GPL Platform Transformation: Lead Product Manager...

Wells Fargo
Charlotte, NC, United States
about 2 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Compensation
$119,000.0 - $224,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Payment Systems Enterprise Messaging Systems Payment Service Provider Microsoft PowerPoint Performance Monitor

Job description

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Product Manager to support the Payments Transformation Payment Services team within the Global Payments & Liquidity (GPL) Product & Platform organization. This role focuses on advancing core payment capabilities and driving modernization across payment platforms to support scalability, resiliency, and alignment with industry standards.

This role is responsible for supporting end-to-end product delivery across Payment Services as part of a team building and enhancing strategic payment platforms. The position translates Payments Transformation objectives into actionable plans and measurable outcomes, ensuring product priorities, dependencies, and delivery milestones are aligned across Product, Technology, Operations, Risk, and Delivery teams. Operating within a complex, matrixed environment, the Lead Product Manager partners closely with product and delivery leadership to drive platform enhancements, manage dependencies, surface risks, and sustain momentum against strategic transformation goals. Success requires strong product ownership, delivery discipline, and the ability to navigate ambiguity while contributing to scalable, forward-looking platform capabilities.

In this role, you will:

  • Support end-to-end product delivery across Payment Services, contributing to roadmap planning, prioritization, and sequencing of platform enhancements and capabilities

  • Translate Payments Transformation objectives and product priorities into actionable plans, aligning initiatives, releases, and workstreams to strategic platform outcomes

  • Partner with Product and Technology teams to support the design, build, and delivery of scalable platform enhancements across payment capabilities

  • Monitor delivery progress and product health, proactively identifying risks, bottlenecks, and constraints impacting platform build and release execution

  • Coordinate cross-functional delivery across Product, Technology, Operations, Risk, and external partners to enable integrated, end-to-end platform capability delivery

  • Participate in planning and delivery forums (e.g., PI planning, release planning, execution reviews) to drive alignment, readiness, and accountability for platform initiatives

  • Communicate product and delivery status, risks, and dependencies clearly to stakeholders and leadership, with focus on platform roadmap progress

  • Manage dependencies and execution risks, escalating issues and supporting trade-off decisions aligned to product and platform outcomes

  • Contribute to continuous improvement of product and delivery practices, strengthening governance, planning discipline, and ways of working across platform delivery efforts, 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.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of Product Management, product owner, strategic planning, process management, change delivery experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

  • Experience supporting payments transformation initiatives within large, complex organizations.

  • Strong understanding of end-to-end payments lifecycles, platforms, and messaging flows.

  • Proven ability to manage priorities and dependencies across multiple teams or workstreams.

  • Experience supporting large-scale transformation or migration programs.

  • Familiarity with payment rails and messaging platforms such as ACH, FedNow, CHIPS, SWIFT, MT-to-MX, and ISO 20022.

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including PowerPoint development and executive-ready storytelling.

  • Strong organizational and prioritization skills with attention to detail.

  • Ability to synthesize complex inputs from diverse stakeholders into clear actions and recommendations.

  • Customer-centric, outcome-focused mindset with the ability to work independently, manage ambiguity, and meet delivery commitments.

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.

Benefits & conditions

Wells Fargo provides eligible employees with a comprehensive set of benefits, many of which are listed below. Visit Benefits - Wells Fargo Jobs (https://www.wellsfargojobs.com/en/life-at-wells-fargo/benefits) for an overview of the following benefit plans and programs offered to employees.

  • Health benefits

  • 401(k) Plan

  • Paid time off

About the company

Are you looking for more? Find it here. At Wells Fargo, we’re more than a financial services leader - we’re a global trailblazer committed to driving innovation, empowering communities, and helping our customers succeed. We believe that a meaningful career is much more than just a job - it’s about finding all of the elements to help you thrive, in one place.

Living the Well Life means you’re supported in life, not just work. It means having robust benefits, competitive compensation, and programs designed to help you find work-life balance and wellbeing. You’ll be rewarded for investing in your community, celebrated for being your authentic self, and empowered to grow. And we’re recognized for it - Wells Fargo continues to rank on the LinkedIn Top Companies lists of best workplaces ā€œto grow your career.ā€ Join us!, Wells Fargo maintains a drug free workplace. Please see our Drug and Alcohol Policy (https://www.wellsfargojobs.com/en/wells-fargo-drug-and-alcohol-policy) to learn more.

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