Senior Lead Financial Crimes Officer - Issue Management

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About This Role

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Lead Financial Crimes Officer to join the Financial Crimes Issue Management team within Financial Crimes Risk Management Strategy and Execution. Learn more about the career areas and lines of business at wellsfargojobs.com . The Senior Lead Financial Crimes Officer will be responsible for providing support during the Issue Management lifecycle to ensure Financial Crimes risks are represented and mitigated. In addition, you will be reviewing, analyzing, and preparing FCRM-related Issues Management materials for new issues, ongoing monthly status, and issue closures.

In This Role, You Will

• Act as an advisor to leadership to develop or influence clear root cause analysis and development of complex issues through a formalized issue management process as well as clear objectives, plans, and success criteria for corrective actions across compliance groups and functions.
• Implement and maintain effective and sustainable issue management processes related to the financial crimes program that complies with all applicable laws, regulations, and regulatory expectations including Bank Secrecy Act, Anti-Money Laundering, Counter-Terrorist Financing, and Global Sanctions.
• Evaluate the scope and long-term impact and consequences of strategic business decisions and recommend appropriate alternatives for risk management.
• Lead investigative research, root cause examination, consulting on Issue and Corrective Action development, and thematic analysis of complex topics across business and functions.
• Lead the strategy and resolution of highly complex and unique challenges requiring in-depth evaluation across multiple areas or the company.
• Deliver solutions that are long-term, large-scale and require vision, creativity, innovation, advanced analytical thinking, and coordination of highly complex activities and guidance to others.
• Lead implementation of complex initiatives with high risk, generally spanning multiple business lines.
• Provide vision, direction and full knowledge to leadership on implementing innovative and significant business solutions that are large scale companywide strategies.
• Lead risk evaluation and independently challenge existing fundamentals or assumptions while developing alternative approaches, models and solutions to schemes and trend.
• Influence and negotiate with executive management, business heads, and high-level stakeholders.
• Engage strategically with all levels of professionals and managers across the company.
• Liaise with Legal and law enforcement agencies.
  
  

Required Qualifications:

• 7 years of Financial Crimes, Operational Risk, Fraud, Sanctions, Anti-Bribery, Corruption experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
  
  

Desired Qualifications:

• 7 years of experience interpreting, developing, implementing and/or maintaining AML related financial crimes program requirements.
• 5 years of experience executing Financial Crimes Issue Management strategies.
• 5 years of experience drafting Financial Crimes Issue Management memos.
• Direct experience in engaging and leading regulatory execution initiatives, preferably supporting the issue management lifecycle.
• Proven ability to cultivate relationships and collaborate with multiple stakeholders, including senior leadership across compliance and business areas, legal, audit and regulators.
• Ability to collect and analyze data, assess impact to the financial crimes program, and develop conclusions and/or recommendations to enhance controls and mitigate risk.
• Proven ability to develop, articulate, and organize findings to draft and present executive level summaries to governance or relevant stakeholder groups.
• Ability to influence and collaborate with Senior Leadership on an enterprise level.
• Experience with Veritas program to access risk management tools, including enhanced system workflows, integrated controls, and reporting capabilities.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills including PowerPoint, Excel and SharePoint.
  
  

Job Expectations:

• Willingness to work on-site at stated location on the job opening.
• This position offers a hybrid work schedule.
• This position is not eligible for VISA sponsorship
  
  

Posting Locations:

401 S Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC

250 E John Carpenter Frwy, Irving, TX

600 S 4th Street, Minneapolis, MN

800 S Jordan Creek Pkwy, West Des Moines, IA

114 N Beaumont Street, Saint Louis, MO

1150 W Washington Street, Tempe, AZ

Pay Range

Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to achievements, skills, experience, or work location. The range listed is just one component of the compensation package offered to candidates.

$144,400.00 - $300,000.00

Benefits

Wells Fargo provides eligible employees with a comprehensive set of benefits, many of which are listed below. Visit Benefits - Wells Fargo Jobs for an overview of the following benefit plans and programs offered to employees.

• Health benefits
• 401(k) Plan
• Paid time off
• Disability benefits
• Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance
• Parental leave
• Critical caregiving leave
• Discounts and savings
• Commuter benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• Scholarships for dependent children
• Adoption reimbursement
  
  

Posting End Date:

22 Mar 2025

• 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.

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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

• Third-Party recordings are prohibited unless authorized by Wells Fargo.
• Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.
  
  

Reference Number

R-443502-1