Technology Director - CAO Technology

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Technology Director...

Technology sets IT strategy; enhances the design, development, and operations of our systems; optimizes the Wells Fargo infrastructure; provides information security; and enables Wells Fargo global customers to have 24 hours a day, 7 days a week banking access through in-branch, online, ATMs, and other channels. Our mission is to deliver stable, secure, scalable, and innovative services at speeds that delight and satisfy our customers and unleash the skills potential of our employees.

The Technology for the Chief Operating Office (TCOO) organization, led by Tiago Spritzer, provides technology services for the Chief Operating Office led by Scott Powell. This includes operations, control executives, strategic execution, business continuity and resiliency, data solutions and services, regulatory relations, customer experience, enterprise shared services, supply chain management, and the corporate properties group. TCOO provides technology solutions and manages application portfolios for these groups to support modernization and optimization.

The Chief Administrative Office (CAO) Technology group is seeking a Technology Leader who will be responsible for driving the end-to-end Technology strategy and delivery for CAO functions with a primary focus on supply chain management, enterprise resiliency and corporate security. The Leader will partner with key CAO leaders and the architecture team to determine architecture and design for CAO technology platforms.

Additionally, you will:

• Be a recognized subject matter expert in the data engineering and app dev disciplines and build expert-to-expert relationships with similar SMEs across the enterprise
• Build and lead software engineers across the CAO tech teams, with a core competency in building scalable, sustainable software solutions
• Manage a team of engineering managers and engineering leads
• Drive modernization of current application footprint
• Focus on delivering commitments aligned to enterprise strategic priorities
• Build support for strategies with business and technology leaders
• Guide development of actionable roadmaps and plans
• Identify opportunities and strategies for continuous improvement of software engineering practices
• Provide oversight to software craftsmanship, security, availability, resilience, and scalability of solutions developed by the teams or third-party providers
• Identify financial management and strategic resourcing
• Set risk management guidelines and partner with stakeholders to implement key risk initiatives
• Develop strategies for hiring engineering talent
• Lead implementation of projects and encourage engineering innovation
• Collaborate and influence all levels of professionals including more experienced managers
• Lead team to achieve objectives
• Interface with external agencies, regulatory bodies or industry forums
• Manage allocation of people and financial resources for Technology Strategic Leadership
• Develop and guide a culture of talent development to meet business objectives and strategy

Required Qualifications, US:

• 8 years of Technology Strategic Leadership experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• 4 years of Management experience

Desired Qualifications:

• BS or higher in Computer Science or related engineering discipline
• 10 years of experience in leading transformational technology programs
• 5 years of experience in modern engineering practices, cloud migration
• 5 years experience building data solutions at scale in a regulated environment
• 5 years experience delivering large scale Technology platforms through product/agile delivery methods
• 5 years experience developing central features for a shared, multi-tenant platform
• 5 years experience with application experience, including planning, designing, building and implementing large, complex, systems and projects.
• 3 years in Supply Chain management, Enterprise Resiliency, Corporate Properties, Corporate Security technology solutions and other related functions
• Experience identifying key issues, involve affected parties, design solutions, obtain buy-in, and communicate effectively through resolution up to the Senior Business and Technology leaders/executives
• Ability to effectively drive and lead change in an organization with Wells Fargo's size, scale and complexity
• Ability to communicate effectively, in both written and verbal formats, with senior executive-level leaders
• Strong knowledge and understanding of the operational, technical and regulatory drivers impacting a complex and dynamic global technology environment
• Proven experience as a highly effective leader with credibility from demonstrating strong business and technology acumen
• Highly effective decision-making/critical thinking/problem solving skills with a collaborative and results oriented leadership style

Job Expectations:

• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time

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.

Candidates applying to job openings posted in US: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Candidates applying to job openings posted in Canada: Applications for employment are encouraged from all qualified candidates, including women, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples and visible minorities. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process.