Lead Project Manager

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Project Manager to be part of the Home Lending Technology organization helping to drive delivery of critical technology initiatives.

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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 technology delivery

• 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 engineering and change management standards, policy, methodology, and artifact creation that influence and lead teams 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, balance resourcing and prioritization needs, and achieve goals

• Provide cross-product guidance, reporting, and collaboration to provide project health status to stakeholders

• Proactively manage risks and dependencies with appropriate escalations, mitigation strategies, and follow through of actions

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:

• Demonstrated experience coordinating requirements, testing and implementation of medium to large scale enterprise projects with multiple dependencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex data. Experience applying AI for data analysis is a strong plus

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to create strong visual presentations to convey complex concepts to diverse audiences and prepare clear and concise documentation

• Proven ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams, build relationships with stakeholders, and drive consensus on solutions

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapt to changing priorities and requirements

• Ability to analyze complex problems, generate creative solutions, and propose solutions to executive stakeholders

• Exhibit strong consulting skills and experience

• Exhibit leadership presence to influence executives to managers to individual contributors

Job Expectations:

• Ability to work additional hours as needed

• This position is not eligible for work visa sponsorship

• This position offers a hybrid work schedule

• Ability to work effectively in a team environment

Posting End Date: 

26 Mar 2025

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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