Executive Director - Early Careers Talent Development - Program Manager (Business Execution Senior Manager)
About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking a Business Execution Senior Manager.
In this role, you will:
- Manage and develop a team of Business Execution Consultants while ensuring successful planning, integration, impasse resolution, and measurement of operations with moderate to high complexity and visibility
- Engage functional leaders to obtain resources, influence outcomes, address conflict, and ensure alignment with Wells Fargo's policies and business line objectives
- Identify potential risks when implementing change along with developing mitigation strategies and plans
- Recommend opportunities for Business Execution process improvement
- Determine appropriate strategies and actions of multiple business groups to meet moderate to high complex deliverables
- Interpret procedures and processes, and provide leadership to strategize and execute a variety of programs, services, and initiatives that are significant in scope, complexity, and risk
- Collaborate with and influence functional business partners, leaders, and executive management to provide support and drive strategic initiatives for the business
- Manage allocation of people and financial resources for Business Execution
- Develop and guide a culture of talent development to meet business objectives and strategy
Required Qualifications:
- 6+ 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 Management or leadership experience
Desired Qualifications:
- Proven experience managing and scaling early talent development programs
- Proven experience building strong relationships with stakeholders and gaining strategic alignment to support program goals and activities
- Proven experience working with a global team and operating in a matrixed management structure
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence diverse audiences effectively.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic, evolving work environment
- Ability to work effectively across large, complex organizational levels, where flexibility, collaboration, and adaptability and partnership building are critical
- Ability to balance attention to detail with strategic thinking
- Experience coaching and developing teams to effectively prioritize work, achieve goals, and perform effectively in a dynamic environment.
- Proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Teams
- Knowledge and/or experience in financial services industry
Job Expectations:
- Lead and expand our Corporate Risk early talent initiatives in India. Success in this role requires a balance of strategic thinking and attention to detail, strong stakeholder relationship management skills, and a passion for early talent. The ideal candidate is a proactive leader who can build alignment across competing priorities, drive program excellence, and enhance the program participant experience.
- Lead and develop a team of Early Talent program participants and Business Execution Consultants, providing mentorship and career development opportunities.
- Provide strategic oversight and leadership for the full-time rotational Quantitative Analytics Program and its summer internship.
- Plan, design, and launch the Corporate Risk Development Program in 2026.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including business leaders, functional managers, and campus recruiting to drive consensus across diverse groups.
- Partner with global leaders to ensure the India-based program cohort aligns with the established U.S. framework while adapting to regional needs.
- Collaborate with recruiting team to design and execute an effective campus hiring strategy to attract and retain top-tier talent.
- Establish and maintain communication and feedback channels with program participants, functional managers, and leaders to promote program adoption and to continuously refine and improve the program
- Develop and deliver structured onboarding training, high-value rotational assignments, and meaningful development and networking experiences to support early talent participants in their transition from classroom to corporate.
Role: Project Manager
Industry Type: IT Services & Consulting
Department: Project & Program Management
Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent
Role Category: Other Program / Project Management
Education
UG: Any Graduate
PG: Any Postgraduate
