Lead Banking Inclusion Execution Consultant
Wells Fargo
Lead Business Accountability Consultant – Banking, Lending & Trust
Wells Fargo
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Charlotte • Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, North Carolina, Utah • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $100,000 - $179,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Lead complex initiatives with broad impact which are designed to mitigate current and emerging business risk issues and concerns; act as key participant in large-scale, cross-functional planning for the business
- Assess, analyze, and design complex and multi-faceted 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
- Make decisions in complex and multifaceted situations requiring solid understanding of business’s functional area or products, operations, and regulatory environment; facilitate decision-making and issue resolution, and support implementation of developed solutions and plans; influence and lead key business partners to meet deliverables and drive new initiatives
- Strategically collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues, and mid to senior-level managers to identify current and emerging risks associated with business activities and operations, and provide guidance in interpreting, developing, and implementing risk-mitigating strategies
- Act as liaison for the business with internal and external auditors to support timeliness, appropriate response strategy, and effectiveness of communications and materials
- Lead projects, teams, or serve as a peer mentor
- Collaborate with key stakeholders—including legal, compliance, operations, technology, and business leadership—to ensure alignment and accountability
- Identify control gaps and emerging risks, and lead root cause analysis and sustainable solution development
- Prepare executive-level materials, dashboards, and reporting for risk committees, internal audit, and regulators
- Serve as a primary point of contact for audit and regulatory engagements related to Custom Lending risk and control matters
- Promote a culture of risk awareness and continuous improvement across business lines and control functions
Requirements
- 5+ 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
- Proven experience leading complex risk management, control, or compliance initiatives within a financial institution
- Strong understanding of Lending underwriting, operations, regulatory requirements, and enterprise risk frameworks
- Demonstrated ability to drive cross-functional projects involving legal, compliance, operations, technology, and front-office partners
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to influence senior leaders and external partners
- Proven experience leading end-to-end business initiatives or projects, including planning, execution, stakeholder coordination, and post-implementation review, with a focus on driving accountability and delivering measurable outcomes
- Strategic thinker with a hands-on approach to problem-solving, risk assessment, and control remediation
- Experience with internal audit, regulatory exams, or third-line risk reviews is a plus
- Demonstrated analytical acumen with a strong understanding of underwriting processes and data validation techniques, enabling effective risk assessment, process improvement, and decision support across complex lending operations.
- Proficiency in Excel, other Microsoft Office products (Power Point, Word, Access), data visualization techniques.
Benefits
- 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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
risk managementbusiness controlsquality assurancecomplianceprocess improvementdata validation techniquescontrol remediationrisk assessmentproject managementstakeholder coordination
Soft skills
communicationstakeholder managementinfluencestrategic thinkingproblem-solvinganalytical acumencollaborationleadershipmentoringdecision-making
