Senior Lead Enterprise Risk Officer - Capital Markets Risk
Wells Fargo
About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Lead Enterprise Risk Officer who will be part of the Home Lending Capital Markets Risk Oversight team, providing oversight of the Home Lending Capital Markets organization.
This individual contributor will oversee key front-line processes, utilizing knowledge of risk programs, regulatory requirements, and process and control design. They will partner closely with the line of business to support business strategy, key initiatives, and process changes. They will also coordinate across IRM risk types (Market, Operational, Compliance, Model) and with Legal to ensure all risks to front line activities are properly assessed. Specific accountabilities include ongoing monitoring of key front-line reporting and metrics, review and challenge of issue remediation and change management, and integration into key strategic initiatives. They will be responsible for accomplishing overall strategic priorities and ensuring that appropriate escalation and communication is provided to IRM senior management.
In this role, you will:
- Act as an advisor to leadership to develop or influence enterprise risk, governance, reporting programs, plans, specifications, resources, and long-term goals for highly complex business corporate governance risk programs and technical needs across multiple front lines with high risk for Enterprise Risk
- Lead the strategy and resolution of highly complex and unique challenges for governance and reporting programs companywide
- Deliver solutions that are long term, large scale and require vision, creativity, innovation, advanced analytical and inductive thinking, and coordination of highly complex activities and guidance to others
- Provide vision, direction and expertise to more experienced leadership on implementing innovative and significant business solutions that are large-scale cross functional or companywide strategies
- Lead projects and mentor virtual teams, design, develop and deliver training
- Guide and direct the organization in terms of policies, effectiveness of companywide initiative execution, and reporting to the Board
- Engage and strategize with all levels of professionals and managers across the enterprise and serve as an expert advisor to leadership
- Partner with managers to deliver risk reporting to executive management, committees, and Board of Directors and assists in development of actionable insights
- Maintain internal partnership with the business and other business units, Audit, Legal, regulators, and industry partners on risk related topics
Required Qualifications:
- 7+ years of Risk Management experience (Compliance, Financial Crimes, Operational Risk, Audit, Legal, Credit Risk, Market Risk, IT Systems Security, Business Process Management) or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
Desired Qualifications:
- Demonstrated Experience in Home Lending Capital Markets and / or Risk Management
- Demonstrates a combination of business and credit risk acumen, attention to details, attention to deadlines.
- Ability to interface actively and credibly with all levels of an organization
- Demonstrated ability to synthesize complex information, prioritize actions, and drive results
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills and ability to articulate complex material to a diverse audience
- Ability to influence
- Strong organizational, multi-tasking, and prioritization skills
- Ability to meet stringent deadlines
Job Locations:
- 800 S. Jordan Creek Parkway – West Des Moines, Iowa
- 600 S. 4th Street - Minneapolis, Minnesota
- 401 S. Tryon Street - Charlotte, North Carolina
- 1150 W. Washington Street - Tempe, Arizona
- 1445 Ross Ave – Dallas, Texas
Job Expectations:
- Ability to work at one of the approved locations in the job posting.
- This position currently offers a hybrid work schedule.
Pay Range
Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to achievements, skills, experience, or work location. The range listed is just one component of the compensation package offered to candidates.
$144,400.00 - $300,000.00Benefits
Wells Fargo provides eligible employees with a comprehensive set of benefits, many of which are listed below. Visit Benefits - Wells Fargo Jobs for an overview of the following benefit plans and programs offered to employees.
- 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
Posting End Date:
22 May 2025*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.
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