About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Business Accountability Specialist to join the Wells Fargo Investment Institute (WFII) team. The specialist is responsible for managing Policy and Procedures ensuring documentation is maintained and revised as appropriate for investment processes and models.

In this role, you will:

• Monitor adherence to Risk Control Self-Assessment protocols
• Coordinate with other Business Accountability Specialists in WFII to implement best practices for control management.
• Credibly challenge issues from risk management partners and refining controls as needed for consistency purposes
• Identify potential risks and recommend mitigating adjustments for management
• Develop risk management best practices for WFII organization
• Lead or participate in moderately complex initiatives and deliverables within business and contribute to large-scale, cross-functional planning related to mitigation of current and emerging business risk issues and concerns
• Assess, analyze, and design moderately complex controls, protocols, and approaches with respect to risk mitigation and the control environment, including ensuring effective planning for sustainability, ongoing control adherence, reporting, measurement, technology impacts, and monitoring
• Independently make decisions and resolve moderately complex issues while leveraging solid understanding of the business’s functional area or products, operations, and regulatory environment; facilitate decision-making and issue resolution, and support implementation of developed solutions and plans; lead peers and key business partners to meet deliverables and drive new initiatives
• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues, and mid-level managers to address current and emerging risks associated with business activities and operations, and provide guidance or support in interpreting, developing, and implementing risk-mitigating strategies
• Partner with peers and the business in interactions with external parties to support appropriateness and timeliness of response, and effectiveness of communications and materials
• Manage committee activities and ensure compliance with record-keeping requirements.
• May serve as a mentor for lower-level staff

Required Qualifications:

• 4+ years of risk management, business controls, quality assurance, business operations, compliance, or process experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience supporting risk and controls related to model governance and documentation
• Demonstrated experience managing RCSA activities to meet a variety of needs, including controls, regulatory requirements, and business intelligence
• 3+ years experience managing projects and programs
• Ability to build effective partnerships with Compliance, Legal, Risk and Technology to provide solutions or recommendations
• Experience managing new initiatives and deliverables through collaboration and problem-solving skills
• Highly effective verbal and written communication skills with partners and senior leaders in Wealth & Investment Management
• Intermediate MS Office Suite and tools such as Veritas and Minerva

Job Expectations:

• This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship
• Specific compliance policies may apply regarding outside activities or personal investing; affected employees will be expected to provide information to the Wells Fargo Personal Account Dealing Team and abide by applicable policy requirements if hired. Information will be shared about expectations during the recruitment process

Posting Locations:

• 2801 Market Street – Saint Louis, MO 63103
• 550 S. Tryon Street – Charlotte, NC 28202
• 550 S 4th Street – Minneapolis, MN 55415
• 800 S Jordan Creek Pkwy – West Des Moines, IA 50266
• Required location listed above. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Posting End Date:

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

We Value Equal Opportunity

Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. 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.

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 Canada: Applications for employment are encouraged from all qualified candidates, including women, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples and visible minorities. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process.

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.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

a. Third-Party recordings are prohibited unless authorized by Wells Fargo.

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.