Compliance Officer - Monitoring and Control Office

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Corporate Risk helps all Wells Fargo businesses identify and manage risk. The team focuses on several key risk types, including conduct, credit, financial crimes, information security, interest rate, liquidity, market, model, operational, regulatory compliance, reputation, strategic, and technology risk. The group provides leadership, enhances communications, assists with problem identification and solutions, and shares best practices. In addition, the group provides an enterprise-wide view of risk, assists management and our Board of Directors in identifying and monitoring risks that may affect multiple lines of business, and takes appropriate action when business activities exceed the risk tolerance of the company.

The Compliance Officer provides oversight and monitoring of business group or Enterprise function risk-based compliance programs. Develops, oversees, and provides independent credible challenge to standards with subject matter expertise from advanced business and functional knowledge. Provides compliance risk expertise and consulting for projects and initiatives with moderate to high risk, often spanning multiple business lines. Works with complex business units, rules and regulations on moderate to high risk compliance matters. Monitors and independently credibly challenges the reporting, escalation, and timely remediation of issues, deficiencies or regulatory matters regarding compliance risk management. Provides direction to the business on developing corrective action plans and effectively managing regulatory change. Reports findings and makes recommendations to senior management and to appropriate committees. Leads implementation of initiatives with moderate to high risk. Internal collaboration with business for oversight of risk management. May interface with Audit, Legal, external agencies, and regulatory bodies on risk related topics. May lead project/virtual teams and may mentor but does not manage other team members.

This role will include reviewing Compliance owned processes and controls, establishing guidance on risk assessing them and working with the compliance partners to develop metrics to measure the performance and effectiveness of controls. Additionally partnering with stakeholders to incorporate these measurements in the overall Compliance monitoring program. The Compliance Officer must be comfortable working across a large, complex organization, and influencing efforts where the stakeholders do not report directly to them.

Please Note: Based on the volume of applications received, this job posting may be removed prior to the indicated close date. If you do not apply prior to the closing of this posting, we encourage you to apply for other opportunities with Wells Fargo.

• 7+ years of experience in risk management (includes compliance, financial crimes, operational risk, audit, legal, credit risk, market risk, IT systems security, business process management) or 7+ years of financial services industry experience, of which 5+ years must include direct experience in risk management

• Knowledge and understanding of Six Sigma methodology
• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to interact with all levels of an organization
• Ability to work independently
• Leadership skills including the ability to influence effectively in a matrix environment
• Experience developing partnerships and collaborating with other business and functional areas
• Knowledge and understanding of banking: regulations, compliance, policies, process, and procedures
• Ability to articulate issues, risks, and proposed solutions to various levels of staff and management
• Ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines, achieve goals, and work under pressure in a dynamic and complex environment
• Process design or improvement experience
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and across all organizational levels, where flexibility, collaboration, and adaptability are important
• Experience leading a fast paced, demanding, and deadline driven production environment

• 5+  years related to Compliance, Risk Management, Process Control, or Audit
• Experience assessing design and effectiveness of controls/Processes preferably  with experience establishing metrics to measure the effectiveness 
• Experience working with process and control frameworks, measurement of controls as well as monitoring and reporting methodologies
• Ability to quickly understand a concept or process and the expected standards by which it should be evaluated
• Experience providing 'credible challenge' to business partners when necessary, with the ability to lead through influence

• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time

All offers for employment with Wells Fargo are contingent upon the candidate having successfully completed a criminal background check. Wells Fargo will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable local, state and Federal law, including Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.



Relevant military experience is considered for veterans and transitioning service men and women.

Wells Fargo is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation.

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