Head of AI

About this role:

Wells Fargo’s AI, Innovation and Modeling (AIM) group within the Chief Administrative Office Global Operations team consists of a team of ~200 people providing analytic, AI development and risk management services across the organization.

The team consists of four key areas – AI model development (both predictive and generative AI), AI Business and Adoption across the Chief Operating Office and other Enterprise functions, Model optimization and Strategy and governance.

The AIM team is split across the US and India. In the matrix structure, each of the 4 areas are represented in India with functional alignment to the vertical leads and local reporting to the I&P AIM leader.  The AIM leader will also have functional ownership for specific initiatives within AIM.

The target candidate will have a proven track record in analytics in a large financial services company, experience in generative AI and other advanced analytic areas across machine learning and data science, a strong risk and control orientation, a “builder” mentality, experience leading large teams, experience in analytics product management, ability to “tell a story” using data and an ability to work with a broad number of stake holders.

In this role, you will:

• Manage complex organizations that develop predictive models including Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
• Lead groups responsible for creation, implementation, validation, and ongoing maintenance
• Analyze models, manage markets, credit, counterparty, and operational risks
• Forecast losses and compute capital requirements
• Identify opportunities and strategies for analytics and data science through experienced managers and business strategies
• Collaborate across the enterprise to predict current and future needs
• Evaluate, recommend, and implement strategies for developing and modeling resources to predict, improve, measure the success of fundamentals and new initiatives
• Recommend and implement strategies for developing and utilizing model resources to predict, improve fundamentals and new initiatives
• Interpret and develop range of policies, procedures to drive continuous advancement of the state of analytics and data science
• Manage teams of highly skilled quantitative analysts in mathematical or scientific disciplines and managers of such groups
• Exercise usual authority of an experienced manager
• Manage allocation of people and financial resources for Quantitative Analytics
• Develop and guide a culture of talent development to meet business objectives and strategy

Required Qualifications:

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

• 4+ years of management or leadership experience
• Master's degree or higher in a quantitative discipline such as mathematics, statistics, engineering, physics, accounting, finance, economics, or computer science

Desired Qualifications:

• The successful candidate will provide local regional leadership across all areas of AIM
• Directly responsible for managing the team in India and leading a functional AIM portfolio.
• As a member of the AIM leadership team, participate in setting strategy and vision for the group. 
• Participate in leading the vision, development, and execution of AI and GenAI initiatives to deliver transformative business value
• Collaborate with executives, data scientists, and engineers to align AI objectives with business objectives.
• Partner with CAO Technology to align the CAO technology initiative book of work to the analytics and reporting roadmap
• Identify opportunities for the use of advanced analytics and artificial intelligence to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of COO and CAO.
• Participate in the community of practice across Wells Fargo’s analytics and reporting teams
• Stay ahead of AI/GenAI advancements, fostering a culture of continuous innovation and adoption
• Team management - develop strong capabilities in the team, keep engagement levels high and manage bench and succession of talent.
• Functional depth and experience in data, analytics and reporting – working knowledge of tools, techniques, approaches, experience working in complex data environments.
• Experience working in large, complex matrixed environment.
• Financial Services/GSIB experience (preferred)
• Strong risk and control orientation, experience working on model risk will be an advantage
• Strong partnership and influence skills
• Commercial orientation and good judgement
• Analytics and reporting product management experience
• Bias to action and strong execution and delivery skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• “Builder” mentality
• Ability to “tell a story” with data and translate technical concepts for general managers
• Experience leading large teams

Posting End Date:

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

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