Wells Fargo

Senior Lead Business Accountability Specialist – CBL Sanctions Risks and Initiatives

Wells Fargo

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Charlotte • Arizona • Iowa • United States

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Salary

💰 $159,000 - $279,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Act as an advisor to senior leadership to develop or influence plans, specifications, resource needs, and goals for multi-faceted, highly complex, or long-term risk mitigation and control strategies on behalf of the business
  • Lead the strategy and resolution of highly complex current and emerging risks which require understanding of business-specific knowledge related to financial crimes, operational risk, audit, legal, credit risk, market risk, IT, systems security, business process management, and applicable business acumen
  • Provide vision, direction, and expertise to senior leadership on implementing innovative and significant business solutions that are large-scale, multi-faceted, long-term, or companywide strategies
  • Strategically engage with all levels of professionals and managers companywide and serve as an expert advisor to leadership
  • Partner with Product, Business, Operations, Technology, and Risk teams to Operational process improvements, Technology enhancements, business expansion opportunities, regulatory obligations, and Issues to create a unified plan for execution and delivery.
  • Articulate BSA/AML vision, define scope, prioritize backlog, establish goals, and provide direction for teams to design, develop, and deliver technology and processes for updating, upgrading technologies and vendor relationships.
  • Partner with subject matter experts across CSBB to develop User Acceptance Testing (UAT) strategy/planning to ensure high quality delivery.
  • Own successful program delivery, including development and execution of key project milestones to achieve key dates.
  • Hold stakeholder groups accountable for deliverables and taking appropriate escalation steps when needed.
  • Drive working group discussions, set action items and key business decisions to execute on project deliverables and timelines.
  • Collaborate with and influence management regarding trends and issues and recommend appropriate strategies or actions on a daily basis.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of risk management, business controls, quality assurance, business operations, compliance, or process experience
  • 1+ years of direct BSA/AML experience including but not limited to Sanctions, Emerging Risks, Onboarding, Due Diligence, and Policy Management
  • Broad experience with Banking applications, products, technology architecture and systems integration experience in consumer banking and lending, commercial banking and wealth and investment management
  • Experience leading large scale initiatives with multiple workstreams within Financial Services
  • Experience identifying gaps and areas of improvement to consultant around risk environment or emerging trends
  • Knowledge and understanding of various types and levels of testing (e.g unit, integration, and system testing)
  • Familiarity with enterprise architecture, data strategy, and platform thinking
  • Demonstrated experience to develop relationships and work with multiple departments
  • Ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines, achieve goals, and work under pressure in a dynamic and complex environment
  • Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills with ability to adapt message to senior leadership
  • Knowledge and understanding regarding Financial Crimes
  • Strong understanding of project management principles and standards
  • Advanced Microsoft Office skills
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

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Hard Skills & Tools
risk managementBSA/AMLSanctionsDue DiligencePolicy ManagementBanking applicationssystems integrationproject managementtesting (unit, integration, system)data strategy
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationcollaborationrelationship buildingprioritizationadaptabilityproblem-solvingaccountabilitystrategic thinkinginfluence