Senior Lead Analytics Consultant -- Auto Pricing
Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Lead Analytics Consultant for the pricing team within Wells Fargo Auto. This role will lead the strategy, development, validation, and implementation of models that directly influence origination and servicing strategies.
About the role
The individual will serve as a key thought leader and trusted advisor to cross-functional partners and senior leaders, providing recommendations that balance growth, profitability, risk objectives, and regulatory compliance.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development, implementation, and management of credit scorecards, collection and recovery models, and loss forecasting models that drive pricing, risk, and servicing strategies.
- Lead highly complex analytical and modeling initiatives, including highly visible cross-functional programs with significant impacts across Pricing, Risk, Finance, and Auto Lending operations.
- Review, analyze, and enhance sophisticated statistical models and programming solutions by leveraging large-scale data sets to generate actionable financial, risk, and business insights that support strategic decision-making.
- Make and influence decisions regarding highly complex pricing strategies, credit loss assumptions, data modeling, and risk exposure, requiring a deep understanding of business objectives, regulatory requirements, and compliance considerations.
- Lead enterprise-wide monitoring and interpretation of Auto portfolio loss performance, proactively identifying emerging trends, risks, model limitations, and opportunities to improve forecasting accuracy.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership by providing strategic vision, thought leadership, and expert guidance on innovative analytical solutions that have enterprise-wide implications.
- Apply deep expertise in credit risk, loss forecasting, and risk-based pricing within a highly regulated financial services environment to influence origination and servicing strategies within Wells Fargo Auto.
- Translate highly complex analyses and statistical models into clear, actionable insights and strategic recommendations for senior leadership utilizing advanced analytical capabilities (e.g., SAS, Python).
Requirements
7+ years of Analytics, Reporting, Financial Modeling, or Statistics experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.
Qualifications
- 7+ years of experience in analytical work, including framing problems, conducting analysis, synthesizing insights, and influencing leadership decisions.
- Expert in credit scoring, loss forecasting, and pricing strategies within regulated financial services, including experience setting enterprise-level assumptions that directly impact product pricing and profitability.
- Expert analytical capability (e.g., SAS, Python) with the ability to translate complex model outputs into executive-level insights and business decisions.
- Expert in statistical and advanced analytics techniques, including hypothesis testing, regression analysis, and machine learning.
- Strong financial acumen, including understanding of pricing P&L impact, margin trade-offs, and portfolio risk dynamics.
- Strong proficiency in Tableau and Power BI with demonstrated experience building scalable dashboards, KPIs, scorecards, and data visualization solutions for business stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to interpret customer and operational data, identify themes, and translate insights into clear business recommendations.
- Experience in auto lending or financial services.
- Proven ability to operate effectively in a highly regulated environment, partnering with Risk, Finance, Audit, and Regulators.
- Expert analytical skills with a high attention to detail and data quality.
Schedule
- This position offers a hybrid work schedule.
- Willingness to work on-site at one of the stated locations: Charlotte, NC (550 S. Tryon St.) or Irving, TX (401 Las Colinas Blvd.).
- Relocation assistance is not available for this position.
Benefits
At Wells Fargo, we offer robust benefits, competitive compensation, and programs designed to help you find work-life balance and well-being. You'll be rewarded for investing in your community, celebrated for being your authentic self, and empowered to grow. Benefits include:
- Support in life, not just work.
- Recognition as a top workplace (ranked in the top five on the 2026 LinkedIn Top Companies list of best workplaces "to grow your career" in the U.S.).