Senior Lead Business Execution Consultant - CSBB BSA/AML Transformation Initiatives

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Lead Business Execution Consultant for the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA)/Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Transformation group within Consumer, Small & Business Banking (CSBB). Learn more about the career areas and business divisions at www.wellsfargo.com.

The team is responsible for complex business-specific Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and Anti-Bribery & Corruption (ABC) programs. This position is within the CSBB BSA/AML Transformation team and drives and supports strategic initiatives and change management activities related to Financial Crimes in CSBB. 

This role is responsible for leading CSBB BSA/AML Transformation strategic initiatives and directing the work of a matrixed team of individual contributors to achieve desired customer and business outcomes.  This leader will partner with stakeholders across the CSBB BSA/AML Transformation team as well as product, business, operations, technology, and risk teams to deliver CSBB BSA/AML Transformation related strategic initiatives including products and capabilities, platform modernization, process improvements and issue and regulatory priorities.

This leader must work well in a rapid-paced environment and be passionate about leading transformational change.  Superior collaboration and relationship building skills with the ability to communicate effectively to all levels of the organization is a requirement. 

In this role, you will:

• Provide vision, develop and execute strategic CSBB BSA/AML Transformation roadmaps.
• Drives development of executive level materials and communications for the CSBB BSA/AML Transformation team.
• Act as primary point of contact for CSBB BSA/AML Transformation related strategic initiatives and priorities.
• 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.
• Complete detailed Business Analysis, including review and analysis of existing processes / architecture, business requirements gathering and documentation. 
• 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 in order 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 in order to execute on project deliverables and timelines.
• Works independently, leads meetings and mentors but does not manage other employees.
• Direct matrixed resources with the ability to influence support partners across multiple areas
• Collaborate with and influence management regarding trends and issues, and recommend appropriate strategies or actions.
• Maintain and foster strong relationships with peers and leaders within the BSA/AML Transformation team, Control and Independent Risk Management (IRM) partners, Legal and other business units to facilitate discussions and resolve concerns. Maintain transparency and coordination with all partners.

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of Business Execution, Implementation, Change Management or Strategic Planning experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience leading large scale initiatives with multiple workstreams within Financial Services
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills 
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills with ability to adapt message to senior leadership
• Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills, coupled with an ability to translate ambiguous ideas/issues into well-defined plans/solutions with a record of accomplishment for delivering results
• Experience identifying gaps and areas of improvement to consultant around risk environment or emerging trends
• Strong understanding of project management principles and standards
• Knowledge and understanding regarding Financial Crimes  
• Knowledge and understanding of various types and levels of testing (e.g unit, integration, and system testing)
• Demonstrated experience to develop relationships and wor