Commercial Banking Chief of Staff

$207,900 - $431,900/Yr

Wells Fargo - Charlotte, NC

Full-time - Senior

Charlotte, NC

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About the position

This position serves as a trusted advisor to the Line of Business (LOB) CEO within Commercial Banking, facilitating effective communication and collaboration across senior leadership teams. The role involves preparing the CEO for critical meetings, managing high-impact projects, and driving operational efficiency while promoting a culture of accountability and innovation. The position requires a strategic thinker with extensive experience in business management and team leadership.

Responsibilities

• Serves as trusted advisor to the LOB CEO and enables them to effectively meet the demands of the CEO role.
• Prepares the LOB CEO for critical meetings with key stakeholders including clients, Board, OC, and regulators.
• Prepares audience-specific content and coordinates overall schedule, meetings, agendas, etc.
• Responsible for liaising between the LOB CEO, the CB leadership team, and other enterprise functions to ensure effective horizontal coordination.
• Facilitates communication and collaboration across senior leadership teams and ensures alignment on execution of key business objectives.
• Leads or provides oversight of high-impact projects that require coordination across the team and are not in-scope for change management delivery.
• Understands market trends, customer insights, and financial reports to guide decisions.
• Drives operations efficiency by identifying bottlenecks and triaging situations to ensure work moves forward.
• Identifies and addresses potential risks and issues before they impact revenue; assists in managing business continuity risks.
• Promotes a team culture of accountability, innovation, and growth within the leadership team and Wells Fargo.
• Manages and continues to evolve the CB Early Talent team, as well as the Meeting, Events, Sponsorships, and Membership team.

Requirements

• 8+ years of business management experience leading strategy and teams, or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years management experience.
• Proven track record of managing revenue and expenses.
• Large scale project and program management experience.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strategic problem solver.
• Adaptable and agile.
• Trusted confidant with the ability to discreetly communicate.
• Strong technical proficiency with Microsoft suite of applications.
• Demonstrated experience leading large-scale cross-functional teams.
• Proven ability to lead complex, high-impact projects with multiple stakeholders.

Nice-to-haves

• Strategic thinker.

Benefits

• 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