Independent Testing Manager - AI Execution

Job Description About this role: Wells Fargo is seeking an Independent Testing Manager

In This Role, You Will

• Manage a team of managers in cross-functional teams in accomplishing goals and priorities
• Develop and design methodologies and standards for review activities across the Enterprise in alignment with the Risk Management Framework
• Ensure effective and appropriate testing, validation, and documentation of review activities for risk programs, risks, and controls according to standards and other applicable policies
• Develop, maintain, and execute the Annual Plan
• Assess, document, and communicate emerging risks, themes and identified issues to leadership and risk partners in a timely manner
• Ensure issues are identified and documented
• Identify potential corrective actions, and follows through on reporting, escalation, and resolution
• Perform moderate to high risk quality reviews
• Lead implementation of complex and strategic initiatives with moderate risk and complexity
• Ensure plan includes targeted reviews based on risk and meets internal past due benchmarks
• Lead moderate to high risk or complexity review activity engagements
• Escalate any critical or high risk issues to appropriate leadership
• Manage communication and collaboration with business heads, Legal, Audit, and regulators on risk related topics
• Provide status updates to key stakeholders on programs and specific reviews where warranted
• Manage allocation of people and financial resources for Independent Testing
• Mentor and guide talent development of direct reports and assist in hiring talent

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in Independent Testing experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• 2+ years of Leadership experience

Desired Qualifications:

• 10-15+ years of experience across risk, compliance, audit, assurance, or regulatory functions, with a strong emphasis on AI Strategy, Execution, and Optimization within large, regulated financial institutions.
• Demonstrated experience or strong foundational understanding of Generative AI principles, prompt engineering, and the common failure modes of LLMs (e.g., hallucinations, input token drift, constraints). Experience setting up performance testing protocols for automated or AI systems is preferred.
• Familiarity with managing API-driven architectures, user workspace platforms, execution engines, or model benchmarking tools.
• Proven track record of drafting procedural documentation, scaling governance functions, and bringing operational clarity to ambiguous, fast-moving technical environments. Ability to synthesize local data into high-level global strategy inputs.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, Risk Management, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• Proven experience in project and program delivery, including managing complex, high-risk initiatives and regulatory-driven timelines.
• Strategic, forward-looking mindset with the ability to operate effectively in ambiguity.
• Strong project management and delivery experience.
• Demonstrated ability to work in complex, matrixed organizations and partner across diverse stakeholders.

Job Expectations: Wells Fargo is seeking an Independent Testing AI Manager to join the AI Execution (AIE) within Independent Testing & Validation (IT&V), Corporate Risk.

This position is responsible for overseeing a proprietary prompt execution platform, collaborating closely with cross-functional development teams, leading an advanced Quality Control (QC) validation process, and maintaining strict governance standards to minimize operational risk and provide process clarity. Furthermore, this leader will manage in-house platform for cross-functional prompt prototyping, manage AI performance testing, and actively contribute validation expertise to the company’s global AI strategy.

The ideal candidate blends technical understanding of Generative AI (GenAI) and API architectures with exceptional people leadership capabilities to cultivate a high-performing validation organization.

• Lead and manage a team of AI Execution professionals to deliver Independent Testing objectives.
• Design and maintain AI-enabled testing methodologies and standards aligned to the Risk Management Framework.
• Execute and oversee test…