Lead Product Manager; Testing Lead, WIM Operations, Account Opening & Maintenance

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About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Product Owner to drive strategic initiatives within the Account Opening & Maintenance product organization. This role is responsible for defining product vision, shaping roadmap priorities, and delivering business outcomes through strong stakeholder leadership and execution excellence. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker and trusted partner who can independently lead initiatives, facilitate alignment across business and technology teams, and translate complex challenges into actionable solutions. Learn more about our career areas and business divisions at wellsfargojobs.com (https://www.wellsfargojobs.com/career-areas/) .

In this role, you will:

• Own product outcomes end-to-end by identifying, prioritizing, and delivering capabilities that maximize customer and business value.

• Drive product vision, roadmap, and prioritization across complex initiatives.

• Serve as a trusted liaison among business, technology, operations, Legal, Risk, and Compliance partners.

• Facilitate stakeholder meetings and governance forums, including agendas, decisions, action items, and meeting minutes.

• Develop business cases and executive presentations to support strategic decisions and investments.

• Leverage data, analytics, and insights to guide prioritization and decision-making.

• Manage product roadmaps and Jira backlogs while balancing long-term strategy with near-term delivery.

• Utilize GenAI tools to accelerate research, analysis, documentation, and workflow efficiency.

• Mentor Product Owners and provide leadership across cross-functional teams.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of Product Management, product development, 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 leading end-to-end testing strategy and execution for large-scale product, technology, or regulatory initiatives.

• Strong knowledge of Agile delivery practices and hands-on experience with Jira, OpenText ALM Octane, or similar test management platforms.

• Experience developing test plans, test cases, regression testing approaches, and defect management processes for complex enterprise applications.

• Proven ability to lead and coordinate onshore and offshore testing teams across multiple workstreams and stakeholders.

• Experience presenting testing results, quality metrics, key risks, and mitigation strategies to senior leaders and governance forums.

• Knowledge of test automation tools, frameworks, and emerging technologies that enhance quality, speed, and scalability.

• Experience within Brokerage, Wealth and Investment Management, Account Opening and Maintenance, or other financial services businesses.

• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to influence partners and drive alignment across business and technology organizations.

Posting Location:

• 1525 W W T Harris Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28262

Job Expectations:

• This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship

• This position offers a hybrid work schedule

• Fully remote work locations are not available for this role. If you are not in a location listed on the posting, you must commit to relocation within an agreed upon timeframe.

• Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Posting End Date:

5 Nov 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.

Candidates applying to job openings posted in Canada: Applications for employment are encouraged from all qualified candidates, including women, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples and visible minorities. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process.

Applicants with Disabilities

To request a medical accommodation during the application or interview process, visit Disability Inclusion at Wells Fargo (https://www.wellsfargojobs.com/en/diversity/disability-inclusion/) .

Drug and Alcohol Policy

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.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

a. Third-Party recordings are prohibited unless authorized by Wells Fargo.

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.

Req Number: R-581824