About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking a Technology Director, as part of the Payments Technology.
Global Payments Technology organization is seeking an experienced Technology Director for leading Payments and Fraud Product Service. The Payments & Fraud services provide critical Payments/Fraud workflows for domestic and international payment types. The technology manager will manage key application design, development, support, and end to end lifecycle management for Treasury Management customers and other Lines of business.
In this role, you will:
Assist development team of experienced engineers with moderate complexity and risk, responsible for building high quality capabilities with modern technology
Ensure adherence to the Banking Platform Architecture, and meeting non-functional requirements with each release
Partner with, engage and influence architects and experienced engineers to incorporate Wells Fargo Technology technical strategies, while understanding next generation domain architecture and enable application migration paths to target architecture
Function as the technical representative for the product during cross-team collaborative efforts and planning
Identify and recommend opportunities for driving escalated resolution of technology roadblocks including code, build and deployment while also managing overall software development cycle and security standards
Determine appropriate strategy and actions to act as an escalation partner for scrum masters and the teams to meet moderate to high risk deliverables and help remove impediments, obstacles, and friction while encouraging constant learning, experimentation, and continual improvement
Build engineering skills side-by-side in the codebase, conduct peer reviews to evaluate quality and solution alignment to technical direction, and guide design, as needed
Interpret, develop, and ensure security, stability, and scalability within functions of technology with moderate complexity, as well as identify, manage and mitigate technology and enterprise risk
Collaborate with, partner with and influence Product Managers/Product Owners to drive user satisfaction, influence technology requirements and priorities in the product roadmap, promote innovative and intelligent solutions, generate corporate value and articulate technical strategy while being a solid advocate of agile and DevOps practices
Interact directly with third party vendors and technology service providers
Identify AI solutions and strategies for speed to market and optimized payment solutions
Design, develop, and deploy AI applications using Enterprise APIs, LLM's, agent frameworks, and other related technologies
Collaborate with enterprise teams to integrate LLM models with the existing products and systems
Develop and maintain large scale applications using Java, Python, OpenShift containers, and other relevant technologies
Stay up to date with the latest advancements in AI, LLM second agentic frameworks and apply this knowledge to improve existing systems and develop new ones
Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues related to applications and models
Required Qualifications:
10+ years of Technology Strategic Leadership experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
4+ years of management or leadership experience
7+ years of experience Strong understanding of Service-Oriented and microservices architectures and user Interface design
7+ years' experience in software development using modern technologies including Java, relational and non-relational databases, messaging, distributed caching, OpenShift containers, Python, and other relevant technologies
7+ years of experience with the agile development methodologies, CICD pipelines and version control systems such as GIT
3+ years of AI and ML concepts, including deep learning, natural language processing, Ai-enabled code generation
Desired Qualifications:
Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
Must be able to work on multiple projects in virtual environment where key team members and partners are in various time zones and locations
Ability to take initiative, identify opportunities and implement change
Proficient in monitoring and observability tools like Splunk and Grafana
Strong understanding of middleware and application server concepts like Integration, Transactions and XA transaction, Security, Connection pooling, Load balancing and Messaging; clustered server environment and familiar with system performance related tasks
Must have excellent communications and teamwork skills, be self-directed, self-motivated, committed, and a quick learner.
Knowledge of Chatbots, Transformer models, SWE-Bench is preferred
Certifications in AI, machine learning or a related field
Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues
Strong collaboration and communication skills with the ability to work effectively with cross functional teams
Experience with Payment Systems – ACH, and/or Wires strongly preferred
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, artificial intelligence or a related field
Job Expectations:
Ability to work onsite at the posted location
Relocation assistance is not available
Posting Location:
Toronto, Canada
Pay Range
Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to achievements, skills, experience, or work location. The range listed is just one component of the compensation package offered to candidates.
$224,000.00 - $398,000.00Posting End Date:
25 Apr 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.
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