Wells Fargo Senior Manager Product Management – Auto Originations 

United States, Texas, Irving 

793629725

About this role:

The Senior Manager is responsible for product strategy and leadership wherein they truly understand the customer (internal and external) needs and identify the problem statements. Primary responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Set the intent and build the framework to draw the line from intent to execution that is scalable and usable by associates and cross-functional teams.
• Proactively engage key stakeholders and business partners, ensure they have alignment on priorities, and continue to set and manage expectations.
• Hold the team (Product Managers and Tech) accountable for executing on the framework and monitor if prioritization and execution approach continue to align with set intent.
• Set a high standard for execution where there is a team culture to ensure execution meets intent.

As the leader you will build a unifying vision by aligning goals across the organization and delegating them strategically to deliver results. Ability to coach and mentor employees to achieve results during ambiguous or challenging times will be critical to success.

In this role, you will:

• Directly manage and develop product owners, analysts and contributors leading product strategy
• Drive product strategy, and build the initiative roadmaps for the products you own and manage.
• Formulate product positioning, and lead the articulation of product value propositions to customers and stakeholders to ensure that their needs are met and understood
• Drive product discovery, including customer insights through primary and secondary research, business analytics, competitive dynamics, technology trends, macroeconomic factors, and regulatory requirements
• Build frameworks for complex decision making that enable effective debate and accelerate getting to the right answer
• Drive envisioning of customer experience in partnership with in-house or third-party design resources, including developing customer journey maps and UI/UX wireframes
• Collaborate and consult with product managers, analysts and multiple level managers
• Drive execution through your teams, and foster a strong agile discipline that inspires teams to continuously improve delivery evidenced through key agility metrics
• Develop and drive use of metrics and general guidelines, and ensure usage. Track and report on performance metrics and key performance indicators, leading to success on the overarching objectives and key results
• Interact directly with vendors as well as help the business conduct build v. buy analyses
• Manage operational implementation in partnership with change management, sales and operations teams
• Manage allocation of people and financial resources for Product Management
• Motivate and inspire others to work towards executing on their goals and objectives
• Work for employee commitment towards the organization’s purpose
• Develop and guide a culture of talent development to meet business objectives and strategy

Required Qualifications:

• 6+ years of Product Management, product development, strategic planning, process management, change delivery, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• 3+ years of Management experience

Desired Qualifications:

• Demonstrated leadership experience with leading product managers, analysts and cross functional engineering teams
• Exceptional problem solving skills with the ability to lead end to end product strategy, vision, and framework to flawless execution
• Lead product design and execution while also managing stakeholder relationships
• Learning agility with ability to understand the nuances of the auto lending industry along with Wells Fargo specific product and risk frameworks
• Ability to synthesize multi-dimensional, complex, and interrelated concepts into clear, consumable, implications, actions, and decisions
• Demonstrated track record of effective influencing and collaboration at all levels, with other businesses and functional areasAbility to evaluate risks and the second and third order impact of decisions to the overall organization
• Ability to translate and summarize complex data into understandable, actionable information and recommendations
• Exceptional ability to translate complex business and operational concepts so they are clearly understood in support of sound decisions to meet business objectives
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with ability to clearly communicate results

Job Expectations:

• Willingness to work on-site at stated location on the job opening.
• This role offers a hybrid work schedule.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.
• This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship.

Irving, TX

Chandler, AZ

Charlotte, NC

Required location(s) listed above. Relocation assistance may be available for this position.

23 Aug 2024

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.