Wells Fargo

Financial Services

PlatformTechnicalDirector

$225–350k ~AI est. Charlotte, North Carolina, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“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.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

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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