About this role:

“Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Lead Product Manager to join the Personal Lending team within Consumer Lending.  This strategic role will be responsible for integrations for the Point of Sale Financing product. 

Wells Fargo’s Consumer Lending businesses empower millions of customers to achieve their dreams every day. Whether it’s buying a home, purchasing a car, funding a significant purchase, or making important daily credit card purchases, Consumer Lending provides important credit products and services that help our customers succeed. The group includes Home Lending; Auto; Cards, Retail and Merchant Services; Personal Lending; Consumer Lending Control; and Consumer Lending Shared Services.  Within Consumer Lending, the Personal Lending team is responsible for Personal Loans, Flex Loans and Point of Sale Financing.  The Product Management team focuses on product innovation, pricing, and portfolio financial performance.  Learn more about the career areas and business divisions at wellsfargojobs.com.”

In this role, you will:

Act as an advisor to senior leadership to develop or influence digital products, initiatives, plans, specifications, resources, and long-term goals for highly complex business and technical needs across a functional area within the Digital environmentLead the strategy and resolution of highly complex and unique challenges requiring in-depth evaluation across multiple areas or the enterpriseDeliver solutions that are long-term, large-scale and require vision, creativity, innovation, advanced analytical and inductive thinkingCoordinate highly complex activities and guidance to othersProvide vision, direction and expertise to senior leadership on implementing innovative and significant digital business plans, programs and initiatives which have significant impactStrategically engage with all levels of professionals and managers across the enterpriseServe as an expert advisor to leadership

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:

20+ years of experience in one or more of the following: Product management, product development, strategic planning, process management, change delivery or agile product owner7+ years of experience with Agile methodology and Scrum framework experience operating as a Product Owner. Hands-on experience with Agile practices and frameworks (e.g., Kanban, Scrum, etc.) and workflow and collaboration tools, such as Confluence, Jira and Jira Align.Experience in product management/ development, program management, strategy, marketing and/or related position in a consumer-oriented, technology-dependent environment in financial services or related industriesAbility to execute in a fast paced, high demand, environment while balancing multiple prioritiesAbility to synthesize data, to form a story and align information to contrast or compare to industry perspective and historical business trendsAbility to work effectively in a team environment and across all organization level, where flexibility collaboration and adaptability are importantStrong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracyCreates and maintains project / systems documentation and proactively monitor & manage project schedules and deliverables.Ability to manage large-scale initiatives and effectively partner with stakeholders across business and technical teamsComfortable with ambiguity and facilitating discussions to explore the best possible solutions and possess the ability to lead.

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Job Expectations:

Accountable to articulate product vision, OKRs, define scope, prioritize backlog, establish product roadmaps, goals, and provide direction for teams to design/develop/ deliver technology and processes for updating/upgrading technologies/ vendor relationships, or for an entire domain. Works with leaders, stakeholders, SMEs, scrum masters, project managers and delivery team to ensure success against stated customer business value. Drives requirements, incorporating product expertise and industry/ competitor opportunities. Adjusts planning in situations that may include financial, control, or process roadblocks. Inspects pre-release progress, recommends changes, and ensures timelines are met. Ensures cross-functional dependencies are articulated, managed, and addressed by all constituents. Develops/ monitors key performance indicators, identifies improvement opportunities, and ensures all regulatory and policy compliancePartner with Product Manager and Project team to define business requirements and solutions to meet objectives. Ensure requirements are within our business standards and guidelines and align to our business strategy and objectives.Communicate, collaborate, and negotiate with key stakeholders (value stream leaders, business groups and control groups)Manage, groom, and prioritize the scrum’s backlog and work with the team to plan stories for upcoming sprintsBe accountable for scrum team deliverables and KPIs. Monitor and measure progress on user story delivery and sprint team velocity. Review metrics to measure value and identify opportunities for improvement.Effectively manage risks associated with your product and scrum team, including compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, and adherence to internal Wells Fargo policies, procedures and controls.Look at industry trends and banker/customer feedback to brainstorm on features / dependenciesObtain appropriate buy-in on difficult decisions and solve complex issues, especially when there isn’t agreement amongst stakeholders, knowing how to negotiate and when to escalate to his/her leadersWork with operations and technical teams to research and resolve production issues. Clarify ambiguities and customer experience based on business requirements and Product objectives

Posting End Date: 

6 Feb 2025

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

We Value Diversity

At Wells Fargo, we believe in diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace; accordingly, we welcome applications for employment from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, individuals with disabilities, pregnancy, marital status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.

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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