Lead Project Manager
Wells Fargo
About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking a...
In this role, you will:
- Lead complex initiatives managing all activities in a project life-cycle such as initiation, planning, executing, controlling, and closing associated with projects that are long-term and cross functional with broad impact, scope and complexity
- Act as key participant in large-scale project planning and budgets for change management
- Review, analyze and initiate complex multi-faceted enterprise support operations, organizational systems knowledge and navigation to anticipate change impacts that require in-depth evaluation of multiple factors
- Ensure full understanding of project impacts that translate into comprehensive engagement strategies
- Make decisions in complex and multi-faceted situations, demonstrating ownership of the entire process from beginning to end while developing and implementing program and project level processes, procedures and performance metrics
- Demonstrate understanding of policy, methodology and artifact creation that influence and lead change management to meet deliverables and drive new initiatives
- Strategically collaborate and consult with stakeholders, project leads, mid-level to senior managers sponsors and business partners to clarify and define project requirements and achieve goals
Required Qualifications:
- 5+ 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
Desired Qualifications:
- Experience in one or a combination of the following: Banking, Lending, program or project management, strategic planning, or implementation
- Experience leading the definition and delivery of large-scale complex and strategic initiatives from inception to implementation, within a “Big 5” consultancy or lending financial institution
- Demonstrated experience in implementing Banking and/or Commercial Real Estate solutions
- Experience managing complex projects in a large enterprise environment with high risk and complexity
- Subject matter expertise in CIB Banking and/or CRE, including but not limited to credit origination, underwriting, credit approval, booking and funding, servicing, and portfolio management of both balance sheet & third-party loans in commercial or corporate lending
- Ability to lead cross functional area initiatives and delivery teams in a matrix management environment, including multiple technology and business teams
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of strategic planning and execution and use of change management, process improvement, product development and project delivery methodologies, including Agile
- Strong analytical skills including analyzing complex data and effectively resolving issues and conflicts as they arise
- Ability to make timely and independent judgment decisions while working in a fast-paced and results-driven environment
- Ability to communicate effectively with business partners, project participants and work effectively in a team environment and across all organizational levels, where flexibility, collaboration, and adaptability are important
- Experience presenting complex information to multiple levels of the organization including senior leadership
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
- Advanced Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
Hybrid working model :
- No of days working from office in a week: 3 out of 5
- Shift followed: 1:30 pm to 10:30 pm IST
- Work location: Bangalore
Posting End Date:
23 Sep 2025*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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