Lead Product Manager, Auto Originations

About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking aLead Product Managerto support our Auto space within Consumer Lending. This individual contributor will help enhance the Auto originations experience through agile product management data-driven decision-making and a focus on dealer and customer impact. The role will support product discovery and delivery across underwriting funding and identity-related challenges contributing to scalable solutions in a collaborative environment.

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In this role you will:

• Support the development of business requirements and product design for moderately complex business and technical needs

• Manage product strategy and execution for Auto originations with a focus on underwriting funding and identity-related processes

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define scope prioritize backlog and deliver enhancements to technology and processes

• Conduct product discovery using customer insights business analytics and market research

• Assist in developing decision-making frameworks to evaluate product options and drive alignment

• Contribute to product positioning and value proposition development for internal and external stakeholders

• Partner with design teams to support customer journey mapping and user experience improvements

• Maintain initiative roadmaps and track progress against product goals and KPIs

• Participate in build-versus-buy analysis and vendor interactions as needed

• Support operational implementation in partnership with change management sales and operations

• Collaborate with product managers analysts and stakeholders across the organization

• Engage with delivery teams scrum masters and project managers to ensure successful execution

Required Qualifications:

• 5 years of Product Management product development strategic planning process management change delivery experience or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience training military experience education

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience inAuto Finance preferably in underwriting or funding

• Familiarity withcredit bureau analysisand loan originations ideally inindirect auto lending

• Experience managing product backlogs defining epics and features and supporting cross-functional delivery

• Experience working in Agile product management methodologies

• Understanding ofcost-benefit analysis P&L impact and business outcomes

• Experience with microservice-based architecture including microservices domain-driven design and micro front-end frameworks

• Strong analytical skills with experience using data to evaluate solutions and inform product decisions

• Experience collaborating withcompliance legal and risk teams

• Ability to support product design and stakeholder engagement

• Strong communication skills and ability to translate complex concepts into actionable insights

Job Expectations:

• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time

• Willingness to work on-site at stated location on the job opening

• This position offers a hybrid work schedule

Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

Locations:

• 550 S Tryon St Charlotte NC 28202

• 1100 Corporate Center Dr Raleigh NC 27607

• 6051/6061 N State Hwy 161 Irving TX 75038

• 2501 S Price Rd Chandler AZ 85286

Required locations listed above.

Posting End Date:

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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