Executive Director, Senior Lead Securities Product Manager

Corporate & Investment Banking (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 while building long-term relationships founded on trust, transparency, and innovation.

The Chief Operating Office (COO) supports the business by delivering platforms, processes and systems across a wide range of disciplines. This includes LOB business management, business solutions & enablement, client lifecycle management, data management, strategy & transformation, and innovation.

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking an experienced Senior Lead Securities Product Manager to join the Equities Cash & Derivatives (ECD) organization at the Executive Director level. The role owns strategic execution of the ECD Quantitative Investment Strategies (QIS) product roadmap and manages the Risk & Models product area within ECD, partnering across trading, sales, structuring, quantitative research, technology, risk, operations, finance, and compliance to modernize and scale the firm's systematic investing capabilities.

Learn more about the career areas and lines of business at  wellsfargojobs.com .

In this role you will:

• Own the QIS product roadmap end to end — vision, operating model, prioritization, backlogs, dependencies, and cross-functional delivery plans — aligned to business objectives and growth targets.

• Drive platform modernization across front-office workflows, analytics, trade lifecycle, risk management, and operational processes.

• Define measurable success metrics and business outcomes for strategic programs and product investments.

• Automate manual processes and improve scalability through data-driven decisions, workflow optimization, and emerging technologies including agentic AI.

• Lead transformational initiatives with partners across trading, sales, structuring, quantitative research, technology, risk, operations, finance, and compliance, including geographically distributed teams.

• Communicate program status, risks, and recommendations to executive leadership and secure senior stakeholder alignment.

• Ensure initiatives meet applicable regulatory, risk, compliance, and governance standards.

Required Qualifications:

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

• 3+ years of management or leadership experience

Desired Qualifications:

• 7+ years of financial services or capital markets experience.

• Deep understanding of listed and OTC equity derivatives and quantitative investment strategies.

• Demonstrated success leading complex product delivery, platform modernization, or organizational transformation, including business cases, strategic roadmaps, and investment priorities.

• Experience partnering with quantitative analytics from research prototype to production — pricing and risk libraries, release cycles, reproducible back-testing, and model validation dependencies.

• Technical fluency in system architecture, data flows, batch and real-time processing, performance, cost, estimates, and dependencies.

• Experience defining non-functional requirements — performance, resiliency, scalability, security, data lineage, data quality — and remediating manual or end-user computing workarounds.

• Exceptional executive communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior business and technology leaders across a complex matrix organization.

• Proven ability to lead through ambiguity, set strategic direction, and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.

• Working knowledge of the software development lifecycle and supporting controls, including source control, CI/CD, test and production environments, change approval, and audit evidence.

• Hands-on experience with agentic AI, AI-enabled workflow automation, intelligent assistants, or machine learning-enabled business solutions.

• Prior hands-on experience as an engineer or desk strategist.

Job Expectations:

• This role is not eligible for VISA sponsorship

• 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 Location:

30 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001

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.

$215,000.00 - $355,000.00

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: **

7 Oct 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.

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