VP, Commodities Product Owner

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Commodities Trading & Sales Products Manager (VP Level) to join our Product Management team.

In this role, you will:

• Be a product owner covering our Commodities Sales & Trading Product.
• Define and own the Commodities Product vision and roadmap, aligning with Wells Fargo's growth objectives.
• Facilitate frequent collaboration between Lines of businesses, Product, Quants, Technology, COO, Control, Compliance and other partner teams throughout the product lifecycle.
• Influence executive stakeholders and governance forums to prioritize initiatives and allocate resources.
• Oversee end-to-end product lifecycle, from ideation to launch and optimization.
• Drive enhancements in trading capabilities, electronic execution, and risk management tools.
• Ensure compliance with OCC, FRB, NFA, and Wells Fargo's risk frameworks.
• Champion robust controls and governance across product development processes.
• Work within an Agile Product Development framework (e.g. Scrum, etc.), workflow and collaboration tools, such as Confluence & Jira to document and deliver business requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Mentor and develop junior product managers; foster a culture of innovation and accountability.

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

• Experience and knowledge of the Commodities Sales and Trading businesses.
• 5+ years of industry related experience.
• Prior experience in product development, product management or change management capacity
• Ability to communicate effectively, in both written and verbal formats, at all levels of the organization, including senior executive-level leadership
• Ability to work and influence successfully within a matrix environment and build effective business partnerships with all levels of team members
• Advanced Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Visio and PowerPoint) and reporting tools (PowerBI, Tableau) skills
• A BS/BA degree or higher in business administration, engineering, math, economics, finance, or related field
• Experience with Agile practices and frameworks (e.g., Kanban, Scrum, etc.) and workflow and collaboration tools, such as Confluence, Jira and Jira Align.

• Ability to travel as needed
• Willingness to work on-site in accordance with current office requirements
• Ability to work additional hours as needed
• This position is subject to FINRA background screening requirements. Candidates must successfully complete and pass a background check prior to hire. In accordance with FINRA rules, individuals who are subject to statutory disqualification are not eligible to be associated with a FINRA-registered broker-dealer. Successful candidates must also meet and comply with ongoing regulatory obligations, which include periodic screening and mandatory reporting of certain incidents.
• Specific compliance policies may apply regarding outside activities or personal investing; affected employees will be expected to provide information to the Wells Fargo Personal Account Dealing Team and abide by applicable policy requirements if hired. Information will be shared about expectations during the recruitment process.