Lead Business Execution Consultant

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Business Execution Consultant.

In this role, individual will be part of the Business Initiatives function involved in delivering change of larger complexity and scale across Commercial Banking Operations. The centralized initiatives model helps to apply structure, consistency and drive execution results for the Commercial Banking Operations Strategic and Risk priorities. These roles are critical to the Commercial Banking Operations team support and help keep the functional leaders and managers in the day-to-day operations of serving our customers. 

The roles align within Commercial Banking Shared Services which supports the entire Commercial Banking organization with variety of activities as a shared service and this include supporting the entire change / strategic initiatives book of work, support on BCP readiness and planning, reconciliation, quality assurance, MI and other shared activities. The team in I&P is relatively new and needs to establish itself while working closely with key business stakeholders to drive various projects / initiatives.

The individual will be expected to have good understanding and experience as a Business Analyst using both Waterfall and Agile delivery approach. The incumbent will be required to work under stringent timelines, maintain strong engagement with multiple functions in a matrix environment working in delivery Pods. As part of the initial engagement, the individual would focus on multiple journeys for buildout of the platform to deliver business and operational metrics. The individual will take the lead and work with stakeholders to analyze current state process, help identify pain points, risk and gaps. Document findings and work on future state, perform impact analysis and suggest/recommend future state options working alongside multiple partners to help with Implementation.

In this role, you will:

• Lead cross functional teams to strategize, plan, and execute a variety of programs, services and initiatives
• Drive accountability for assigned initiatives, limit risk exposure, and create efficiencies as appropriate
• Review strategic approaches and effectiveness of support function and business performance
• Perform assessments through fact finding and data requiring creative approaches to solving complex issues, and develop appropriate solutions or recommendations
• Make decisions in highly complex and multifaceted situations requiring solid understanding of business group's functional area or products, facilitate decision making and issue resolution, and support implementation of developed solutions and plans
• Collaborate and consult with members of the Business Execution team and team leaders to drive strategic initiatives
• Influence, guide and lead less experienced Strategy and Execution staff within the group

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ 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

Desired Qualifications:

• Strong Experience in Business design, business analysis and Process Improvement with ability to perform current state assessment and recommend target state

• Experience of change management or large-scale transformation initiatives in a complex organizational setup
• Experience of leading cross functional teams in a matrix program structure
• Experience working in AGILE / SCRUM methodology with ability to elicit requirements, user stories, document processes and create test cases
• Experience in iterative feature delivery including MVPs ensuring adherence to business needs
• Work across pods to lead business process design activities
• Envision and create wireframes to illustrate application flow, user experience and functionality
• Ability to perform data analysis for operational data and good understanding of data models and data structures
• Experience in building and reporting Operational Score card metrics to various stakeholders
• Ability to facilitate workshops, design sessions and gather requirements from LoB SMEs, Senior leadership to deliver business outcomes
• Ability to work in a collaborative environment with an emphasis on teamwork
• Experience in coordinating functional testing and user acceptance testing with data partners and business users
• Sound knowledge and background of operational processes in a financial service
• Excellent problem-solving, organizational and analytical skills, with the ability to evolve product strategy based on research, data and industry trends
• Strong verbal and written communication skills. Able to communicate clearly and concisely
• Work as a liaison between development team, data analysis team, Commercial Banking Operations managers and the sr. level executives
• CBAP, CSPO, Lean Six Sigma and Agile certifications would be an added advantage

Posting End Date: 

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit’s risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

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