Executive Director, AI Acceleration and Enablement

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking an Executive Director, AI Acceleration and Enablement to sets the strategy and operating model that help business teams identify, prioritize, govern, adopt, and scale artificial intelligence solutions. You will connect business priorities with enterprise artificial intelligence strategy, standards, tools, risk requirements, and delivery capabilities to accelerate responsible implementation and measurable business outcomes. The role provides companywide and cross-functional influence, establishes repeatable enablement practices, and guides senior leaders through complex decisions involving innovation, control readiness, investment, adoption, and execution.

In this role you will:

Represent the Business on AI Strategy, Governance, and Risk

• Serve as the senior business representative and primary bridge across AI business teams, governance, risk, technology, data, operations, legal, compliance, information security, and model risk
• Represent business priorities in enterprise, risk, and policy forums, translating complex AI, technology, and risk topics into clear business implications and actionable decisions
• Advise senior leaders on emerging AI capabilities, policy developments, governance requirements, and risk considerations, enabling practical, responsible adoption

Drive Enterprise Governance Compliance and RAU Stewardship

• Lead business engagement for Risk Assessment Unit (RAU) designations and governance requirements, establishing accountability, ownership, and appropriate oversight across the AI portfolio
• Drive consistent application of AI and model risk policies, challenge designation decisions when appropriate, and support regulatory readiness
• Promote policy awareness, interpretation, adoption, and share evidence compliance across lines of business as needed

Shape the Future of AI Governance

• Develop differentiated governance approaches for machine learning, generative AI, foundation models, agentic AI, autonomous agents, and AI-enabled workflows based on capability, use case, and risk
• Define governance standards for AI agents and autonomous systems, including accountability, human oversight, decision boundaries, monitoring, auditability, and operational safeguards
• Anticipate emerging technology, regulatory, and industry developments and translate them into governance strategies that enable innovation while strengthening risk management and resilience

Influence Enterprise Policy and Operating Models

• Influence the evolution of AI and model risk policies, standards, and decision frameworks by advocating for risk-based, business-informed improvements
• Partner with enterprise and risk leaders to simplify governance processes, reduce execution friction, clarify ownership, improve transparency, advance reusable patterns and controls, and accelerate decision-making
• Bring together business, functional, and control partners to resolve ambiguity, manage cross-organizational dependencies, and develop durable solutions spanning products, functions, or lines of business

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ 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 establishing and scaling artificial intelligence enablement, innovation, transformation, or adoption capabilities in a large, regulated organization
• Knowledge of generative artificial intelligence, agentic artificial intelligence, machine learning, data, model lifecycle, technology delivery, and human-centered adoption practices
• Experience translating artificial intelligence risk management, model risk management, data, privacy, legal, compliance, information security, and third-party requirements into executable business practices
• Experience leading complex portfolios from opportunity identification and experimentation through production adoption, ongoing monitoring, and benefits realization
• Ability to influence executive stakeholders, build consensus across business and control partners, and resolve ownership or prioritization issues across organizational boundaries
• Experience creating portfolio measures, governance routines, business cases, funding recommendations, and executive-level reporting
• Ability to communicate complex technical and risk topics clearly to business, technology, control, and executive audiences

Job Expectations:

• Ability to travel up to 20%
• Ability to work non-traditional hours (evening/weekends) as needed
• This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship

Pay Range
 

Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to demonstrated examples of prior performance, skills, experience, or work location. Employees may also be eligible for incentive opportunities.
$185,000.00 - $300,000.00

Posting End Date:

9 Oct 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.

Applicants with Disabilities

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Drug and Alcohol Policy

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