Technology Director- Head of Engineering for a Strategic Trade Management

Technology Director Head Of Engineering

Wells Fargo is seeking a Technology Director Head of Engineering for a strategic trade management within Commercial Corporate & Investment Bank Technology (CCIBT). This leader will define and execute the multi-year technology vision for the firm's next-generation Strategic Trade Management platform, driving modernization across trade capture, lifecycle processing, pricing, risk, settlement, and regulatory reporting capabilities. The Technology Director will build and lead high-performing engineering teams while partnering with senior business, trading, quantitative research, operations, and risk stakeholders to deliver innovative solutions that position Wells Fargo for future growth.

The role requires a balance of deep capital markets expertise, executive leadership, engineering excellence, and organizational influence. As a senior technology leader, you will shape platform strategy, drive large-scale transformation initiatives, champion AI-enabled software delivery practices, and build a robust engineering organization capable of delivering enterprise-critical outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and execute the long-term technology strategy and roadmap for Wells Fargo's Strategic Trade Management platform supporting Fixed Income and Derivatives businesses.
• Drive the transformation toward a unified, cloud-native architecture built on modern engineering principles, event-driven design patterns, and enterprise-grade scalability.
• Establish architectural standards, engineering governance, and platform modernization objectives aligned with business priorities.
• Lead technology investment planning and prioritization across multiple strategic initiatives.

Organizational & People Leadership

• Build, develop, and lead high-performing engineering teams across multiple product and platform areas.
• Manage and mentor engineering managers, lead engineers, architects, and senior technologists.
• Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, continuous learning, and operational excellence.
• Drive talent acquisition, succession planning, workforce strategy, and leadership development within Capital Markets Technology.

Capital Markets Transformation

• Lead large-scale modernization initiatives focused on trade lifecycle management, risk processing, valuation services, market data integration, and operational workflows.
• Oversee migration from legacy platforms to modern cloud-native architectures using distributed systems and real-time event processing frameworks.
• Champion AI-driven automation and intelligent workflow capabilities across software delivery and business processes.
• Ensure platforms support evolving business needs, regulatory requirements, and future product expansion.

Business & Stakeholder Engagement

• Partner with senior leaders across Trading, Quantitative Research, Risk, Finance, Operations, and Compliance to align technology strategy with business objectives.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on technology direction, investment priorities, and platform transformation opportunities.
• Communicate complex technical strategies to executive audiences while translating business objectives into actionable engineering roadmaps.
• Influence enterprise architecture standards and technology decisions across Capital Markets technology organizations.

Engineering Excellence & Delivery

• Establish best practices for software engineering, architecture, observability, resiliency, security, and operational readiness.
• Drive adoption of modern development approaches including CI/CD, cloud engineering, platform automation, and AI-assisted development tools.
• Ensure technology solutions meet stringent performance, scalability, resiliency, and regulatory standards.
• Oversee execution of complex technology programs with accountability for delivery quality, risk management, and business outcomes.

Risk, Control & Regulatory Leadership

• Ensure technology platforms meet regulatory, audit, cybersecurity, and operational risk requirements.
• Partner with risk and compliance organizations to proactively identify and mitigate technology risks.
• Establish controls and governance frameworks supporting highly regulated capital markets environments.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of Technology Strategic Leadership experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• 4+ years of management or leadership experience
• 10+ years of technology leadership experience with significant experience supporting Capital Markets, Trading, or Financial Services organizations
• 10+ years of Fixed Income, Foreign Exchange, Commodities, and Derivatives trading workflows and trade lifecycle management
• 7+years of Experience leading modernization programs involving cloud-native architectures, distributed systems, event-driven platforms, and data-intensive applications
• 7+ years of Experience with technical foundation across Java, distributed systems, microservices, cloud…