International Technology Derivatives Delivery Lead 12 Month FTC

Job Description

About this role: Wells Fargo is seeking an International Technology Derivatives Delivery Lead The delivery lead will be responsible for managing technology milestones, dependencies, and implementation of projects in EMEA. The successful candidate will be able to leverage their regulatory & change environment delivery expertise across a wide range ofCapital Markets initiatives. The candidate should have experience in technology delivery. The position will form part of a UK-based team working with the global technology team, largely based in the US. The candidate will be expected to serve as a conduit between the local change managers and the global technology teams. A key part of the role willbe to work with the global technology teams to ensure smooth and timely integration of global solutions into the Wells Fargo EMEA ecosystem. The candidate will be required to ensure that projects comply with all company policies regarding the software delivery application lifecycle. The candidate should have experience working in an agile environment and have excellent business analysis, communication,and organisational skills. The role will require strategic design and mapping of business requirements and solutions to system/technical requirements. In this role, you will:

• Lead complex initiatives to provide technological solutions with broad impact for cross functional businesses and technology teams
• Act as a key participant in providing strategic business solutions to companywide technology initiatives
• Evaluate highly complex business problems and provide subject matter knowledge proficiency for technology initiatives
• Define and lead detailed research on business and technology requests to develop efficient and accurate functional requirements
• Make decisions in highly complex and multifaceted situations requiring solid understanding of domain and technology applications, and which influence companywide technology solutions
• Lead project or systems documentation, and monitor and manage project schedules and deliverables
• Collaborate and consult with business and technology teams to provide comprehensive technological solutions for complex business problems
• Ensure communication and information flow between business and technology teams
• Contribute to the overall project plan, financials and risks by working with the change managers and technology teams to ensure milestones, forecasts and risks are accurately managed.
• Recommend best practices, industry standards and strategically aligned solutions based on business needs/requirements
• Support in the definition of Business Requirements and translation of these into more detailed technical requirements for use by the technology teams where required.
• Include teams across Wells Fargo as required to resolve project issues, working effectively and individually with Technical and Non-Technical team members and stakeholders
• Able to effectively facilitate meetings, demonstrate brainstorming/consensus building skills, and interact with executive level project sponsors
• Assist with the definition of the post-implementation support and operating model and ensure a smooth transition into BAU for each product as it is deployed.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience in Business Systems Data and Business Systems Designing, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• Established and proven track record in information technology requirements gathering, systems design and execution in supporting the Capital Markets domain
• Significant Capital Markets Product (OTC Derivative, Listed Derivative, Repos, Fixed Income and Equity Cash products) experience
• Demonstrable hands-on experience with regulatory requirements for transaction reporting for EMIR, MIFID and SFTR
• Notable experience in liaising directly with a variety of stakeholders throughout the firm
• Notable experience in working closely with Capital Markets Operations and Middle office teams and Compliance/Risk functions
• Solid exposure to Market Data providers, trading venues/exchanges and related connectivity
• Ability to collaborate with business and technology teams to understand requirements and share with technical teams
• Strong data analysis skills and experience - able to use tools such as Excel to analyse large volumes of data to find correlations, variations and anomalies
• Ability to be proactive and clearly escalate when risks or issues arise
• Good documentation skills with the ability to articulate complex topics in a concise and articulate manner
• Technology background with a good understanding of the software development lifecycle and execution models (esp. Agile).
• Experience of planning and coordinating technology delivery working closely with development teams.
• Ability to work across multiple initiatives in parallel and prioritise own workload.
• Experience of implementing a cloud-hosted solution.
• Experience of working with third-party vendors

We Value Diversity At Wells Fargo, we believe in diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace; accordingly, we welcome applications for employment from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, genderidentity, gender expression, genetic information, individuals with disabilities, pregnancy, marital status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law. 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 accountablefor 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 complianceobligations, 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 thebusiness units risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements. Candidates applying to job openings posted in US: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment