Intelligent Automation Leader /Senior Lead Business Execution Consultant - Strategy & Execution

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Lead Business Execution Consultant in COO as a part of Intelligent Automation team. This vital role will be responsible to evolve and expand automation portfolio and capabilities to meet our strategic objectives. The ideal candidate had robust experience of automation tools and leading Cross-LOB initiatives.

In this role, you will:

• Act as an advisor to Intelligent Automation leadership in driving intelligent automation strategy and portfolio
• Lead the strategy and resolution of highly complex and across functional projects (AI, Workflow, Robotics etc.) and unique challenges related to execution of the initiatives that require solid analytical skills, extensive knowledge of Business Execution, and understanding of business, delivering longer term and large scale solutions
• Provide vision, direction, and expertise to senior leadership for implementing innovative and significant business solutions including Case Management, Generative AI etc. that are large scale and cross organizational.
• Lead team meetings or steering committee to facilitate decision making and support implementation of recommendations and plans
• Strategically engage with all levels of professionals and managers across multiple lines of businesses and serve as an experienced advisor to the leadership
• Ability to assess issues, make quick decisions, implement solutions, and influence change
• Providing cross product area or cross delivery team coordination and communication
• Gain expertise on existing automation application portfolio within the bank to ensure effective utilization of existing investment

• Act as an advisor to Shared Services, Operational Excellence, and Intelligent Automation leadership in driving intelligent automation strategy and portfolio

• Drive nextGen solution for the firm (e.g. GenAi use cases) to help improve customer and employees experience  

• Drive Hyperautomation use cases and mature towards intelligent operations

• Continue to keep an eye on industry trends to identify net new automation and digitization tools which can help simplify and automate large and complex operational processes & business functions

• Partner with technology, supply chain and vendors to bring in & make new and innovative products available to help solve net new automation and digitization use cases

• Gain expertise on existing automation application portfolio within the bank to ensure effective utilization of existing investment.

• Drive RFPs, POCs, tool evaluations etc. as needed

• Build & present business cases to seek incremental funding for new tools, practices and capabilities to executive and sr. executive audience

• Drive automation scaling and re-usability by identifying and publishing re-usable automation patterns and solution library

• Drive automation community of practice across the firm

• Partner closely with various LOBs, Enterprise Architects and Technology leadership to create the roadmap for advancement of key strategic automation capabilities and programs.

• Partner with executive management across Wells Fargo to define the business automation strategy then create and execute corresponding business plans and initiative

• Lead the strategy and resolution of highly complex and unique challenges related to Business Execution that require solid analytical skills, extensive knowledge of Business Execution, and understanding of business, delivering longer term and large-scale solutions

• Provide vision, direction, and expertise to senior leadership for implementing innovative and significant business solutions that are large scale and cross organizational

• Lead team meetings or steering committee to facilitate decision making and support implementation of recommendations and plans

• Strategically engage with all levels of professionals and managers across multiple lines of businesses and serve as an experienced advisor to the leadership

• Ability to assess issues, make quick decisions, implement solutions, and influence change

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of Business Execution, Implementation, or Strategic Planning experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• Prior consulting background in Big4 consulting firm is preferred

• Automation Experience – An individual with a solid foundation in utilization and advancement of automation tools and processes designed and utilized within Wells Fargo and/or across the financial services industry

• Influencing Skills – Proven ability as an effective communicator in virtual matrixed environments.  Proven ability to take complex business and technology problems and bring teams to consensus through collaborative architecture and design.  

• Strategic Thinking and Implementation – Thinks strategically about business problems, breaks down problems and presents solutions while evaluating the pros and cons of each option.  Identify business opportunities by delivering thoughtful analysis and strong logical thinking.  Thinks in new ways about problems and issues.  Develops and implements creative solutions to business problems.

• Financial Services Experience – The ideal candidate should have experience working within large Financial Services companies and across a variety of business lines, in particular within Wells Fargo. 

Job Expectations:

• This position offers a hybrid work schedule.
• This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship

Posting Locations:

• 301 S Tryon St CHARLOTTE, NC 28282

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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