Data Management Director

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Data Management Director to lead Home Lending Business’s Data Enablement and Business Intelligence team. The team is responsible for supporting Home Lending’s key Strategic Initiatives through data, insights, and advanced analytics. This team enables and executes on the Home Lending data strategy, which is critical to drive actionable insights, and drive key business decisions. 

In this role, you will:

• Manage team of highly skilled data analysts to enable data solutions across all Home Lending data domains, including Servicing, Retail and Capital Markets

• Liaison between data product and technology team to enable and execute both short- and long-term Home Lending data strategy.

• Develop, plan, and implement a business intelligence strategy, utilizing suite of tools that delivers optimal and efficient BI through coordination with business partners.

• Partner with leadership within the Data, Insights & Analytics teams to establish and deliver the vision for the BI Analytics Platform

• Lead and manage Data and BI team members, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.

•  Provide mentorship, coaching, and professional development opportunities to team.

• Act as liaison working directly with the business data leaders, business and technology domain executives, and risk assessable unit owners to implement data controls associated with the production, distribution, and use of data within the domains as dictated by the Enterprise Data Risk and Control Framework.

• Establish a process to identify and register new data sources and data sets, and identify alternative sourcing as needed.

• Oversee data strategies. Ensuring efficient collection, storage, and analysis.

• Implement data governance and enhance data quality.

Required Qualifications, US:

• 8 years of Data Management, Business Research, Analytics, or Project Management experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.

• 4 years of Management experience

Desired Qualifications:

• Technical data expertise to help drive technology and business teams towards an approved data strategy.

• Ability to understand technical policy requirements to help support the implementation of data management policies across all parts of the business.

• Strong understanding of modern data platforms and designs - data warehouse, data lake, lake house, etc

• Home Lending Data or Lending data experience

• Proven ability to communicate effectively, drive consensus, and influence outcomes at all levels across enterprise functions.

• Strong project planning with demonstrated experience leading cross functional teams though significant change.

• Experience building relationships across lines of businesses, influencing partners, as well as providing credible and effective challenge.

• Proven success recruiting, inspiring, developing, coaching and motivating team members through balanced leadership with a focus on team member engagement and retention and performance management.

• Experience in Strategic planning.

• Experience in Database systems.

• Ability to combine a perpetual interest in learning, and deep knowledge of industry best practices/standards to build a world class organization.

• Ability and willingness to travel.

Job Expectations:

• This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship.

• This position requires compliance with all mortgages regulatory requirements and Wells Fargo’s compliance policies related to these requirements. Successful candidates must also meet ongoing regulatory requirements including additional screening and required reporting of certain incidents.

• This position offers a hybrid work schedule. (3 days in office, 2 remote) Preferred Locations listed below. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Posting Locations:          

• 1525 WT Harris Blvd, Charlotte, NC

• 11625 N. Community House Rd, Charlotte, NC

• 401 S. Tyron St, Charlotte, NC

• 800 S. Jordan Creek Pkwy, Des Moines, IA

• 1150 W. Washington ST, Tempe, AZ

• 2850 S. Price Rd, Building E, Chandler, AZ

• 11601 N. Black Canyon Hwy, Phoenix. AZ 

• 550 S 4th St, Minneapolis, MN

• 1801 Park View Dr, Minneapolis, MN

• 250 E John Carpenter Fwy, Irving, TX

• 1445 Ross Ave, Dallas, TX

• 4102 Wiseman Blvd, San Antonio, TX

*Job Posting may come down early due to volume of applicants: 1/16/2024

Posting End Date: 

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

We Value Diversity

At Wells Fargo, we believe in diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace; accordingly, we welcome applications for employment from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, individuals with disabilities, pregnancy, marital status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.

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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