Wells Fargo Compensation Executive 

United States, North Carolina, Charlotte 

633228741

About this role:

relationship building competencies.

In this role, you will:

• Provide vision and set direction for multiple high impact initiatives and teams to achieve long term strategic objectives that impact organization and management across functions
• Collaborate with peers and the compensation delivery team to develop highly complex, multi-year projects, strategies, goals, and business ventures
• Provide thought leadership to develop and implement strategic solutions that align with Wells Fargo’s framework for highly complex and potentially companywide business challenges
• Drive business results by defining compensation strategies, establishing policies and standards, designing functional and discretionary incentive programs, delivering processes, and ensuring governance in alignment with Wells Fargo's compensation principles
• Assess and anticipate changes in internal and external compensation environment
• Partner with Human Resources stakeholders to initiate best practices and process improvements to maximize resources and ensure alignment with business, compensation, and Human Resources objectives
• Manage, implement and recommend improvements to compensation policies, standards, incentive design and processes to ensure effective risk management in accordance with internal and regulatory requirements
• Provide guidance and counsel to executive management at the Operating Committee level and partner with experienced Human Resources leaders in driving the human capital plans for the businesses where compensation is a strategic driver
• Lead a team of managers and experienced professionals
• Develop long term, high risk strategies in order to achieve business objectives
• Manage allocation of people and financial resources for Compensation
• Develop and guide a culture of talent development to meet business objectives and strategy

Required Qualifications:

• 8+ years of Compensation experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• 4+ years of Management experience

Desired Qualifications:

This collaborative leader must be capable of initiating action, managing change and driving execution. This role demands a persuasive, effective communicator who leads with strong relationship management and influencing skills. This role requires a sense of urgency, passion for results, and personal accountability for achievement. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated track record in building high-performing teams that drive business results through effective leadership and employee engagement.

• 10+ years of directly relevant and recent experience in a large corporate, multi-business or line organization in the areas of Human Resources, Compensation and/or Executive Compensation.
• Compensation or finance knowledge and understanding of regulatory and legal issues relating to compensation administration.
• Demonstrated background and successful progression of managing compensation programs.
• Highly effective consultative leader with credibility and strong business and data driven acumen, passion for customer service and operational excellence, effectivedecision-making/criticalthinking/problem solving skills.
• Excellent consulting, influencing, collaboration and partnering abilities with business executives/leaders and HR partners.
• Proven success in building and leading a diverse team of high performing professionals, motivating and mobilizing both direct and matrixed resources.
• Demonstrated ability to set strategic vision and effectively align resources to deliver results.
• Superb collaboration skills across multiple levels and functions with demonstrated success in aligning divergent positions and bringing cohesion to diverse perspectives.
• Experience with leading large scale system change.
• Proven ability to successfully execute initiatives, manages projects, and drive for results.
• Experience working in large, complex, dynamic organizations with multiple business groups and broad geographic reach and the ability to work in an ambiguous environment.
• Experience in a Financial Services environment is preferred but not essential
• Strong verbal and written communications skills are required as this role will be required to provide analysis and deliver executive presentations.
• Master’s degree in Business, HR or a related field.

Pay Range

$250,000.00 - $420,000.00

31 Aug 2025

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

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