Technology Director – Transformation and Modernization

Wells Fargo

Technology Director leading transformation and modernization initiatives for Cards Personal Lending and Retail Services at Wells Fargo. Managing engineering teams and driving strategic projects to enhance technology capabilities.

Posted 7/10/2026full-timeCharlotte • Arizona, California, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $215,000 - $355,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own technology transformation strategy across Card Personal Lending and Retail Services, focused on modernization, scalability, reliability, and simplification
Serve as escalation point for complex technical challenges that span multiple L4 product domains
Principal Engineers report into this leader, ensuring consistency in engineering standards, architecture decisions, and modernization execution
Partners with Architecture & Engineering, Platform Services, and EDP on DCMS, cloud, SRE, DevOps, and AI‑first engineering adoption
Drives engineering governance, technical debt reduction, and long‑term platform health across Cards, Lending, and Merchant ecosystems
Manage a team of engineering managers and engineering leads
Focus on delivering commitments aligned to enterprise strategic priorities
Build support for strategies with business and technology leaders
Guide development of actionable roadmaps and plans
Identify opportunities and strategies for continuous improvement of software engineering practices
Provide oversight to software craftsmanship, security, availability, resilience, and scalability of solutions developed by the teams or third party providers
Identify financial management and strategic resourcing
Set risk management guidelines and partner with stakeholders to implement key risk initiatives
Develop strategies for hiring engineering talent
Lead implementation of projects and encourage engineering innovation
Collaborate and influence all levels of professionals including more experienced managers
Lead team to achieve objectives
Interface with external agencies, regulatory bodies or industry forums
Manage allocation of people and financial resources for Technology Strategic Leadership
Develop and guide a culture of talent development to meet business objectives and strategy

Requirements

What you’ll need

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
Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
Must be able to work on multiple projects in virtual environment where key team members and partners are in various time zones and locations
Ability to take initiative, identify opportunities and implement change
Must have excellent communications and teamwork skills, be self-directed, self-motivated, committed, and a quick learner
Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues
Strong collaboration and communication skills with the ability to work effectively with cross functional teams
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, artificial intelligence or a related field

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health benefits
401(k) Plan
Paid time off
Disability benefits
Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance
Parental leave
Critical caregiving leave
Discounts and savings
Commuter benefits
Tuition reimbursement
Scholarships for dependent children
Adoption reimbursement

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Hard Skills & Tools

Software Engineering PracticesTechnical Debt ReductionRisk ManagementFinancial ManagementCloud EngineeringDevOpsAI-First EngineeringArchitecture DecisionsProject ImplementationTalent Development

Soft Skills

CollaborationTeamworkInitiativeSelf-MotivationAttention to Detail