Executive Director, FCM Product Manager

Corporate & Investment Bank (CIB) delivers a comprehensive suite of banking, capital markets and advisory solutions, including a full complement of sales, trading and research capabilities, to corporate, government and institutional clients. We focus on our clients' overall financial needs, with consideration and respect for their total relationship with Wells Fargo.

Markets provides solutions to clients with the means to manage their exposure through various derivatives, lending and cash products across Structured Products Group, Rates, Equities, Foreign Exchange, Municipal Products Group, Credit Sales & Trading.

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Lead Securities Product Manager to join the product management team to execute the delivery of new products and solutions in support of the Futures Clearing Merchant (FCM) business, which includes cleared OTC in addition to Futures and Options on Futures. FCM is positioned as a strategic investment area for pursuing new client segments and expanding the current offering to Hedge Funds, Asset Managers, Market Makers and other Investment Managers. Coverage includes trade execution and clearing, client solutions, risk controls, margin, client billing and system of record (GMI).

FCM has been identified by Wells Fargo as a strategic investment area with a multi-year commitment to build product solutions and expand the client offering. The individual in this role is expected to be a dynamic leader who can influence outcomes in an individual contributor capacity, collaborating with partners across business, technology, operations, finance and other support functions.

In this role, you will:

• Execute the delivery of complex initiatives or financial, client and risk management outcomes for Securities Product Management. Lead medium to large efforts independently.
• Identify the origination, modeling, portfolio management and all risk management including compliance and operational risk.
• Review and analyze moderately complex business and operational objectives that require an in-depth evaluation.
• Complete work in accordance with all risk management, compliance and business process expectations.
• Resolve independently moderately complex issues and lead team while leveraging solid understanding of policies, procedures and compliance requirements.
• Conduct due diligence and portfolio administration as necessary and provide research on relevant industry trends.
• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues and mid-level to more experienced managers to resolve issues and achieve goals.
• Actively engage in daily product area scrums and biweekly planning calls with technology team to drive execution of prioritized deliverables.
• Draft product scope and business requirement documents.
• Coordinate and participate in user acceptance testing across various stakeholders and business-aligned teams.

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of Securities Product Management experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience in Futures Clearing in one of the following functional disciplines: Product Management, Technology Lead, Client Coverage, and/or Operations.
• Product and/or Project Management experience including organizing multi-stakeholder prioritization, planning, scope documentation and articulating requirements including use cases and prototype solutions.
• Hands-on experience in Microsoft Office products, technical prowess for prototyping and data analysis.
• Hands-on experience using AI tools for project management and requirements development is preferable.
• Experience in product delivery covering financing lifecycle, risk and margining, client solutions and/or Futures trade execution and clearing.
• Experience with Agile practices and frameworks (e.g., Kanban, Scrum, etc.) and workflow and collaboration tools, such as Confluence, Jira and Jira Align.
• Ability to quickly understand the current platform and align with the future roadmap for the products.
• Experience executing product delivery for key initiatives and building partnerships with support functions including technology, operations, finance, credit, market risk, legal, compliance and back-office teams.
• Experience driving solutions that directly benefit business revenue, the control environment and/or efficiency.

Job Expectations:

• Ability to travel as needed
• Willingness to work on-site in accordance with current office requirements
• Ability to work additional hours as needed
• This position is subject to FINRA background screening requirements. Candidates must successfully complete and pass a background check prior to hire. In accordance with FINRA rules, individuals who are subject to statutory disqualification are not eligible to be associated with a FINRA-registered broker-dealer. Successful candidates must also meet and comply with ongoing regulatory obligations, which include periodic screening and mandatory reporting of certain incidents.
• Specific compliance policies may apply regarding outside activities or personal investing; affected employees will be expected to provide information to the Wells Fargo Personal Account Dealing Team and abide by applicable policy requirements if hired. Information will be shared about expectations during the recruitment process.

Posting Locations:

• 500 West 33rd St. - New York, New York 10001

Pay Range

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.

• Health benefits
• 401(k) Plan
• Paid time off
• Disability benefits
• Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance
• Parental leave
• Critical caregiving leave
• Discounts and savings
• Commuter benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• Scholarships for dependent children
• Adoption reimbursement

Posting End Date:

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

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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.

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