Vice President - Front Line Privacy

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Business Execution Consultant as part of the Front-Line Global Privacy and Information Management Office (FLGPIMO) within the Chief Administrative Office. This role will be an integral part of a diverse, multidisciplinary team to promote privacy governance and effective internal risk & control practices for the FLGPIMO and its supporting business lines.

In this role, you will:

• Lead cross functional teams to strategize, plan, and execute a variety of programs, services and initiatives
• Drive accountability for assigned initiatives, limit risk exposure, and create efficiencies as appropriate
• Review strategic approaches and effectiveness of support function and business performance
• Perform assessments through fact finding and data requiring creative approaches to solving complex issues, and develop appropriate solutions or recommendations
• Make decisions in highly complex and multifaceted situations requiring solid understanding of business group's functional area or products, facilitate decision making and issue resolution, and support implementation of developed solutions and plans
• Collaborate and consult with members of the team and team leaders to drive strategic initiatives
• Influence, guide and lead less experienced staff within the group
• Develop intel and insights to drive compliance and continuous improvement; identify privacy risks; assess, measure, and prioritize risks.
• Review regulatory and policy alerts against policy/procedures for impacts, internally monitor policy adherence to assure risks identified are adequately mitigated by control frameworks.
• Design solutions to support privacy risk management across the company.
• Execute the design, development, implementation, and management of various initiatives related to emerging risks, regulatory change, and policy impacts.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of Business Execution, Implementation, or Strategic Planning experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience or knowledge of practices related to delivering privacy and data protection or regulatory privacy projects or other similar work.
• Experience with at following least some privacy program components and common supporting workflows, including but not limited to:
• Privacy risk management (assess, consult, observe, recommend, mitigate, track)
• Privacy cookies management (Cookies classification, inventory management, monitoring, testing, certification, ongoing compliance)
• Privacy Notice Management (Inventory management, content development, change management, publication, monitoring)
• Privacy governance (KPI, KRI, reporting)
• Privacy control management and monitoring
• Privacy framework design and development
• Regulatory monitoring and regulatory change management
• Policy, standards, process/procedure, guideline drafting and update
• Personal data inventory and information flow mapping
• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, law, business, or related discipline from an accredited college/university.
• 8+ years of related work experience in an in-house privacy team, data privacy consulting or equivalent academic experience with a commensurate advanced degree.
• Deep knowledge of key privacy regulations, including but not limited to GDPR, CCPA/CPRA and DPDPA.
• Proven people skills: demonstrated thorough knowledge and/or a proven track record of success with operating in a banking or a financial organization.
• Proven ability to effectively collaborate.

Job Expectations:

• Excellent written, oral, presentation skills, innovative thinker.
• A proven record of success working seamlessly in a virtual environment to complete projects with team members based in various locations, domestically and globally.
• Demonstrates creative thinking, individual initiative, and flexibility in prioritizing and completing tasks, particularly in face of a rapidly changing technology, regulatory, and cultural landscape and shifting client priorities.
• Keeps up to date with the Security and Privacy Industry – following the industry’s advancements, challenges, and discovery

Posting End Date: 

29 Apr 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.

Candidates applying to job openings posted in Canada: Applications for employment are encouraged from all qualified candidates, including women, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples and visible minorities. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process.

Applicants with Disabilities

To request a medical accommodation during the application or interview process, visit Disability Inclusion at Wells Fargo.

Drug and Alcohol Policy

 

Wells Fargo maintains a drug free workplace.  Please see our Drug and Alcohol Policy to learn more.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

a. Third-Party recordings are prohibited unless authorized by Wells Fargo.

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.