Technology, you will report to the CIO of ERAFT and will be responsible for providing strategic leadership over product management, product strategy, and delivery of enterprise platforms supporting Risk, Audit, and Finance organizations.

You will lead teams of product managers and product owners to define product vision, roadmap, and execution. This role will focus on delivering scalable, enterprise-wide platforms and capabilities that enable risk management, audit oversight, and financial decision-making.

This role will also ensure strong governance, prioritization, and alignment across enterprise stakeholders. You will partner closely with senior leaders across Risk, Audit, Finance, and Technology to drive product strategy, funding alignment, and delivery execution in a highly regulated environment.

In this role, you will:

• Manage a team of product managers and product owners
• Define and execute product strategy and roadmap aligned to enterprise priorities
• Drive delivery of enterprise platforms supporting Risk, Audit, and Finance
• Build support for product strategies with business and technology leaders
• Establish product governance, prioritization, and funding alignment processes
• Partner with engineering and architecture teams to deliver scalable, resilient platforms
• Ensure strong risk management, regulatory compliance, and control alignment within products
• Lead modernization of legacy platforms into integrated, enterprise product solutions
• Drive adoption of product operating model, including agile and outcome-based delivery
• Collaborate and influence senior leadership across multiple functions
• Manage allocation of product and financial resources
• Develop and guide a culture of product excellence, innovation, and accountability

Required Qualifications   

• 8+ years of experience in product management, technology, or related field
• 4+ years of management or leadership experience
• 6+ years of experience working in large financial services organizations of 100k+ employees
• Experience delivering enterprise platforms or large-scale technology initiatives
• Strong understanding of Risk, Audit, or Finance functions

Desired Qualifications

• Strong executive presence and ability to communicate with senior leadership
• Ability to influence across organizational boundaries and drive alignment
• Experience with regulatory environments, governance, and control frameworks
• Experience with agile product management and modern delivery models
• Experience with enterprise platforms, data environments, integration strategies, and AI tools and technologies to drive modernization at scale
• Proven ability to lead teams in high-pressure and complex environments
• Strategic mindset with focus on delivering business outcomes through product capabilities
• Experience in creating & delivering technology roadmaps
• Experience in managing on-shore and off-shore teams

Job Expectations

• Ability to travel up to 20%

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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