Risk Transformation & Execution: Senior Lead Business Execution Consultant

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About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Lead Business Execution Consultant to lead, drive and coordinate BSA/AML remediation work efforts across Front Line groups. The successful candidate will have deep experience planning, organizing and executing cross enterprise-level work, building teams, and managing stakeholder groups to drive complex, high-priority programs through to completion.

The successful candidate will work closely with other senior leaders across Independent Risk Management, Corporate Functions, Project Teams and Front Line in the development and execution of strategic and risk management priorities. The successful candidate will be highly organized, have the ability to perform under tight deadlines and has a strong background in project management, specifically successful execution of large, enterprise-wide projects and programs.  Critical success factors will include the ability to develop partnerships and influence positive outcomes with many business and functional areas and provide execution excellence for risk management.

In this role, you will:

• Act as a Business Execution advisor to leadership to drive performance and initiatives, and develop and implement information delivery or presentations to key stakeholders and senior management

• Lead the strategy and resolution of highly complex and unique BSA/AML challenges related to Business Execution that require solid analytical skills, extensive knowledge of Business Execution, and understanding of business, delivering longer term and large-scale solutions

• Provide vision, direction, and expertise to senior leadership for implementing innovative and significant business solutions that are large scale and cross organizational

• Lead team meetings or steering committee to facilitate decision making and support implementation of recommendations and plans

• Strategically engage with all levels of professionals and managers across multiple lines of businesses and serve as an experienced advisor to the leadership

• Provide direction to a cross functional team using business expertise

Required Qualifications:

• 7 years of Business Execution, Implementation, or Strategic Planning experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• 7 years of Project Management/ Execution experience in a complex regulatory environment - Knowledge and understanding of project management methodologies: process improvements, continuous improvement, or LEAN

• Knowledge and understanding of regulatory compliance requirements surrounding BSA/AML and Sanctions requirements

• 3-5 years of experience in consulting, risk, compliance or operations roles

• Advanced MS Office, particularly PowerPoint and Excel skills

• Strong Change Management / Program Management expertise

• Proven self-motivated and comfortable operating in large transformational programs as part of collaborate teams

• 7 years’ experience working within the Financial Services Industry

• High proficiency in Excel

Posting End Date: 

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

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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.

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