GPL Banks Sales Europe, ED

Wells Fargo is seeking a GPL Banks Sales Executive Director who will be responsible for managing and developing payment business activities in Europe. Partners with Relationship Managers to consult on complex specific payment solutions, coordinates RFP response and proposal generation, and provides production support on product issues, calls on financial institutional clients to address their business and product needs. Works with Country and Relationship Managers to develop country specific product plans consisting of customer business activity and planning linked to payment strategies. This Frankfurt based role works under the direction of GPL Banks Regional Management Manager.

In this role, you will:

• Lead, manage, and develop payment business activities in multiple and complex markets
• Partner with relationship managers to consult on complex specific payment solutions
• Coordinate Request for Proposal response and proposal generation
• Provide production support on product issues and call on financial institutional clients to address their business and product needs
• Review and analyze complex multi-faceted, large-scale, and long-term business, operational, or technical challenges that require in-depth evaluation of multiple factors including intangibles or unprecedented factors
• Make decisions in complex and multi-faceted situations requiring a sound understanding of the function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements that influence and lead a broader work team to meet deliverables and drive new initiatives within GPL Banks functional area
• Collaborate and consult with GPL Banks Sales peers, colleagues, and more experienced level managers to resolve issues and achieve goals
• Lead GPL Banks Sales projects and teams, or serve as a peer mentor

Required Qualifications:

• Extensive experience in Global Payments Sales, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• Demonstrate the understanding of local regulatory frameworks. This Frankfurt based role will act as a foreign bank intermediary for and on behalf of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
• Client focused and service orientated with experience providing payment solutions to achieve the client's business requirements
• Self-motivated with a strong goal orientation and can work well in a team orientated environment
• Good influencing skills and comfortable working in a matrix organizational environment
• Ability to work across all levels of a client's organization as well as interfacing across functional areas (operations, network management, product management)
• Bilingual in English and local languages of Europe for communication clients
• Able to travel frequently as business requires