Senior Project Manager

Company: Wells Fargo
Location: West Des Moines
Posted on: August 7, 2022

Job Description:

At Wells Fargo, we are looking for talented people who will put our customers at the center of everything we do. We are seeking candidates who embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion in a workplace where everyone feels valued and inspired.Help us build a better Wells Fargo. It all begins with outstanding talent. It all begins with you.About this role:Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Project Manager as part of Consumer and Small Business Banking (CSBB) Change Management team. Learn more about the career areas and lines of business at .In this role, you will:

• Lead or participate in larger Branch Banking or Affluent efforts to independently manage sub-program components of moderate complexity within change management and contribute to project plans and budgets, work with users to understand complex problems and bring issues to resolution in accordance with change management timelines
• Review and analyze moderately complex business organizational systems and navigation to anticipate change impacts while ensuring full understanding of project impacts and comprehensive engagement strategies
• Collaborate and consult with project coordinators, business partners, project staff, stakeholders, and project leads in times of highly unusual or complex ambiguity and achieve project goals and established timelines in coordination with more experienced management
• Provide input to reach decisions and adoption in Program or Product management, demonstrating ownership of the process from beginning to end while developing and implementing program and project level processes, procedures and performance metrics
• Demonstrate understanding of ECM policy, methodology and artifact creation that influence and lead change management to meet deliverables and drive new initiatives
• Collaborate and consult with executive leadership, stakeholders, program or product leads, executive leadership, sponsors and business partners to clarify and define project requirements
• May lead a small matrixed team of change delivery professionals
• May manage work efforts in the Product or Program approach
• Ensuring adherence to Agile and Waterfall practices including Enterprise Change Management policies and best practices
• Partnering with CSBB Product and Agile Transformation Office on the utilization of processes, tools and techniques for adoption of Agile at scale to improve adoption and usage
• Drive Agile adoption with Product Owners, Delivery Managers, Delivery Leads, Scrum Masters and other supporting roles
• Collaborate on guidance with scrum teams
• Support big room planning
• Executing against Product & Program Delivery aligned to roadmaps and epics
• Managing overall communications and reporting for assigned Program and/or Product activities
• Facilitate the removal of internal or external impediments or barriersRequired Qualifications, US:
  • 4+ years of Project Management and Methodologies, Strategic Planning experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
  • 3+ years of Microsoft office suite experience such as MS Project and Visio Desired Qualifications:
    • 3+ years of leadership or management experience
    • Strong relationship management skills
    • Facilitation skills, including ability to facilitate decision-making and broker agreements amongst diverse, differing, and/or conflicting perspectives/priorities at all levels of leadership
    • Experience with one or more of the following: Clarity, JIRA & Confluence
    • Ability to assess issues, make quick decisions, implement solutions and influence change
    • Vendor management experience
    • Agile and scrum team experience
    • Experience partnering with Technology and Risk organizations
    • Ability to take initiative and work independently with minimal supervision in a structured environment
    • Experience working with business stakeholders to create/modify operational policies, procedures and/or operating models
    • Familiarity with Branch Banking & Affluent strategies, businesses, functions and systems
    • Ability to synthesize information to identify key risks, customer impact, financial implications, delays that could impact delivery, and issues that pose material risk to the project or business Job Expectations:
      • Ability to travel up to 10% of the time
      • Ability to work 40 hours per week
      • Ability to work in the office 3 days per week 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. Candidates applying to job openings posted in US: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. 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.

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