International Technology Project Manager & Governance Lead

Wells Fargo is seeking an International Governance Senior Project Manager to provide strategic governance leadership, enterprise-grade oversight and innovation enablement across International Technology, including Europe, Asia and Canada. The role will lead the International governance operating model, providing integrated oversight of technology portfolios, regulatory commitments, strategic investments and delivery performance, while ensuring effective governance, risk management, transparency and executive decision-making across the organisation.

The role will also help shape and govern the adoption of AI and emerging technologies by establishing governance frameworks, oversight mechanisms and prioritization processes that enable responsible innovation and measurable business outcomes. Working in close partnership with regional business stakeholders, Enterprise CIO teams, Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Data, Technology Risk and Control functions, the role will balance innovation, regulatory expectations and risk management to ensure technology investments are delivered within an appropriate governance framework.

In this role, you will:

• Lead the International Technology governance routines, setting governance standards, portfolio oversight disciplines, delivery controls and reporting expectations across a complex portfolio of strategic, regulatory and technology change initiatives.
• Drive the integrated portfolio view, including demand, prioritization, investment governance, milestones, dependencies, capacity, financials, benefits, risks, issues and executive decision-making.
• Chair or coordinate senior governance forums, providing clear recommendations, executive insight, challenge, escalation paths and decision-quality management information to senior stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain governance frameworks, performance measures, portfolio health indicators and benefits-realization processes that strengthen accountability, transparency and delivery confidence.
• Lead cross-functional resolution of critical dependencies, delivery blockers, governance gaps and control issues across Business, Product, Engineering, Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Data and Risk teams.
• Help define and drive the International Technology Innovation & AI agenda through governance forums and investment processes, ensuring innovation opportunities are aligned to strategic priorities, business outcomes and enterprise standards.
• Establish and govern innovation and AI operating processes, ensuring ideas progress through structured evaluation, prioritization, proof of concept, pilot, governance approval and scaled implementation.
• Provide oversight of responsible AI adoption, ensuring use cases are aligned with applicable data governance, privacy, cybersecurity, model risk, legal, compliance and technology control requirements.
• Partner with subject matter experts to evaluate AI-enabled solutions, articulate value, assess feasibility and risk, and ensure appropriate governance and controls are embedded throughout implementation and adoption.
• Champion the use of automation, analytics and AI-enabled tooling to simplify governance and portfolio management processes, improve transparency and increase the quality and timeliness of management information and executive decision-making.
• Promote a culture of innovation and continuous improvement by embedding innovation and AI opportunities within governance forums and encouraging the responsible adoption of emerging technologies.
• Coach programmers and project leaders, promote consistent governance and delivery standards and foster a culture of accountability, innovation, experimentation and continuous improvement.
• Support regulatory, audit and control engagements by maintaining clear evidence of governance, challenge, decisions, risk management and remediation activity.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience leading governance, portfolio management offices, transformation offices or complex technology change portfolios within a large, regulated organization.
• Demonstrated success establishing governance frameworks, portfolio oversight disciplines, prioritization processes, financial governance, dependency management, risk management and benefits realization.
• Strong understanding of programmed and project delivery methodologies, including agile, hybrid and traditional approaches.
• Experience defining governance operating models and influencing strategic investment, prioritization and portfolio decision-making.
• Practical knowledge of AI, generative AI, automation and data-enabled transformation, including associated governance, risk and responsible-use considerations.
• Experience establishing governance and oversight processes that enable innovation while maintaining strong regulatory, risk and control standards.
• Proven ability to influence senior executives, facilitate complex decisions and communicate clear recommendations in ambiguous or high-pressure environments.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams across Business, Product, Technology, Data, Risk, Compliance and Control functions.
• Strong commercial and analytical capability, with experience assessing investment options, value cases, delivery feasibility and measurable outcomes.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills, with a track record of producing concise, executive-level governance and portfolio reporting.
• Experience operating across international regions and navigating differing regulatory, legal and operational requirements.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience in financial services, technology or another highly regulated industry.
• Recognized programmer, portfolio, governance, agile or change-management qualification.
• Experience with AI governance, model risk, data governance, privacy, cybersecurity or responsible AI frameworks.
• Demonstrated delivery or governance of AI, automation or analytics use cases with measurable productivity, service, risk or control benefits.
• Experience designing governance forums, innovation councils, technology review boards, incubators, experimentation models or structured proof-of-concept pipelines.
• Working knowledge of Jira, portfolio-management platforms, Microsoft 365, Power BI and AI-enabled productivity tools.
• Experience preparing executive, regulatory and board-level governance materials.
• Ability to lead through influence, coach delivery professionals and build high-performing communities of practice.

Expectations:

• This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship
• Must be able to work on-site; hybrid work schedule available
• Relocation assistance is not available for this position

Posting End Date: 

*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.

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