Lead Strategy & Planning Consultant

About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking a highly strategic and analytically driven Senior Lead Strategy & Planning Consultant (Executive Director) to join the Strategic Programs team. This role will lead enterprise-wide location strategy initiatives, a top strategic priority, ensuring our workforce is optimally positioned across key markets to meet current and future business needs. You will collaborate with senior leaders across HR, Finance, and Corporate Properties to drive high-impact decisions that shape our global office footprint and talent deployment.
In this role, you will:

• Lead the design and execution of enterprise location strategies that align with long-term business objectives, leveraging deep market intelligence, workforce analytics, and scenario modeling.
• Develop and implement workforce strategy frameworks that optimize talent placement, team structures, and geographic distribution to support evolving business priorities.
• Partner with the Corporate Properties Group to manage office exits, consolidations, and footprint optimization, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and effective stakeholder communication.
• Support creation of robust analytical dashboards and reporting tools to monitor progress against strategic objectives, delivering actionable insights at the market, business unit, and enterprise levels.
• Craft and deliver compelling presentations to executive stakeholders, translating complex data and strategic findings into clear, persuasive narratives that drive decision-making.
• Mentor and guide junior team members, fostering a culture of analytical excellence, strategic thinking, and high-impact delivery.

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of Strategy and Planning experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience leading location strategy efforts within a large financial services organization.
• Background in consulting, internal strategy, or corporate finance with a focus on enterprise transformation or workforce optimization.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives in a complex, matrixed organization.
• Strong executive presence and ability to influence senior leaders through data-driven storytelling and strategic presentations.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel for analytics and PowerPoint for executive-level storytelling.
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-demand environment, balancing strategic vision with operational execution.

Job Expectations:

• Location: Charlotte, NC. No other locations will be considered.
• Hybrid work model with minimum of 3 days in-office per week.

Posting End Date:
18 Apr 2026
*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
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