Wells Fargo is seeking a Junior Product Owner (Product Manager) to join the Investment Solutions Agile Transformation product team. This role is responsible for key initiatives including programs and platforms that support our Advisory Strategies including PIM (Private Investment Management) and Alternative Investments in the Personalized - UMA programs.
In this role, you will:
Support product vision, define scope, prioritize backlog, establish goals, and provide direction for teams to design, develop, and deliver technology and processes for updating, upgrading technologies and vendor relationships
Develop business requirements, direct product design and implementation for complex business and technical needs
Engage stakeholders, project and product managers, and Technology partners to ensure the successful delivery of key initiatives
Lead an Agile team(s), providing product direction, issue resolution with guidance from a more senior product manager.
Support the definition of project objectives, key results, and outcomes, as well as tracking and monitoring results
Partner with Technology teams daily to refine requirements, clarify features, and oversee daily scrum meetings
Participate in planning and strategy sessions, defining the roadmap for the next quarter and next six quarters ("Big Room Planning")
Support overall product management and strategic focus for the most technical, complex and diverse products and services
Articulate product vision for assigned agile teams, define scope, prioritize backlog, establish goals, and provide direction for teams to design, develop, and deliver technology and processes for updating, upgrading technologies and vendor relationships
Required Qualifications:
2+ years of Product Management experience, product development experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
Desired Qualifications:
1+ year of Wealth Management, or Brokerage experience, preferably investment related
2+ years of experience developing process, or system improvements
Agile Experience (such as user story & feature writing experience / client discovery experience)
Experience gathering and documenting business requirements which may include workflows, journey maps, or business processes
Experience articulating and capturing requisite data needed to determine measurable business impact (in the form of OKRs/KPIs) for the business area
Investment Advisory business, product or platform experience
Product/application testing experience
Good communication skills
Job Expectations:
Ability to work outside of regular business hours to support product development/delivery needs
This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship
This position is subject to FINRA Background Screening Requirements, including successful completion and clearing of a background check. Internal transfers are subject to comply with 17 CFR 240.17f-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and FINRA Bylaws, Article III, Section 3, which states that Associated Persons should not be subject to statutory disqualification. Successful candidates must also meet ongoing regulatory requirements including additional screening and are required to report certain incidents.
Posting Locations:
2801 Market Street - Saint Louis, MO
550 South Tryon Street - Charlotte, NC
550 South 4th Street - Minneapolis, MN
Required locations listed above. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.
Posting End Date: 27 Sep 2024 *Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
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