Wells Fargo
Financial Services
PlatformTechnicalDirector
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“Platform Technical Director at Wells Fargo. Skills: Platform architecture, Technology leadership, Enterprise scale, Wealth technology. Manage engineering managers. Manage engineering leads”
What You'll Achieve.
Achieve defined objectives; Achieve measurable outcomes
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis; Troubleshooting
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
10+ years Technology Strategic Leadership, 4+ years management or leadership experience
Nice to Have
Experience supporting wealth management, Experience supporting brokerage, Experience supporting trading platforms, Experience supporting investment platforms, Running platform engineering teams, Leading business resiliency teams, Leading contact center technology teams, Running major business incidents, Running major business communications, Running major business escalations, Running major cross functional releases, Integrating business deliverables across functions, Experience working within regulated environments, Experience working within risk-focused environments, Executive communication skills, Stakeholder-influencing skills
What You'll Do.
Manage engineering managers
Manage engineering leads
Deliver technology commitments
Build support for platform strategies
Guide roadmap development
Guide execution plans
Identify continuous improvement opportunities
Provide oversight of software craftsmanship
Provide oversight of security
Provide oversight of availability
Provide oversight of resilience
Provide oversight of scalability
Own financial management
Own capacity planning
Own strategic resourcing decisions
Establish risk management guidelines
Partner with stakeholders on risk initiatives
Develop hiring strategies
Develop retention strategies
Lead complex initiative implementation
Encourage engineering innovation
Ensure teams achieve objectives
Ensure teams achieve outcomes
Interface with external agencies
Interface with regulatory bodies
Interface with industry forums
Manage resource allocation
Build talent development culture
Sustain talent development culture
Integrate business deliverables
Make Go/No-Go decisions
Balance business urgency
Balance platform integrity
Translate technical failures
Manage executive leadership communication
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross functional teams; Enterprise teams; Senior leaders
Communication Scope
Executive communication
Process & Methodology
Roadmap planning, Execution plans
Full Job Description
About the Role We are seeking a Platform Technical Director to lead the architecture, modernization, and execution of enterprise platforms supporting wealth and investment technology capabilities. This is a senior technology leadership role for a strategic, hands‑on technologist who can operate at enterprise scale, influence executive stakeholders, and drive transformation across complex, regulated environments. In this role, you will own the technical vision and platform strategy, guide multiple engineering teams, and shape the future‑state architecture for mission‑critical wealth and investment platforms. In this Role, You Will * Manage a team of engineering managers and engineering leads * Deliver technology commitments aligned to enterprise strategic priorities * Build support for platform strategies with business and technology leaders * Guide the development of actionable roadmaps and execution plans * Identify opportunities to continuously improve software engineering practices * Provide oversight of software craftsmanship, security, availability, resilience, and scalability for solutions built by internal teams or third‑party providers * Own financial management, capacity planning, and strategic resourcing decisions * Establish risk management guidelines and partner with stakeholders to execute key risk initiatives * Develop and execute strategies for hiring and retaining engineering talent * Lead implementation of complex initiatives and encourage engineering innovation * Collaborate and influence professionals at all levels, including senior leaders * Ensure teams achieve defined objectives and measurable outcomes * Interface with external agencies, regulatory bodies, or industry forums as needed * Manage allocation of people and financial resources across technology initiatives * Build and sustain a culture of talent development aligned to business objectives * Experience with integrating business deliverables across various functions with cross functiona
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