Data Product Management Director – India Lead (Finance)

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Data Product/Data Management Director – India Lead to drive end-to-end data product execution, governance, and transformation initiatives from India in support of global stakeholders.

This role will act as the in-region leader for data product delivery, translating enterprise strategy into scalable, high-quality, and compliant execution.

In this role, you will:

Manage and develop two or more specialized teams of managers and professional individual contributors with a focus on delivering moderate to high complexity and risk data productization and enablement for cross-functional stakeholders and internal partners associated with the data product platforms or affected by its outcomes

Identify opportunities and strategies for data enablement solutions that impact multiple data domains and platforms, ensuring compliance with data governance and standards

Lead data product team by making strategic decisions to resolve highly complex issues to meet higher risk deliverables that maximize data enablement across multiple data platforms and utilities; interpret and develop range of policies and procedures for functions with moderate to higher complexity and risk

Collaborate with and influence all levels of professionals including senior leadership, business, risk partners, and technical leaders within Enterprise Data Management and Technology

Act as a catalyst to socialize capabilities, features, use case studies, and other relevant artifacts to advance the value of data enablement and productization across the enterprise

Establish and drive a comprehensive vision and implementation strategy for data utility services and platforms that is consistent with the broader data product strategy

Manage allocation of people and financial resources to ensure commitments are met and align with strategic objectives in aligned department or business group

Develop and guide a culture of talent development to meet business objectives and strategy

Strategic Leadership & Product Ownership

Define and execute data product strategy and roadmap aligned to enterprise priorities

Drive data-driven transformation, automation, and analytics enablement across Finance

Data Management & Governance

Establish and scale data governance, data quality, lineage, metadata and controls frameworks

Set and enforce standards for data flow, access, documentation, and remediation

Ensure adherence to risk, compliance, audit and regulatory requirements across data products

Delivery & Execution Excellence

Oversee end-to-end lifecycle of data products and data initiatives with a keen focus on automation using AI tools

Drive execution across:

Data sourcing, mapping, lineage, and dictionary creation

Data transformation and reporting ecosystems

Ensure predictable, high-quality delivery across global stakeholders

Stakeholder & Global Engagement

Lead stakeholder engagement and build strong partnerships across global teams

Increase stakeholder awareness, accountability, and engagement in data and reporting processes

India Delivery Leadership

Act as the single point of accountability for India-based data product delivery

Optimize capacity, productivity, and cost efficiency of India teams

Build India as a high-performing delivery hub leveraging new age AI tools

People & Team Leadership

Lead, coach, and develop a team of data product managers, analysts, and data specialists

Drive performance management, talent development, and hiring strategy

Manage and develop two or more specialized teams of managers and professional individual contributors with a focus on delivering moderate to high complexity and risk data productization and enablement for cross-functional stakeholders and internal partners associated with the data product platforms or affected by its outcomes

Identify opportunities and strategies for data enablement solutions that impact multiple data domains and platforms, ensuring compliance with data governance and standards

Lead data product team by making strategic decisions to resolve highly complex issues to meet higher risk deliverables that maximize data enablement across multiple data platforms and utilities; interpret and develop range of policies and procedures for functions with moderate to higher complexity and risk

Collaborate with and influence all levels of professionals including senior leadership, business, risk partners, and technical leaders within Enterprise Data Management and Technology

Act as a catalyst to socialize capabilities, features, use case studies, and other relevant artifacts to advance the value of data enablement and productization across the enterprise

Establish and drive a comprehensive vision and implementation strategy for data utility services and platforms that is consistent with the broader data product strategy

Manage allocation of people and financial resources to ensure commitments are met and align with strategic objectives in aligned department or business group

Develop and guide a culture of talent development to meet business objectives and strategy

Required Qualifications:

10+ years of data product or data management or leadership experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

4+ years of management or leadership experience

Master’s degree in finance, Statistics, Engineering, or related field

Deep expertise in:

Data governance, metadata, lineage, and data quality frameworks

Data mapping, profiling, and enterprise data platforms

Strong experience with tools such as:

SQL, Informatica, Collibra, Power BI, Alteryx

Data Reengineering and AI skills

Proven ability to manage global stakeholders and cross-functional teams

Strong risk management, communication, and leadership skills

Desired Qualifications:

Strong track record in automation, AI/analytics enablement, and productivity improvement

Experience with enterprise finance data systems and architecture (e.g., FDLZ, MOSART, Hyperion, OLAP)

Experience building or scaling global capability centers / India hubs

Posting End Date:

14 Jun 2026

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

We Value Equal Opportunity

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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