Product Owner

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Product Owner (Product Manager) to join our Agile Transformation product team within Wealth & Investment Management. Learn more about our career areas and lines of business at wellsfargojobs.com

In this role, you will:

• Work delivery team and business leaders, other stakeholders and SMEs to ensure success against funded and prioritized outcomes 

• Articulate product vision, definition, goals, and direction for teams to design/develop/ deliver technology and processes for well-established technologies/vendor relationships 

• Engage in continuous discovery with Product Managers, Business Analysts, Technical Leads, and Architects to contribute to and influence overall product vision and roadmap to convey desired outcomes through the product backlog

• Drive requirements, incorporating product expertise and industry/ competitor opportunities

• Lead backlog prioritization

• Adjust planning in situations that may include financial, control, or process roadblocks

• Inspect pre-release progress, recommends changes, and ensures timelines are met 

• Ensure cross-functional dependencies are articulated, managed, and addressed by all constituents

• Enhance/monitor key performance indicators and identifies improvement opportunities while ensuring all regulatory and compliance needs are met

Required Qualifications:

• 2+ years of Product Management experience, product development experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• Product owner experience in the financial industry

• Experience with trading tools for Equities, Fixed Income and Syndicate products experience in the wealth management industry preferred

• Agile experience in writing user stories and leading refinement with a Scrum team

• Experience articulating and capturing requisite data needed to determine measurable business impact (in the form of OKRs/KPIs) for the business area

• Facilitation and collaboration skills, including ability to facilitate decision-making and broker agreements among diverse, differing, and/or conflicting perspectives/priorities

• Demonstrated experience identifying issues and partnering with peers in technology to identify and implement strategic solutions in alignment with leadership priorities

• Experience working with Jira

• Experience creating PowerPoint presentations from established designs to present to senior leadership

• Experience working in a flexible work environment to support key team members and partners various time zones and locations

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

Job Expectations:

• This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship

• This position is subject to FINRA Background Screening Requirements, including successful completion and clearing of a background check. Internal transfers are subject to compliance with 17 CFR 240.17f-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and FINRA Bylaws, Article III, Section 3, which states that Associated Persons should not be subject to statutory disqualification. Successful candidates must also meet ongoing regulatory requirements including additional screening and are required to report 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

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Posting Locations:

• 2801 Market Street - St. Louis, MO 63103

• 550 S. Tryon Street - Charlotte, NC 28202

• Required location listed above. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Posting End Date:

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

We Value Equal Opportunity

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.

Candidates applying to job openings posted in Canada: Applications for employment are encouraged from all qualified candidates, including women, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples and visible minorities. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process.

Applicants with Disabilities

To request a medical accommodation during the application or interview process, visit Disability Inclusion at Wells Fargo.

Drug and Alcohol Policy

Wells Fargo maintains a drug free workplace.  Please see our Drug and Alcohol Policy to learn more.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

a. Third-Party recordings are prohibited unless authorized by Wells Fargo.

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