Principal AI Economics

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Principal Artificial Intelligence Solutions Consultant, as part of the Artificial Intelligence team.

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You will support the enterprise adoption and scaling of AI, advanced analytics, and agent based solutions across the firm. This role sits at the intersection of technology, finance, and business strategy, ensuring that AI and cloud investments are economically sustainable, transparent, and aligned to regulatory and risk requirements.

You will partner closely with Technology, Finance, Product, Risk, and Lines of Business, helping design and operate end to end economic models for AI solutions—including people costs, AI platform costs, model usage, and cloud infrastructure consumption. The role goes beyond traditional cloud cost management and focuses on unit economics, financial governance, and value realization for AI enabled workloads.

In this role, you will:

• Develop the Artificial Intelligence framework companywide or for an assigned line of business
• Discuss the current state and transitioning strategy to accelerate utilization for enhancing the customer or individual experience
• Lead the strategy over a large portfolio of Artificial Intelligence at the highest complexity with companywide impact
• Research and develop Artificial Intelligence designs and concepts
• Provide vision, leadership, risk assessment, policy development and implementation on Artificial Intelligence programs
• Maintain knowledge of best practices and emerging trends within Artificial Intelligence to provide results
• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of Artificial Intelligence Solutions experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• 5+ years of experience in a combination of cloud economics, FinOps, technology consulting, financial management, or large scale IT financial planning

Desired Qualifications:

• Strong understanding of cloud consumption models (public cloud, hybrid, usage based pricing)
• Experience working with or supporting AI / advanced analytics / data platform workloads
• Ability to translate complex technical and financial data into clear, executive ready insights
• Experience partnering across Technology, Finance, and Business teams in a large, regulated enterprise
• Experience with GenAI, LLM platforms, or AI agent architectures, including awareness of token based or usage based pricing models
• Familiarity with FinOps principles and practices; FinOps Foundation certification is a plus
• Background in financial services, banking, or other highly regulated industries
• Experience building unit cost models, ROI analyses, or business cases for technology investments
• Comfort working in matrixed environments with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities

Job Expectations:

• Position offers a hybrid work schedule

Posting Location:

• 2190 Willow Pass Road. Concord, CA 94520
• 300 S Brevard Street. Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
• 401 Las Colinas Blvd W Bldg A Irving, Texas 75039

CA- Concord Pay Range: $215,000 – $355,000 Annually

NC- Charlotte Pay Range: $215,000 – $355,000 Annually

TX- Irving Pay Range: $215,000 – $355,000 Annually

Pay Range
 

Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to demonstrated examples of prior performance, skills, experience, or work location. Employees may also be eligible for incentive opportunities.

$215,000.00 - $355,000.00

Posting End Date:

18 Apr 2026

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

We Value Equal Opportunity

Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit’s risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

Applicants with Disabilities

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Drug and Alcohol Policy

 

Wells Fargo maintains a drug free workplace.  Please see our Drug and Alcohol Policy to learn more.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

a. Third-Party recordings are prohibited unless authorized by Wells Fargo.

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.