About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Lead for the Data Center Exits. The Data Center Exits Senior Lead will define and implement a strategy to manage DC Exit data for circa 150,000 servers, 3200 apps, 300k firewalls. An online tool will be developed and updated with a regular cadence. It is critical the data remain in synch with Wells CMDB and authoritative data sources. The Performance and Management Lead will lead a matrix team to develop and maintain a Data Visualization portal for Data Center Exits. This role will also develop metrics and KPIs requires to manage site builds and exits, migrations, disposal, and measurement. Performance Management is a core function of the team. The data volumes are large and complex. The team will evolve from Excel Spreadsheets to a single visualization layer for multiple teams to the access data required for migrations.

This role will lead a matrix team of technical delivery experts to identify, plan, and compile data required to execute Data Center Exits to Private Cloud, IaaS, and Physical servers by collaborating with Cloud Migration Factory, CIO Sector teams, Application Development, Cyber Security, & Compute Engineering and Operations on workload migrations. Horizontal alignment and coordination across CIO Organizations/Lines of Business, Cyber Security, Compute, Network, Storage and Third Parties is essential and required. The selected candidate will have working knowledge in Compute, Cyber and Network as well as efficiencies with Azure and Google technologies. Using data, a detailed assessment of the legacy application portfolio will be completed in collaboration with the Horizontal functions as the exit plan is defined and finalized. DC Exit planning and execution requires precision and no unplanned business interruption.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record of success managing complex visualizations from disparate data sources. The Lead will intuitively know and develop relevant metrics and KPIs. Procedures will developed to maintain data currency and automated extracts and updates. The Performance Management Lead will collaborate and influence across stakeholders: Technology CIO, CTO, and Line of Business (LOB) Senior Managers & Individual contributors, architecture leaders, and engineering leaders in the Application Development, Cyber, Operations, and CTO organizations. The ability to persuade Managers, and individual contributors and the courage to have direct conversations is essential. Building and maintaining relationships is a critical success factor for the role.

In this role, you will:

• Define Performance Management strategy to support Data Center Exits & Migrations.
• Lead development of Procedure Control Manuals that will support execution and audits.
• Develop visualization solutions to track, manage, and forecast Data Center Migration & Exit metrics & KPIs.
• Work with Lifecycle Management, Product Owners, Platform teams and Application Owners to define workload exit & migration details and transfer into Performance Management.
• Ensure plans adhere to Wells Digital Strategy, modernization and site exit plans.
• Identify non-standard hosting solutions, define migration strategy: Unisys, Teradata, iSeries
• Assess multi-tenancy apps, ensure necessary resilience and capacity is built in target sites. Requires approach for applications and shared services.
• Leverage site design for improved resilience and higher levels of workload (increased densification on host platforms)
• Lead Technology team by making strategic decisions to resolve highly complex issues to meet high risk deliverables
• Interpret and develop range of policies and procedures for technology business functions with moderate to high level of complexity and risk
• Collaborate with and influence all levels of professionals including technology industry leaders, financial industry leaders, analysts, and regulators, as well as interact directly with more experienced leadership and executive management
• Develop and guide a culture of talent development to meet business objectives and strategy
• Lead complex initiatives to develop infrastructure to provide solutions for business applications
• Participate in various projects intended to continually improve or upgrade the infrastructure
• Evaluate internal and external software solutions which could be leveraged to meet target state architecture goals
• Review and analyze high impact outages to ensure the proper processes and procedures are in place to avoid problems in the future
• Make decisions in technical designs, implementation plans and identify project risks and resource requirements
• Direct the daily risk and control flow of operations, focusing on policies, procedures and work standards to ensure success
• Recommend courses of action to maintain cost effectiveness and achieve results
• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals
• Interact with customer and vendor
• Act as a Business Execution advisor to leadership to drive performance and initiatives, and develop and implement information delivery or presentations to key stakeholders and senior management
• Lead the strategy and resolution of highly complex and unique challenges related to Business Execution that require solid analytical skills, extensive knowledge of Business Execution, and understanding of business, delivering longer term and large scale solutions
• Provide vision, direction, and expertise to senior leadership for implementing innovative and significant business solutions that are large scale and cross organizational
• Lead team meetings or steering committee to facilitate decision making and support implementation of recommendations and plans
• Strategically engage with all levels of professionals and managers across multiple lines of businesses and serve as an experienced advisor to the leadership
• Provide direction to a cross functional team using business expertise

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain a central data repository from Wells authoritative data sources to plan and execute Data Center Exits.
• Work with Lifecycle Management, Product Owners, Platform teams and Application Owners to define workload exit & migration.
• Ensure necessary Security and Cyber guardrails are in place, validated, and tested prior to exit.
• Ensure data replication, B2B, and Firewall components are addressed.
• Ensure plans adhere to Wells Digital Strategy, modernization and site exit plans.
• Develop and maintain an integrated migration plan for all 8 legacy sites.
• Mitigate risks associated with dependencies and ensure proper sequencing of events. Manage risk according to Wells Fargo's Risk Management policies and processes..
• Mitigate risks associated with dependencies and ensure proper sequencing of events. Manage risk according to Wells Fargo's Risk Management policies and processes.

Required Qualifications, US:

• 7+ 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:

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science / Engineering or equivalent experience

• 10+ years of software and/or engineering and/or operational experience

• 10+ years of large scale enterprise data center and/or application exit experience

• 10+ years of Infrastructure Services experience (compute, network, storage, firewall)

• 8+ years leadership in a hosting environment, especially in a large financial institution

• 8+ years of delivery experience with a proven track record of success

• Effective communication of complex topics to customers and/or business executives

• Strong interpersonal, influencing, and relationship building skills

• Experience with Agile practices

• Proficient with regulatory and auditor collaboration

• Ability to make decisions quickly in a high-volume hosting environment

• Ability to solve complex problems and analyze issues

• Ability to drive flawless execution

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