Chief Digital Transformation & Strategy Officer

WesBanco Bank Inc.; Parkersburg (WV); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

WesBanco Bank Inc. is seeking a Lead Digital Transformation Officer to coordinate strategic initiatives across the bank, enhancing processes and customer experiences.

You will partner with executive leadership to identify and prioritize opportunities, establish governance, and manage a comprehensive project portfolio. You will drive execution, oversee capacity planning, and ensure initiatives align with regulatory and risk standards while delivering measurable business value.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree as minimum; Master’s preferred.
• Strong project management and governance experience in banking or financial services.

Responsibilities

• Leads the Bank's digital transformation efforts by coordinating strategic initiatives that improve business processes, customer experiences, employee experiences, and operational effectiveness.
• Partners with leadership to identify, evaluate, and prioritize transformation opportunities aligned with goals.
• Establishes enterprise project intake, prioritization, and governance processes.
• Manages transformation project portfolio ensuring alignment with objectives and resources.
• Oversees capacity planning across departments to balance demand and priorities.
• Works with units to assess feasibility, define requirements, identify dependencies, and set timelines.
• Initiates and facilitates project execution with teams, plans, assignments, and progress tracking.
• Tracks performance, milestones, risks, issues, and resource use; escalates as needed.
• Facilitates cross-functional collaboration to keep projects aligned and obstacles addressed.
• Identifies opportunities for process improvement, automation, digitization, and efficiency gains.
• Develops and maintains project management standards, reporting frameworks, and governance processes.
• Creates executive dashboards communicating status, capacity, risks, and outcomes.
• Supports change management with communication, training, and stakeholder engagement.
• Collaborates with technology, operations, risk, compliance, and vendors for delivery.
• Monitors industry trends and banking best practices to guide objectives.
• Ensures compliance with regulatory requirements and risk management standards.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Change management

Analytical thinking

Communication

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Information Technology, Project Management, Operations Management, or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Portfolio management tools

Reporting tools

Job description

WesBanco Bank Inc. is seeking a Lead Digital Transformation Officer to coordinate strategic initiatives across the bank, enhancing processes and customer experiences.

You will partner with executive leadership to identify and prioritize opportunities, establish governance, and manage a comprehensive project portfolio. You will drive execution, oversee capacity planning, and ensure initiatives align with regulatory and risk standards while delivering measurable business value.