About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Data Product Manager to lead the strategy, adoption, and execution of critical data enablement capabilities that improve metadata management, data quality, and AI data readiness across Consumer Business Lines (CBL).
This leader will play a key role in advancing Wells Fargo's customer data strategy by ensuring data products are trusted, governed, discoverable, and ready to support analytics, machine learning, and AI-driven experiences. The role will focus on identifying opportunities to improve data quality, metadata, governance, and operational processes while driving enterprise-scale solutions from concept through implementation.
The ideal candidate is a highly motivated self-starter who thrives in ambiguity, operates independently, and proactively identifies opportunities to create business value. They possess a strong blend of product management, data management, strategic thinking, and execution excellence, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders, align cross-functional teams, and drive initiatives to successful completion.
This leader will partner closely with business, technology, architecture, governance, risk, compliance, and operations teams to define product strategy, build roadmaps, prioritize investments, and deliver solutions that improve customer experiences, strengthen controls, and accelerate enterprise AI adoption.
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In this role, you will:
Own the strategy and roadmap for metadata, data quality, AI data readiness, and related customer data capabilities.
Proactively identify opportunities, define solutions, build business cases, and drive initiatives from concept through implementation.
Partner with business and technology leaders to improve the quality, usability, governance, and value of customer data.
Drive adoption of data management capabilities that improve data trust, transparency, regulatory compliance, and AI enablement.
Prioritize investments and product decisions based on business value, customer impact, risk reduction, and strategic alignment.
Influence stakeholders across a complex organization to build alignment, remove obstacles, and accelerate delivery.
Establish metrics and outcomes that demonstrate product adoption, operational improvement, and business value.
Promote a culture of ownership, innovation, data-driven decision making, and continuous improvement.
Required Qualifications:
5+ years of data product or data management experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
Desired Qualifications:
Experience leading enterprise data product, data governance, data quality, metadata, or data management initiatives within a complex organization.
Experience supporting AI, machine learning, analytics, or digital transformation programs through improved data capabilities and governance practices.
Demonstrated ability to define strategy, build roadmaps, and drive execution in ambiguous or evolving environments.
Proven success influencing senior leaders and building alignment across business, technology, governance, risk, and operations teams.
Strong understanding of data governance, metadata management, data quality, data lineage, and customer data management principles.
Ability to translate complex technical concepts into actionable business strategies, executive recommendations, and measurable outcomes.
Strong analytical, strategic thinking, prioritization, and problem-solving skills with a focus on delivering business value.
Job Expectations:
Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.
This position offers a hybrid work schedule.
This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship.
Posting Location(s):
401 S Tryon St. – Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
333 Market Street – San Francisco, California 94105
401 Las Colinas Blvd - Irving, Texas 75039
Required locations listed.
Pay Range
Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to demonstrated examples of prior performance, skills, experience, or work location. Employees may also be eligible for incentive opportunities.
$119,000.00 - $224,000.00
Benefits
Wells Fargo provides eligible employees with a comprehensive set of benefits, many of which are listed below. Visit Benefits - Wells Fargo Jobs for an overview of the following benefit plans and programs offered to employees.
Posting End Date:
27 Aug 2026
* 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.
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Drug and Alcohol Policy
Wells Fargo maintains a drug free workplace. Please see our Drug and Alcohol Policy to learn more.
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b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a diversified, community-based financial services company with approximately $1.9 trillion in assets. Wells Fargo’s vision is to satisfy our customers’ financial needs and help them succeed financially. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, investment and mortgage products and services, as well as consumer and commercial finance, through more than 7,300 locations, 12,000 ATMs, the internet (wellsfargo.com) and mobile banking, and has offices in over 40 countries and territories to support customers who conduct business in the global economy. With approximately 250,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the United States. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 41 on Fortune’s 2022 rankings of America’s largest corporations. News, insights and perspectives from Wells Fargo are also available at Wells Fargo Stories.
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