COO Technology Risk Governance Lead

About this role:  

Wells Fargo is seeking a Risk Governance Lead within the COO Technology organization, focused on governing and driving accountability across a large, enterprise‑wide technology risk portfolio. As a Senior Lead Technology Business Systems Consultant, you will act as a trusted partner to senior technology leaders, overseeing risk initiatives, regulatory commitments, and control execution with clear ownership and disciplined delivery.

You will influence outcomes across a highly matrixed environment—partnering with technology, platform, cybersecurity, risk, and business continuity teams—while operating with executive judgment and presence. The role currently governs ~500 applications, with ~400 additional applications onboarding, offering meaningful scope to shape technology risk governance at scale.

Ideal for a leader who thrives on complexity, influence without authority, and enterprise‑level impact, this role provides visibility, autonomy, and the opportunity to strengthen the firm’s technology risk posture during a period of significant growth.

In this role, you will:  

• Provide governance and accountability oversight for a portfolio of technology risk initiatives spanning:  
  • Identity & Access Management 
  • Data Loss Prevention and Information Protection 
  • Risk Management of Aged Vulnerabilities 
  • Oversight of Non-Current Technology  
  • Shadow IT and policy exception lifecycle management 
• Act as a single point of accountability for assigned initiatives, ensuring ownership, milestones, dependencies, and remediation paths are clearly defined and tracked.  
• Establish and maintain governance routines (intake, prioritization, cadence, escalation, closure) for technology risk workstreams.  
• Partner with platform leaders, application managers, BCMs, BISOs, Cybersecurity, and second line risk teams to drive execution and resolve gaps.  
• Govern certifications, attestations, and control execution activities, ensuring evidence completeness, audit readiness, and adherence to required cadence.  
• Support regulatory, audit, and independent testing activities, including issue tracking, response coordination, and status reporting.  
• Develop and deliver executive ready risk reporting using enterprise tools (e.g., ServiceNow, Power BI, Excel).  
• Translate complex technical risk data into clear, concise risk narratives for leadership forums and governance reviews.  
• Identify emerging risks, systemic issues, and process breakdowns; recommend improvements to strengthen governance and execution discipline.  
• Lead and facilitate working sessions, office hours, and targeted engagements to improve understanding and compliance with technology risk requirements.  
• Influence across teams without direct authority, escalating when necessary to ensure timely outcomes. 

Required Qualifications   

• 7+ years of Business Systems Data and Business Systems Designing experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• 5+ years of experience governing enterprise-scale technology initiatives with multiple stakeholders and execution teams 
• 5+ years of working knowledge in technology risk domains, including IAM, vulnerability management, SDLC, infrastructure lifecycle, and regulatory compliance 
• 5+ years of experience supporting, executing, and evidencing controls, certifications, audits, or regulatory deliverables 
• 5+ years of proven experience leading or coordinating responses to complex, high‑impact incidents in a large, matrixed organization 

Desired Qualifications  

• Strong executive presence with the ability to communicate clearly, influence senior leaders, and drive outcomes through deliberate and effective engagement.
• Proven experience leading large-scale, enterprise technology initiatives, managing complex, multi-stakeholder environments and matrixed platform and application teams.
• Highly independent and decisive professional, demonstrating sound judgment, composure, and accountability in high-pressure, time‑critical situations.
• Exceptional communication, facilitation, and presentation skills, adept at tailoring messaging to technical and non-technical audiences to achieve objectives.
• Ability to influence without authority, motivating cross-functional teams, fostering trust, and driving collaboration and results.
• Deep expertise in technology risk and governance, including IAM, vulnerability management, SDLC, infrastructure lifecycle, regulatory compliance, control frameworks, audits, and policy exception processes.

Job Expectations 

• This role supports a strong risk‑mitigating and compliance‑driven culture, requiring timely escalation and sound decision‑making aligned to Wells Fargo policies and procedures 
• This role is designated as a hybrid role and requires working in the office a minimum of three days per week.  
• For in-office days, the expectation is a full workday in the assigned office location to support collaboration, connection, and effective execution of business objectives. 
• This position is not eligible for work visa sponsorship 
• Ability to travel up to 20% 

Job Posting Locations:

300 S Brevard St., CHARLOTTE, North Carolina 28202

401 Las Colinas Blvd W Bldg A, Irving, Texas 75039

Posting End Date: 

7 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.

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