About this role:

W ells Fargo’s Consumer Lending Shared Services organization is seeking a Lead Project Manager to​​​ partner with a designated product team to facilitate product delivery in an Agile environment. In this role you will support product teams in delivering value by connecting the right people and planning aspects of testing and release needs. As a

Project Manager, you will play a critical role in supporting the product team’s evolution to a sustainable state by facilitating the creation of trusted relationships across product teams, identifying connection opportunities, and driving collaboration so teams can deliver effectively together.

The Consumer Lending Shared Services (CLSS) team is responsible for delivering common services across the Consumer Lending organization. CLSS does that by leading cross-business initiatives that enhance customer experiences, strengthen risk management, and increase our overall efficiency across the Consumer Lending group.

In this role, you will:

Lead complex initiatives managing all activities in a project life cycle such as initiation, planning, executing, controlling, and closing associated with projects that are long-term and cross functional with broad impact, scope and complexity

Act as key participant in large-scale project planning and budgets for change management

Review, analyze and initiate complex multi-faceted enterprise support operations, organizational systems knowledge and navigation to anticipate change impacts that require in-depth evaluation of multiple factors

Ensure full understanding of project impacts that translate into comprehensive engagement strategies

Make decisions in complex and multi-faceted situations, demonstrating ownership of the entire process from beginning to end while developing and implementing program and project level processes, procedures and performance metrics

Demonstrate understanding of policy, methodology and artifact creation that influence and lead change management to meet deliverables and drive new initiatives

Strategically collaborate and consult with stakeholders, project leads, mid-level to senior managers sponsors and business partners to clarify and define project requirements and achieve goals

Lead or participate in larger efforts to independently manage sub-program components of moderate complexity within change management and contribute to project plans and budgets, work with users to understand complex problems and bring issues to resolution in accordance with change management timelines

Review and analyze moderately complex business organizational systems and navigation to anticipate change impacts while ensuring full understanding of project impacts and comprehensive engagement strategies

Analyze or resolve resource requirements, project dependencies, planning or progression, financials management, status reporting, effective communications, ongoing risk adaptation, appropriate escalation strategies and implementation while leading team to meet change management deliverables and leveraging solid understanding of policy, methodology and artifact creation

Collaborate and consult with project coordinators, business partners, project staff, stakeholders, and project lead in times of highly unusual or complex ambiguity and achieve project goals and established timelines in coordination with more experienced management

Execute matrix managing other project managers and project coordinators for projects

Required Qualifications:

5+ years of Project Management and Methodologies, Strategic Planning experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

Experience leading large planning efforts across multiple product teams in Agile Methodology

Proven ability to drive matrixed teams to achieve results in an agile environment

Experience identifying strategic solutions to improve agile delivery

Experience with Agile transformation including moving teams and organizations from Waterfall to Agile methodologies

Ability to make timely and independent judgment decisions while working in a fast-paced and results driven environment

Ability to work effectively in a team environment and across all organizational levels, where flexibility, collaboration, and adaptability are important

Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

Experience with Agile tools, such as Jira and Jira Align

Financial Services experience

Job Expectations:

Willingness to work on-site at stated location on the job opening

This position offers a hybrid work schedule

No Visa sponsorship available

No relocation assistance available

Pay Range

Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to achievements, skills, experience, or work location. The range listed is just one component of the compensation package offered to candidates.

$96,600.00 - $171,800.00

Benefits

Wells Fargo provides eligible employees with a comprehensive set of benefits, many of which are listed below. Visit Benefits - Wells Fargo Jobs (https://www.wellsfargojobs.com/en/life-at-wells-fargo/benefits) 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:

13 Nov 2024

* 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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Applicants with Disabilities

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Drug and Alcohol Policy

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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.

Req Number: R-411821