Senior Business Execution Consultant - Payments Transformation

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking Senior Business Execution Consultants to join the Payments Change Delivery team to function as Value Stream / Capability Product Owners. This position will support a critical workstream of the Payments Transformation program to migrate from an antiquated legacy environment to a modern, AI enabled, distributed architecture ecosystem while enabling Payments Operations to transition to a target-state operating model.

In this role, you will:

• Define, refine, and prioritize the team backlog aligned with Program PI objectives
• Write clear features for dev team to decompose into user stories, define acceptance criteria, and ensure business context
• Develops Jira stories to document requirements
• Collaborate closely with Dev Team partners to refine feature requirements and support translation into user stories
• Work with the team to scope iteration goals and balance capacity vs. commitment
• Manage the Jira backlog and ensure proper Jira hygiene
• Identify opportunities to leverage capabilities across value streams
• Lead support functions or operations for multiple business groups and contribute to large scale strategic initiatives
• Ensure efficiency, quality, cost effectiveness of solutions, and pipeline management relating to assigned operations
• Research moderately complex business, operational, and strategic initiatives that require analytical skills, basic knowledge of organizational strategy and Business Execution, and understanding of international business
• Work independently to make recommendations for support function by providing support and leadership
• Assist in the planning and execution of a variety of programs and initiatives that may include risk mitigation, efficiency, and customer experience
• Collaborate and consult with team leaders in developing project plans, policies and procedures
• Provide leadership in management of relationships and implementation of programs, services, and initiatives with cross functional business partners
• Supports requirements definition via operational stakeholder elicitation, collaboration with Tech partners on black-box testing, and analysis of data to derive requirements
• Identify cross-impacts/interdependencies and collaborate with Value Stream Leads and Capability Product Managers to manage effectively
• Acts as proxy for customers and business stakeholders within the team
• Ensures deliverables support capability, product, or value stream outcomes

• 4+ years of Business Execution, Implementation, or Strategic Planning experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

• 3+ years of payments, wires or operations experience preferred
• Experience working in an Agile environment
• Expert/Advanced Jira skills and experience maintaining Jira board hygiene
• Experience acting as a product owner and/or providing production support, writing stories in Jira, and working with Scrum teams
• Experience/knowledge of HV RTGS systems (Fedwire, CHIPS), Swift Network and ISO 20022 messaging standards preferred
• Experience managing product backlogs and aligning stakeholders on prioritization tradeoffs
• Proven ability to manage and coordinate multiple initiatives simultaneously, effectively resolving competing objectives, priorities and conflicts as they arise
• Demonstrated experience leading the definition and delivery of large-scale complex and strategic initiatives from inception to implementation
• Knowledge and understanding of complex IT environments: cross-functional areas, large number of interfaces and data sources
• Good understanding of agile/product metrics and instrumentation
• Knowledge and understanding of operational processes and operational risk management
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and across all organizational levels, where flexibility, collaboration, and adaptability are important
• Ability to execute in a fast-paced, high-demand, environment while balancing multiple priorities
• Advanced experience in Microsoft Office

• Hybrid - 3 days in office expectations at one of the posted locations. Relocation assistance is not available for this role.
• This role is not eligible for Visa sponsorship

• Health benefits
• 401(k) Plan
• Paid time off
• Disability benefits
• Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance
• Parental leave
• Critical caregiving leave
• Discounts and savings
• Commuter benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• Scholarships for dependent children
• Adoption reimbursement