COO AI COE Senior Lead Digital Product Manager - Testing Strategy & Release Management Lead

Within Wells Fargo's COO AI Center of Excellence, the Senior Lead Digital Product Manager for GenAI Testing Strategy and Release Management defines and drives enterprise scale testing and release governance to deliver production-ready, compliant AI capabilities across the firm. The role collaborates with Risk, Compliance, Legal, and Technology teams to align objectives and controls.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior advisor to executive leadership on AI testing strategy, release readiness, and execution risk for complex, enterprise-scale programs.
• Define and own end-to-end testing strategy for GenAI and Agentic AI solutions, covering functional, non-functional, integration, model, security, resilience, and risk-based testing.
• Establish AI test governance ensuring alignment with enterprise risk standards, Responsible AI principles, and regulatory expectations.
• Create and oversee release management frameworks and release trains for coordinated, predictable deployments across teams, platforms, and lines of business.
• Lead execution planning for testing and release activities within scaled delivery models, including Agile and SAFe environments.
• Collaborate with Risk, Compliance, Legal, Control Management, and Model Risk to ensure solutions satisfy governance and control requirements before production.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate testing and release risks for highly complex and ambiguous AI initiatives.
• Develop and socialize release readiness criteria, go/no-go decision frameworks, and post-release validation processes.
• Promote continuous improvement of testing practices through metrics, defect analysis, post-incident reviews, and lessons learned.
• Translate complex technical, operational, and regulatory requirements into clear testing plans and release execution strategies.
• Offer thought leadership on emerging best practices for AI testing, deployment controls, and lifecycle management.
• Influence, coach, and mentor delivery teams and peers, setting standards for quality, accountability, and execution excellence aligned with Senior Lead expectations.

Requirements

• Minimum 7 years of digital product management experience, or equivalent demonstrated through a combination of work experience, training, military experience, or education.

Desired Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading enterprise-scale testing and release management for complex digital or AI capabilities.
• Strong experience delivering Generative AI and Agentic AI solutions, preferably within highly regulated environments.
• Deep expertise in AI lifecycle management, including testing strategies, deployment controls, monitoring, and post-release optimization.
• Proven ability to establish and manage release trains across multiple teams and platforms.
• Solid understanding of risk-based testing, model validation considerations, data controls, and non-functional testing requirements.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Responsible AI principles, AI governance, and model risk management practices.
• Experience partnering with Risk, Compliance, Legal, Control, and Technology teams to deliver compliant, production-ready solutions.
• Strong executive communication and influencing skills, with the ability to drive alignment across matrixed organizations.
• Ability to operate independently and exercise sound judgment consistent with Senior Lead individual contributor accountability.
• Familiarity with Agile, SAFe, or other scaled delivery methodologies in large enterprise environments.

Job Expectations

• Not eligible for visa sponsorship.
• Hybrid schedule requiring on-site presence as per Wells Fargo's standard operating model in the listed locations (3 days on-site, 2 days remote).
• Ability to travel up to 10 percent of the time.

Posting Locations

• Charlotte, NC
• Dallas, TX
• Irving, TX

Posting End Date

18 Jun 2026. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.