Assistant General Counsel, Executive Director – Wealth Banking, Cash Management, Digital Assets

Wells Fargo

Senior legal advisor on banking, cash management, and digital assets for Wells Fargo. Leading complex initiatives and providing legal guidance across various divisions.

Posted 6/18/2026full-timeCharlotte • District of Columbia, Minnesota, North Carolina, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $215,000 - $355,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead complex initiatives with broad impact and act as a key participant in large scale planning
Handle matters that have a significant impact on the Company's operations, strategies, or profitability
Engage and influence stakeholders, internal partners, and peers associated with the function or affected by its outcomes
Provide legal advice on matters for management of the Corporation and its subsidiaries
Serve as a legal advisor and lead product counsel to the businesses within Wells Fargo
Review and analyze complex large scale or long-term challenges that require in-depth evaluation of multiple factors including intangibles or unprecedented factors
Identify emerging industry and market risks to proactively advise business, risk, control and other stakeholders
Manage highly complex claims and complaints
Identify and analyze complex legal issues, develop conclusions, and make recommendations for issue resolution
Provide substantive legal advice on matters for more experienced management of the Corporation
Develop and lead implementation of strategic business initiatives, and lead work to meet deliverables and drive new initiatives
Collaborate strategically with peers, colleagues, and mid-level to more experienced managers to resolve issues and achieve goals

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of Law experience
Active State Bar membership or the equivalent in a country outside the United States
Experience as a practicing attorney supporting brokerage and trust cash sweeps, banking products and services for high net worth/ultra high net worth clientele and family offices
Experience advising on broker dealer and bank regulatory compliance applicable to cash sweeps, money movement, bank deposit accounts, and digital assets
Proven collaboration skills with the ability to interface with regulators, internal regulatory relation stakeholders, legal subject matter experts across the enterprise, and business stakeholders
Ability to analyze complex legal issues and develop and execute risk-focused solutions
Demonstrated experience advising senior management.
Demonstrated experience leading and implementing large scale complex initiatives across multiple risk stripes.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

legal advicecomplex legal analysisrisk-focused solutionsbroker dealer compliancebank regulatory compliancecash sweepsbank deposit accountsdigital assetsstrategic business initiativesissue resolution

Soft Skills

collaborationstakeholder engagementinfluenceproblem-solvingcommunicationleadershipstrategic thinkinganalytical skillsadvising senior managementinitiative management

Certifications

Active State Bar membership