Business Management Head (Business Execution Director)

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Business Management Head (Business Execution Director).

The Business Management Head provides senior‑level leadership in defining and driving the business management strategy for a global 5,000+ employee organization. This leader serves as the strategic architect for how Shared Services Operations (SSO) sets enterprise‑aligned priorities, allocates financial and workforce resources, manages operational governance, and executes multi‑year transformation initiatives. The role partners closely with senior executives across Operations, Finance, HR, Technology, Controls, and Risk to drive clarity, discipline, and alignment across all SSO functions.

In this role, you will:

• Serve as the strategic architect for SSO’s business management agenda, operating with independence in defining strategy and structuring executive decisions.

• Define multi‑year plans, prioritization frameworks, and enterprise‑aligned objectives.

• Create executive‑ready strategic narratives synthesizing complex information into recommendations and advise senior executives with structured insights and strategic options.

• Lead executive routines, performance reviews, scorecards, and governance forums, preparing executive-level materials for business reviews and forums.

• Ensure transparency, accountability, and cross‑functional reporting.

• Proactively identify risks, resource constraints, and decision needs; resolving competing priorities and ensuring coordinated execution of SSO objectives.

• Lead SSO financial operating model: budgets, forecasting, capacity planning, location strategy.

• Direct operational controls: BCP, access governance, application ownership, workforce routines.

• Provide insight‑driven recommendations for enterprise resource allocation.

• Drive alignment across Operations, Finance, HR, Technology, Controls, Risk, and S&T, and represent SSO in Enterprise Forums.

• Manage direct reports including a team of business managers, reporting associates, project managers, and analysts. Working collaboratively with the functional business managers within Shared Services.

• Build a high‑performance culture and develop organizational talent.

Required Qualifications:

• 8+ years of Business Execution, Implementation, or Strategic Planning experience, including Management or leadership experience, or equivalent experience demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

• 4+ years of management or leadership experience

Desired Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience in business execution, strategy, or operations leadership.

• Proven experience supporting senior executives within a large, matrixed enterprise.

• Expertise in operational governance, performance management, and executive-level presentations.

• Strong financial acumen, including budgeting, forecasting, and capacity/resource planning.

• Demonstrated success leading enterprise-wide transformation initiatives.

• Ability to influence and drive outcomes without formal authority across complex organizational structures.

• Proven capability to navigate high levels of complexity and ambiguity.

• Experience leading teams, developing talent, and fostering high-performance cultures.

• Background in shared services, centralized operations, or enterprise operating models.

• Proficiency in KPI and scorecard design, performance measurement

• Strong risk management orientation, with experience engaging with regulatory bodies.

• Ability to operate effectively in a fast‑paced, dynamic, and ambiguous environment.

Job Expectations:

• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time

• This position offers a hybrid work schedule

• Only posted location(s) will be considered

• This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship

Work Locations:

• 150 E 42nd St. New York, NY

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

Pay Range
 

Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to demonstrated examples of prior performance, skills, experience, or work location. Employees may also be eligible for incentive opportunities.

$185,000.00 - $300,000.00

Posting End Date:

19 Mar 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.

Applicants with Disabilities

To request a medical accommodation during the application or interview process, visit Disability Inclusion at Wells Fargo.

Drug and Alcohol Policy

 

Wells Fargo maintains a drug free workplace.  Please see our 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.