Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Product Designer
In this role, you will:
- Lead complex initiatives including those that provide product usability, evaluation, and support to product development teams
- Develop and execute customer experience solutions for online applications and websites
- Be accountable for overseeing the execution of strategic design projects that influence design and strategic direction of the company
- Review and analyze complex industry leading user interface design solutions that require the evaluation of multiple factors
- Establish and promote design guidelines, best practices and standards
- Manage the execution of strategic design projects that influence design and strategic direction of the company
- Serve as design advocate with the ability to forecast and assess industry trends and their impact on the company's product design alternatives
- Build and enhance working relationships within the information and interface design function and community outside of the company
- Provide product usability, evaluation, and support to product development teams
- Lead customer experience strategy for platforms and products
- Influence roadmaps and business decisions by providing customer experience considerations and participate in roadmap planning and virtual teams
- Make decisions in customer experience strategy for platforms and products requiring understanding of the function and compliance requirements
- Present designs and key milestone deliverables to peers and executive level stakeholder
- Influence roadmaps and business decisions by providing customer experience considerations
- Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues, and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals
Required Qualifications:
- 5+ years of Online and Digital Product Design, Information Sciences, Graphic, and Visual Arts experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
Desired Qualifications:
- 4+ years of experience in UX, product design, or interaction design, with at least 3+ years in a lead or principal role driving end-to-end design for complex digital products
- Strong expertise in user-centered design practices, including user research, journey mapping, information architecture, interaction design, and usability testing
- Demonstrated ability to translate complex data, Gen AI, AI/ML, or technical workflows into intuitive, human-centered experiences
- Hands-on proficiency with modern design and prototyping tools such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, Axure, or equivalent
- Experience establishing and evolving design systems, component libraries, and accessibility standards across multiple products and teams
- Ability to partner effectively with product managers, engineers, data scientists, and business stakeholders to influence product strategy and execution
- Strong storytelling and executive-level communication skills, with the ability to present design rationale, trade-offs, and insights to senior leadership
- Experience mentoring designers, conducting design reviews, and raising the overall design maturity of teams
- Familiarity with Agile / Lean product development methodologies and working within fast-paced, iterative delivery environments
- Knowledge of designing for data-heavy applications, dashboards, and analytics experiences is strongly preferred
- Exposure to AI-driven user experiences (e.g., recommendations, copilots, automation, decision support) is a plus
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What We Do
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a leading financial services company that has approximately $2.1 trillion in assets. We provide a diversified set of banking, investment and mortgage products and services, as well as consumer and commercial finance, through our four reportable operating segments: Consumer Banking and Lending, Commercial Banking, Corporate and Investment Banking, and Wealth & Investment Management. Wells Fargo ranked No. 33 on Fortune’s 2025 rankings of America’s largest corporations. Our technology professionals drive innovation, information security, and big data analytics while maintaining a network that handles more than 12 billion customer interactions a year. Join us! Are you looking for more? Find it here. At Wells Fargo, we're more than a financial services leader – we’re a global trailblazer committed to driving innovation, empowering communities, and helping our customers succeed. We believe that a meaningful career is much more than just a job – it’s about finding all of the elements to help you thrive, in one place. Living the Well Life means you’re supported in life, not just work. It means having robust benefits, competitive compensation, and programs designed to help you find work-life balance and well-being. You’ll be rewarded for investing in your community, celebrated for being your authentic self, and empowered to grow. And we’re recognized for it – Wells Fargo once again ranked in the top three – making us the #1 financial services employer – on the 2025 LinkedIn Top Companies list of best workplaces “to grow your career” in the U.S. 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. © 2026 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. All rights reserved. Member FDIC.
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We're known for our “Well Life” approach to supporting employees’ career aspirations, work-life balance, and mental and physical health. We ranked in the top 3 on the 2025 LinkedIn Top Companies list – and #1 among financial services companies – as the best workplace “to grow your career” in the U.S.
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