Wells Fargo's Branch Decision Sciences team within Digital, Data & AI is seeking a Lead Data Scientist to help drive data-informed decisions for branch banking leaders. This role identifies opportunities to improve customer growth, banker effectiveness, branch productivity, and network performance while translating complex analytics into clear, actionable business recommendations.
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In this role, you will:
- Conduct advanced analysis on branch performance and banker productivity
- Build and optimize banker and branch-level KPIs, to evaluate performance and activity trends, and identify gaps and opportunities
- Identify drivers of sales, customer engagement, retention, and operational efficiency
- Partner with branch stakeholders, finance, and product teams to execute on strategy
- Influence cross-functional stakeholders and partners
- Lead moderately complex analytics initiatives independently, using complex large structured and unstructured data sets from various sources
- Design experiments and measurement frameworks to quantify business outcomes.
- Synthesize complex data into clear, actionable insights and recommendations, and communicate effectively through compelling executive-level storytelling, high-quality presentations, data visualizations, and impactful dashboards
- Define analytical approaches rather than only executing them
- Balance business priorities, statistical rigor, and practical implementation
- Guide analytic best practices across the team
- 5+ years of data science experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
- Master's degree or higher in a quantitative discipline such as mathematics, statistics, engineering, physics, economics, or computer science
- Experience applying quantitative and analytical techniques to identify trends, solve business problems, and inform decision-making
- Proficiency in SQL, SAS, Python; moderate statistical modeling is a plus
- Working knowledge of data visualization tools, preferably Power BI or Tableau
- Experience with business performance analytics and KPI development.
- Financial services, retail/branch banking, or customer analytics experience
- Ability to translate complex data into clear, compelling narratives and build productive working relationships across business and technical teams
- Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.
- This position offers a hybrid work schedule.
Posting Location(s):
- 401 Las Colinas Blvd. Bldg B - Irving, Texas 752039
- 800 S Jordan Creek Pkwy - West Des Moines, Iowa 50266
- 401 S Tryon St. - Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Posting End Date:
13 Aug 2026
*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
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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.
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Skills Required
- 5+ years of data science experience or equivalent
- Master's degree or higher in a quantitative discipline (mathematics, statistics, engineering, physics, economics, computer science)
- Ability to travel up to 10% of the time
- Proficiency in SQL, SAS, Python
- Moderate statistical modeling experience
- Working knowledge of Power BI or Tableau
- Experience with business performance analytics and KPI development
- Experience applying quantitative and analytical techniques to inform business decisions
- Financial services, retail/branch banking, or customer analytics experience
- Ability to synthesize complex data into clear executive-level storytelling and dashboards
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is anchored by a dollar‑for‑dollar 401(k) match on employee contributions after one year of service, with an additional non‑matching company contribution for some lower‑paid employees. Access to an employee stock purchase plan further expands long‑term savings opportunities.
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Parental & Family Support — Family supports include up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave available from the first day of employment, plus paid critical‑caregiving leave and extensive backup care options. Fertility, adoption, and surrogacy programs are highlighted with meaningful coverage and reimbursements, including a combined lifetime maximum up to $35,000 for eligible expenses.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is comprehensive from day one, spanning medical, dental, vision, mental health, prescriptions, and preventive care often fully covered in‑network. Employer cost‑sharing is emphasized alongside no‑cost counseling through the EAP within plan limits.
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