Lead Independent Testing Officer - Technology and Strategy, Digital & Innovation

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Independent Testing Officer in Independent Testing & Validation (IT&V) as part of Corporate Risk. Learn more about the career areas and lines of business at wellsfargojobs.com.

The Independent Testing and Validation (IT&V) team is responsible for the development and design of methodologies and standards for review activities across the Enterprise in alignment with the Risk Management Framework, and ensuring effective and appropriate testing, validation, and documentation of review activities for risk programs, risks, and controls according to standards and other applicable policies.

The Lead Independent Testing Officer will be accountable for developing and executing independent operational and compliance risk and control testing focusing on the Technology and Strategy, Digital & Innovation (SDI) organizations.  Strong business acumen and experience will be a determining factor in selection. Successful candidates will be articulate, thought leaders, and possess demonstrated leadership capability; they will be impressive in their inter-personal effectiveness, regarding their accomplishments, and with a proven ability to engage and influence senior management and business and risk partners.

In this role, you will:

• Lead complex initiatives executing moderate to high risk or complex review activities and engagements with subject matter expertise in technology, information security, and compliance and operational risks.

• Lead assessments of the adequacy and effectiveness of policies, procedures, processes, systems, and control environment.

• Ensure teams execute testing and validation in an effective manner with high quality, according to IT&V standards and other applicable policies.

• Communicate emerging risks with broad impact and act as key participant in large scale planning for Independent Testing.

• Determine the engagement scope and approach, assess and escalate findings, provide credible challenge to remedial actions, and follow through on reporting and resolution per procedural guidance.

• Provide thoughtful credible challenge internally and to LOBs, cross-enterprise and across other corporate risk programs.

• Develop and design methodologies and standards for review activities across the enterprise in alignment with the risk management framework.

• Review and research complex development and design of methodologies and standards for review activities companywide in alignment with the risk management framework.

• Ensure effective and appropriate testing, validation, and documentation of review activities for risk programs, risks and controls.

• Make decisions in complex situations requiring solid understanding of risk management framework and the risk and control environment that influence and lead enterprise testing to meet deliverables and drive new initiatives.

• Collaborate and consult with Audit, Legal, external agencies, and regulatory bodies to resolve risk related topics.

• Lead project teams and mentor individuals.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of Independent Testing experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.

Desired Qualifications:

• Testing controls or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.

• Audit experience at Big Four/super-regional public accounting firm with experience in IT General Controls, automated controls, business process, data, regulatory, or compliance audits and technology and consumer compliance experience preferred.

• Knowledge and understanding of complex regulatory/compliance issues and potential solutions.

• Knowledge and understanding of audit methodologies and tools that support audit processes.

• Strong ability to research, trend, and analyze large sets of data to create efficient and comprehensive testing strategies.

• Knowledge of analytics and presentation tools such as SQL, Tableau, SAS, Power BI, Alteryx, etc.

• Experience gathering, analyzing, and interpreting large datasets; ability to retrieve data from various information systems.

• Strong ability in developing and reviewing testing strategies and methodologies; evaluating the adequacy and effectiveness of policies, procedures, processes, initiatives, products and internal controls; and identifyin