Platform Technical Director – Wealth & Investment Technology
At a glance
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As a Platform Technical Director, you will lead the architecture and modernization of enterprise platforms supporting wealth and investment technology capabilities within a strategic, hands-on role. You will manage engineering managers and leads, deliver technology commitments aligned with enterprise priorities, and build support for platform strategies among business and tech leaders. Your responsibilities include guiding development roadmaps, overseeing software craftsmanship and security, managing financial resources, and fostering innovation while ensuring compliance in regulated environments. Ideal candidates have over 10 years of strategic leadership experience and hands-on expertise in large-scale platform engineering and distributed systems, with a focus on wealth management platforms. You must excel in executive communication and stakeholder influence, handling complex initiatives and major business incidents effectively.
Skills
What you'll do
- Manage a team of engineering managers and leads to deliver technology aligned with strategic priorities.
- Build support for platform strategies among business and tech leaders, guiding actionable roadmaps.
- Ensure software craftsmanship, security, availability, resilience, and scalability in all solutions.
- Own financial management, capacity planning, and resourcing decisions for technology initiatives.
- Develop and execute talent hiring and retention strategies to build a skilled engineering team.
What we're looking for
- Over 10 years of technology strategic leadership experience or equivalent
- At least 4 years of management or leadership experience in a technical role
- Strong background in large-scale platform engineering and distributed systems
- Experience leading platform engineering teams and managing business resiliency
- Proficient in running major cross-functional releases and handling incidents
- Ability to translate technical failures into business impact for executive communication
- Experience working within regulated environments with strong risk management skills
Employer
About Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo & Company is one of the largest banks in the United States, providing banking, investment, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance products and services nationwide. Industry: Banking & Financial Services
Wells Fargo currently has 63 open roles on FindRole.
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