Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Counsel-Senior Assistant Vice President as part of the Regulatory Compliance, Programs, & Controls team in the Chief Operating Office Legal Division.

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This Senior Counsel-Senior Assistant Vice President will provide legal support and advice to the Enterprise Business Resiliency Office, including Enterprise Incident Management team. The Senior Counsel-Senior Assistant Vice President will serve as a trusted legal advisor and strategic partner to senior leaders in the supported functions.

In this role you will:

• Provide objective and pragmatic advice to the Enterprise Business Resiliency Office, including Enterprise Incident Management (“EIM’) team
• Participate in the EIM events and meetings to assess potential risks associated with specific incidents, identify and work with other relevant line of business legal partners
• Prepare executive summaries of the EIM meetings for the line of business legal partners and senior management
• Provide guidance to internal clients on legal matters to assist with legal change management, risk assessment, and planning
• Collaborate within the department and across business and staff functions to address legal and risk issues in a manner consistent with the best interests of Wells Fargo
• Independently resolve moderately complex issues and lead teams to meet deliverables
• Identify and analyze complex legal issues, develop conclusions, and make recommendations for issue resolution
• Develop and maintain relationships with key internal constituencies, including senior business leaders, Risk, and Compliance and Audit executives, as well as relevant external constituencies
• Engage and influence stakeholders, internal partners and peers associated with the function or affected by its outcomes
• Apply cross-disciplinary or specialty expertise proactively to manage the most complex legal and regulatory issues
• Lead initiatives of varying scope and complexity
• Identify and resolve issues which may impact multiple business lines or the enterprise as a whole

Required Qualifications:

• 4+ years of Law experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• Active State Bar membership or the equivalent in a country outside the United States

Desired Qualifications:

• 4+ years of practicing as an attorney with a major law firm, financial services regulatory agency or self-regulatory organization, or in-house law department
• Experience with prudential financial regulatory supervision and enforcement, including cross-business, complex implementation of remediation and advocacy
• Experience in business resiliency, incident management, and operational resiliency
• Experience coordinating multiple stakeholders such as compliance, front line control teams, and other line of business legal partners
• Experience preparing and delivering effective executive summaries, whitepapers, status reports, and dynamic presentations for management and senior leaders
• Extensive experience in analyzing and conducting research on legal and regulatory issues in area of practice and provide effective advice to clients on complex legal matters
• Ability to influence, partner, and negotiate with stakeholders, including senior business leaders, to achieve consensus and accomplish business goals
• Strong project management skills including the ability to handle multiple projects concurrently
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy

Posting Locations:

• Charlotte, NC
• Minneapolis, MN
• Irving, TX
• Des Moines, IA
• St. Louis

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.

$120,400.00 - $250,000.00

Posting End Date:

6 Dec 2024

*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.

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