Technology Director

About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking a Technology Director to lead strategic transformation initiatives across Global Payments and Liquidity platforms.
This leader will define and execute the multi-year technology roadmap for next-generation payment processing, liquidity, settlement, servicing, and payment data platforms. The role requires a balance of deep payments domain expertise, technology leadership, engineering excellence, and large-scale program execution.
As a senior technology leader, you will drive platform modernization, lead complex transformation programs, influence technology strategy, champion AI-enabled engineering practices, and partner closely with business, operations, risk, compliance, and technology stakeholders to deliver enterprise-critical outcomes.
In this role, you will:
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
Technology Strategy & Platform Leadership
Define and execute the long-term technology strategy and roadmap for Payments and Liquidity platforms.
Drive modernization toward cloud-enabled, API-first, and event-driven architectures built on modern engineering principles.
Establish architecture standards, engineering governance, and platform modernization objectives aligned with business priorities.
Lead technology investment planning, prioritization, and execution across multiple strategic initiatives.
Payments & Liquidity Transformation
Lead large-scale transformation initiatives across US Domestic and Cross-Border Payments, Liquidity, Payment Data, Settlement, and Servicing platforms.
Drive modernization of payment processing capabilities supporting Wires, ACH, RTP, Zelle, Cards, SWIFT, and ISO 20022.
Champion adoption of modern technologies including microservices, event-driven architecture, cloud platforms, platform engineering, and AI-assisted software delivery.
Ensure platforms support evolving business needs, regulatory requirements, resiliency goals, and future product expansion.
Business & Stakeholder Engagement
Partner with senior leaders across Product, Operations, Risk, Compliance, Finance, and Technology organizations to align technology strategy with business objectives.
Serve as a trusted advisor to leadership on technology direction, investment priorities, modernization opportunities, and transformation strategy.
Communicate complex technology strategies to executive audiences while translating business priorities into actionable delivery roadmaps.
Influence enterprise architecture standards and technology decisions across Payments and Liquidity technology organizations.
Engineering Excellence & Delivery
Lead execution of complex technology programs with accountability for delivery quality, platform stability, risk management, and business outcomes.
Establish best practices for software engineering, architecture, resiliency, observability, security, scalability, and operational excellence.
Drive adoption of modern software delivery practices including CI/CD, DevSecOps, automation, cloud engineering, and AI-enabled development tools.
Ensure solutions meet stringent performance, availability, scalability, resiliency, and regulatory standards for 24x7 payment ecosystems.
Organizational & People Leadership
Build, develop, and lead high-performing engineering and technology teams across multiple product and platform areas.
Mentor engineering leaders, architects, and senior technologists while fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Drive workforce strategy, leadership development, succession planning, and talent growth.
Manage technology investments, vendor partnerships, and resource allocation to support strategic objectives.
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 governance frameworks and controls supporting highly regulated payments and liquidity environments.
Ensure adherence to industry standards and regulations impacting domestic and cross-border payments.
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
Desired Qualifications:
5+ years of management or leadership experience.
10+ years of experience supporting Payments, Liquidity, Banking, or Financial Services technology organizations.
Deep expertise in US Domestic Payments and Cross-Border Payments, including Wires, ACH, RTP, Zelle, SWIFT, Cards, and ISO 20022.
5+ years of experience leading modernization programs involving cloud platforms, distributed systems, event-driven architectures, APIs, and data-intensive applications.
5+ years of experience delivering large-scale technology transformation initiatives and complex enterprise programs.
Strong technical foundation across Java, Kafka, MongoDB, Microservices, APIs, Cloud Technologies, Platform Engineering, and DevSecOps practices.
Desired Qualifications:
Proven experience leading strategic Payments and Liquidity transformation initiatives within a large financial institution.
Strong understanding of payment lifecycle management, liquidity capabilities, settlement, reconciliation, exception processing, and servicing functions.
Experience building highly resilient, scalable, and mission-critical 24x7 payment platforms.
Knowledge of payment regulations and standards including ISO 20022, SWIFT, OFAC, Dodd-Frank, and related industry requirements.
Experience implementing AI-enabled engineering practices, platform automation, and intelligent operational workflows.
Proven track record of leading large engineering organizations and delivering enterprise-wide transformation programs.
Strong executive communication skills with experience presenting technology strategy and investment recommendations to senior leadership.
Job Expectations:
This position offers a hybrid work schedule.
Partner closely with global teams across business, operations, risk, compliance, and technology organizations.
Lead strategic transformation initiatives that advance Payments and Liquidity modernization, resiliency, and business growth objective
Posting End Date:
6 Sep 2026
*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
We Value Equal Opportunity
Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.
Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit’s risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.