Senior Business Execution Consultant - Automation Agile Product Owner

Wells Fargo - St. Louis, MO

Full-time - Mid Level

St. Louis, MO

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About the position

Wells Fargo is seeking an Intelligent Automation Agile Product Owner who will act as a liaison between our lines of business and technology partners by facilitating the delivery of highly complex business problems to be solved with automated solutions. In the role of Agile Product Owner, you will work directly with subject matter experts within the lines of business to fully comprehend business processes and translate those processes into clear and concise user stories. You will create and groom the backlog for automation delivery and deployment, supporting automation testing and facilitating User Acceptance Testing. The ideal candidate will have the ability to wear multiple hats within the scrum team and remain flexible as focus and priorities shift. Superior communication skills are essential for success in this role. In this position, you will lead support functions or operations for multiple business groups and contribute to large-scale strategic initiatives. You will ensure efficiency, quality, and cost-effectiveness of solutions, as well as manage the pipeline related to assigned operations. Your responsibilities will include researching moderately complex business, operational, and strategic initiatives that require analytical skills, a basic knowledge of organizational strategy and Business Execution, and an understanding of international business. You will work independently to make recommendations for support functions by providing support and leadership, and assist in the planning and execution of various programs and initiatives that may include risk mitigation, efficiency, and customer experience. Collaboration and consultation with team leaders in developing project plans, policies, and procedures will be a key part of your role. You will provide leadership in managing relationships and implementing programs, services, and initiatives with cross-functional business partners. This position requires a proactive approach to problem-solving and the ability to drive and lead organizational change in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead support functions or operations for multiple business groups and contribute to large scale strategic initiatives.
• Ensure efficiency, quality, cost effectiveness of solutions, and pipeline management relating to assigned operations.
• Research moderately complex business, operational, and strategic initiatives that require analytical skills, basic knowledge of organizational strategy and Business Execution, and understanding of international business.
• Work independently to make recommendations for support function by providing support and leadership.
• Assist in the planning and execution of a variety of programs and initiatives that may include risk mitigation, efficiency, and customer experience.
• Collaborate and consult with team leaders in developing project plans, policies and procedures.
• Provide leadership in management of relationships and implementation of programs, services, and initiatives with cross functional business partners.

Requirements

• 4+ years of Business Execution, Implementation, or Strategic Planning experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.
• 1+ year of automation experience.
• Product Owner experience and/or certification.
• Knowledgeable about technology development lifecycle and agile methodology (Scaled Agile).
• Experience gathering user/business requirements and translating them into epics and user stories.
• Backlog management skills.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Prior financial industry experience.
• Ability to lead projects/initiatives with high risk and complexity.
• Experience driving and leading organizational change in a dynamic environment.
• Knowledge and understanding of Robotic Process Automation and related tools such as UI Path.
• Knowledge and understanding of software development lifecycle, from design and development to testing, implementation and production support.
• Knowledge and understanding of project management principles: coordinating, planning and executing through all phases.
• Knowledge and understanding of project management principles: defining future state, gap analysis, and scope management.
• Ability to think strategically, implement, and deliver business objectives.
• Experience in problem analysis, solution implementation, and change management.
• Prior experience in JIRA and Confluence.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in agile methodologies and frameworks.
• Familiarity with risk management practices in financial services.

Benefits

• Diversity and inclusion initiatives
• Employee support programs
• Drug and alcohol-free workplace policy