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Head of Technology Command Center

AT Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo

Head of Technology Command Center

Tempe, AZ

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Technical Director and Global Head of the Technology Command Center. This leader will lead four Technology Command Center locations globally. The Technology Command Center team is responsible for real-time monitoring of all technology environments and for mobilizing the response to service disruptions, incidents, and proactive mitigations. The Technology Command Center team works in close alignment with Enterprise Incident Management, Cyber Fusion Center, and all other command center teams. The Technology Command Center is responsible for managing, mitigating, and detailing over 100 technology incidents per month, with each incident having potential to impact enterprise availability and/or significant technology objectives. This intense and high-pressure environment must have tightly managed, efficient, and effective processes to maintain vigilant monitoring and rapid mitigation of issues impacting our most critical technology environments. Performance must meet the highest standards of quality and professionalism.

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In this role, you will:
  • Provide management direction and leadership of to all global technology command center teams either via direct line or through dotted line influence
  • Manage and develop teams of individual contributors and command center leaders in roles with moderate complexity and risk in Technology Operations
  • Regularly interacts with technical first responder teams including IT Operations, Cyber Fusion Center, and Digital Channels etc.
  • Regularly interact with senior executive leaders concerning business process impact during large incidents
  • Coordinate policy and procedures with Business Continuation, Root Cause Analysis and Service Level Management teams
  • Engage and interact with line of business and technology leaders of Enterprise IT Process Technology Operations Management, managers, and subject matter experts.
  • Identify and recommend opportunities for technology operations process
  • Work with IT risk management, compliance and all lines of defense, including Audit, to ensure platform risks are proactively managed
  • Institute controls to ensure appropriate risk management
  • Manage the costs, demand and resource capacity for the team resources
  • Develop and guide a culture of availability and talent development to meet business objectives
  • Owns and is accountable for maturing the major incident management processes and procedures.
  • Accountable for all IT Availability special projects related to major incident management and command center.
  • Accountable for Wells Fargo's physical Command Center strategy.
Required Qualifications:
  • 8+ 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 experience
Desired Qualifications:
  • Strong knowledge and understanding of observability technologies, systems monitoring and automation
  • Strong understanding of core ITSM process disciplines - Incident, Problem, Change
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate complex ideas and situations crisply and succinctly
  • Demonstrated experience communicating/presenting at the senior executive/C-level
  • Operations, Resource and Capacity Management
  • Experience of driving large scale organization change management initiatives
  • Experience in application production support and understanding of technology management
Posting End Date:
24 Oct 2024
*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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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.

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Client-provided location(s): Tempe, AZ, USA
Job ID: WellsFargo-R-407008-2
Employment Type: Full Time

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Health Reimbursement Account
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • FSA
    • HSA
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
  • Parental Benefits

    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Return-to-Work Program
  • Work Flexibility

    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Volunteer Time Off
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Performance Bonus
    • Stock Purchase Program
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Internship Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Unconscious Bias Training

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