Executive Director, AI Architect and Strategist

Executive Director, Ai Architect And Strategist

Wells Fargo is seeking an Executive Director, AI Architect and Strategist to help define the future of agentic AI across Commercial Banking and Corporate & Investment Banking. These are individual contributor roles focused on shaping strategy, architecture, standards, frameworks, and working prototypes that guide the development of AI-powered products and agentic systems across the organization. Successful candidates will combine deep technical expertise with strategic thinking, helping establish the point of view, reference architectures, governance models, and implementation patterns that enable the responsible adoption of agentic AI in a highly regulated environment.

In this role, you will:

• Define and evolve architectural frameworks, reference patterns, and standards for AI and agentic systems
• Develop and communicate thought leadership, position papers, and strategic recommendations that shape enterprise AI direction
• Build working prototypes and reference implementations to validate emerging technologies, patterns, and architectural approaches
• Evaluate industry trends, technologies, and market developments to identify durable capabilities and strategic opportunities
• Partner with business, product, data, technology, risk, compliance, and innovation teams to guide AI solution design and implementation
• Establish best practices for scalability, reliability, governance, observability, security, and operational excellence
• Advise stakeholders on architecture decisions, platform strategy, build-versus-buy considerations, and technology roadmaps
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear recommendations for senior business and technology leaders
• Influence large-scale initiatives through expertise and thought leadership rather than formal authority
• Help ensure AI capabilities are implemented responsibly, effectively, and in alignment

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of Artificial Intelligence Solutions experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired

Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in AI, software architecture, machine learning, data platforms, or related technology disciplines
• Recognized expertise in one or more areas including agentic AI, AI architecture, AI governance, retrieval and knowledge systems, AI platforms, data architecture, or capital markets technology
• Demonstrated ability to define technical strategy and influence enterprise-level architecture decisions
• Strong hands-on technical capabilities, including building prototypes, proof-of-concepts, and reference implementations
• Experience developing frameworks, standards, patterns, or architectural guidance that others adopt and scale
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to articulate complex concepts to both technical and executive audiences
• Experience operating in highly regulated environments is preferred
• Ability to influence across diverse stakeholder groups without direct management authority

Job Expectations:

• This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship
• Specific compliance policies may apply regarding outside activities or personal investing; affected employees will be expected to provide information to the Wells Fargo Personal Account Dealing Team and abide by applicable policy requirements if hired. Information will be shared about expectations during the recruitment process
• Ability to travel up to 30% of the time

This position offers a hybrid work schedule from one of the following locations:

• 2700 S Price Road A Building – Chandler, Arizona 85286
• 333 Market Street – San Francisco, California 94105
• 400 Hamilton Avenue – Palo Alto, California 94301
• 1800 Century Park E – Los Angeles, California 90067
• 333 S Grand Avenue – Los Angeles, California 90071
• 1700 K Street NW Ste 103 – Washington, DC 20006
• 1699 Coral Way – Miami, Florida 33145
• 10 S Wacker Drive – Chicago, Illinois 60606
• 125 High Street – Boston, Massachusetts
• 600 S 4th Street – Minneapolis, Minnesota
• 114 N Beaumont Street Bldg D – St. Louis, Missouri 63103
• 550 S Tryon Street – Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
• 100 N…