About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Financial Crimes Transformation Leader for the Financial Crimes Transformation Team in Shared Services within the Chief Operating Office. Learn more about our career areas and lines of business at wellsfargojobs.com.

In this role, you will:

Play a critical role in defining, designing, and implementing the core technology stack for Financial Crimes Operations. Successful execution will bring differentiating capabilities to the Bank and significantly influence employee satisfaction and career progression. Additionally, this position will provide leadership for product maintenance, and issue resolution with technology, operations, client services, marketing, risk, and other stakeholders, take ownership and managing the product suite- including product roadmaps and development, ongoing continuous enhancement, commercialization, operational and compliance activities.

The Financial Crimes Transformation team drives significant change through the organization by defining the strategy, implementing new technology, and remediating critical control deficiencies. Successful delivery will directly impact client and employee experience, allow the Bank to comply with regulatory requirements in a scalable way and significantly reduce operating risk.

The Financial Crimes Operations team that this leader will be introducing change for is 1,000 employees globally and is responsible for including customer onboarding due diligence, periodic reviews, ongoing monitoring, exits and off-boarding, and front-line monitoring coordination. Key responsibilities of the product include the collection of information and documents from clients and customers required to evidence Know Your Customer (KYC); perform client screening; data entry of key risk components; quality control of data/documents; and centralized intake of customer exits. The client base impacted is enterprise-wide.

This leader will interface with Compliance, Risk, and LOB Leaders across the Enterprise. They will need to build successful relationships across Wells Fargo, including but not limited to: senior levels of Wells Fargo’s Financial Crimes Risk Management, Wells Fargo Audit Services (WFAS) and LOB teams. The candidate will work closely to build alignment and capabilities in Wells Fargo’s offshore Enterprise Global Services (EGS) centers whose activities will be crucial to building out an effective and efficient Financial Crimes Operations. Experience working across International Regions is required.

This leader will ensure that all products are in accordance with the Bank’s internal Policies and Procedures as well as meeting all external Regulatory requirements including Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML) obligations thus ensuring that we are effectively managing BSA/AML risk.

Will partner closely with the Financial Crimes Risk Control (“FCRC”) teams who provide the central governance for all LOBs to drive consistency in approach, interpretation, and execution, while coordinating and partnering with each LOB financial crimes team to ensure accountability and ownership remain within each LOB.

Will ensure external and internal stakeholder engagement and coordination include representatives from regulatory agencies, the wholesale Lines of Business and Executive leadership, Wholesale Financial Crimes Business risk and Control Group, Enterprise Risk Committees and Independent Testing, Validation and Audit functions.

Required Qualifications, US:

• 8 years of Product Management experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• 4 years of Management experience

Desired Qualifications:

• 8 years of experience in one or a combination of the following: product management, operations, strategic planning, project management, or implementation

• 8 years of product management experience, defining product outcomes and strategy including feasibility, business case, product governance, technology development, operational readiness, implementation, and go-to-market strategies

• Experience with Service Design & Delivery

• Demonstrated core competencies in Leadership, Product Management, Risk Management, Change Management, Project Management, and Process Improvement for Operations functions

• Experience working with Second Line of Defense (LOD) Risk organizations and front lines of business to improve the risk management function related to customer onboarding activities

• Ability to manage effectively in a matrixed organization, create a strong collaborative environment, develop partnerships with many business and functional areas across Wells Fargo

• Effective relationship management and the ability to influence and create an environment that fosters collaboration and credible challenge across multiple levels of the organization

• Exceptional track record of driving organizational change, developing innovative solutions, and delivering results

• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written; effective in communication across variety of audiences and constituencies, including executive management

• Ability to translate complex technical concepts so that they are clearly understood in support of sound decisions

• Superb collaboration skills across multiple levels and functions with demonstrated success through decision making and in gaining alignment

• Ability to balance multiple projects simultaneously in a balanced approach

Job Expectations:

• Ability to travel up to 20%

• This position offers a hybrid work schedule

Position Location:

150 E 42nd St, NEW YORK, NY 10017

301 S Tryon St, CHARLOTTE, NC 28282

800 S Jordan Creek Pkwy, WEST DES MOINES, IA 50266

1150 W Washington St, TEMPE, AZ 85281

550 S 4th St MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55415

Pay Range

Benefits

Wells Fargo provides all eligible full- and part-time employees with a comprehensive set of benefits designed to protect their physical and financial health and to help them make the most of their financial future. Visit Benefits - Wells Fargo Careers for an overview of the following benefit plans and programs offered to employees.

• 401(k) Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Parental Leave
• Critical Caregiving Leave
• Discounts and Savings
• Health Benefits
• Commuter Benefits
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Scholarships for dependent children
• Adoption Reimbursement

Posting End Date:

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

We Value Diversity

At Wells Fargo, we believe in diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace; accordingly, we welcome applications for employment from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, individuals with disabilities, pregnancy, marital status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.

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.

Candidates applying to job openings posted in US: 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.

Applicants with Disabilities

To request a medical accommodation during the application or interview process, visit Disability Inclusion at Wells Fargo.

Drug and Alcohol Policy

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