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Wells Fargo · 1 day ago

COO AI COE Initiative Lead – Senior Lead Business Execution Consultant

CHANDLER, AZ

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$139K/yr - $260K/yr

7+ years exp

Wells Fargo is a global leader in financial services, committed to innovation and community empowerment. They are seeking a Senior Lead Business Execution Consultant for their COO Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence team to establish standards for Generative AI adoption and support strategic planning and executive communication for the COO AI program.

BankingFinancial ServicesFinTechInsurancePayments

No H1B

Responsibilities

Act as a Business Execution advisor to leadership to drive performance and initiatives and develop and implement information delivery or presentations to key stakeholders and senior management

Lead the strategy and resolution of highly complex and unique challenges related to Business Execution that require solid analytical skills, extensive knowledge of Business Execution, and understanding of business, delivering longer term and large-scale solutions

Provide vision, direction, and expertise to senior leadership for implementing innovative and significant business solutions that are large scale and cross organizational

Lead team meetings or steering committee to facilitate decision making and support implementation of recommendations and plans

Strategically engage with all levels of professionals and managers across multiple lines of businesses and serve as an experienced advisor to the leadership

Provide directions to a cross functional team using business expertise

Partner with the Enterprise Gen AI program and IRM to implement oversight requirements, dimension risk profiles for fit for purpose oversight processes, and develop responsible guardrails for 'citizen development' of AI

Refine the target operating model across COO and its partners responsible for implementing and maintaining AI Solutions

Build and implement fit-for-purpose procedures to monitor, change, and decommission AI Solutions post implementation

Ensure changes to the AI Risk Management Policy, Model Risk Management Policy, and other related policies (e.g., SDLC, Data Management) are properly adopted into COO methodologies, procedures, and management routines

Ensure proper change communication and awareness exists to AI Product Executives for changes to enterprise or COO expectations

Qualification

Business ExecutionStrategic PlanningGenerative AIProject ExecutionAnalytical SkillsTransformation ProgramsManagement ConsultingHighly Effective Communicator

Required

7+ years of Business Execution, Implementation, or Strategic Planning experience, or equivalent experience demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Preferred

Background in management consulting (strategy consulting, Big 4, or similar), with experience advising senior leaders on strategy, operating model design, or transformation initiatives

Experience contributing to or leading enterprise-level strategic planning, transformation, or execution programs within large, complex organizations, preferably within the financial services industry

Working familiarity with Generative AI and Agentic AI concepts, including the ability to evaluate business use cases through a risk, controls, and governance lens (e.g., model risk, data privacy, regulatory expectations), and partner effectively with technology, risk, and legal stakeholders

Demonstrated experience supporting or leading enterprise or divisional strategic planning efforts, large scale transformation programs, or business execution initiatives within complex, regulated organizations, preferably in financial services or adjacent industries

Demonstrated ability to lead high-impact initiatives across multiple lines of business, influencing outcomes without direct authority

Strong analytical rigor and structured problem-solving approach, with experience translating ambiguous problems into executable plans

Proven project execution skills, including planning, prioritization, dependency management, and delivery against tight timelines

Highly effective communicator with the ability to influence, align, and drive decision-making among senior and executive stakeholders