Senior Independent Testing Specialist - Emerging Risk Testing

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Independent Testing Specialist to support the Independent Testing & Validation (IT&V) Emerging Risk team. Learn more about the career areas and lines of business at wellsfargojobs.com.

As a part of Wells Fargo's second line of defense and Independent Risk Management team, Independent Testing covers jobs responsible for the development and design of methodologies and standards for review activities. This ensures performing effective and appropriate testing, validation, and documentation of review activities for risks and controls according to standards and other applicable policies. The Senior Independent Testing Specialist will provide support during issue validation and emerging risk testing engagements performed by Emerging Risk testing team within Independent Testing & Validation (IT&V).

In this role, you will:

• Lead or participate in moderate to high risk or complex review activities in a matrixed environment and communicate emerging risks to management within Independent Testing.

• Contribute to large scale planning related to Independent Testing deliverables.

• Review and research moderately complex potential corrective actions, and follow through on reporting, escalation, and resolution.

• Ensure effective and appropriate testing, validation, and documentation of review activities for risk programs and controls according to standards and other applicable policies.

• Resolve moderately complex issues and lead team to meet Independent Testing deliverables while leveraging solid understanding of risk management framework and the risk and control environment.

• Collaborate and consult with colleagues, internal partners, management and lines of business regarding risk management.

Required Qualifications:

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

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience in Audit, Compliance, Risk and Testing.

• Issues management, validation and tracking experience.

• Experience leading testing engagements, preferably of large scope, while leading other testers and resources.

• Ability to identify issues, risk and escalate to the appropriate party.

• Full testing lifecycle experience that includes determining scope, designing test scripts, executing tests, identifying and escalating issues and risks, and documenting and reporting results.

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.

• Experience providing “credible challenge” to business partners, when necessary, with the ability to lead through influence.

• Experience writing reports for senior leadership audience level.

• Critical Thinking and Analytical skills.

 Job Expectations:

• This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship.

• This position offers a hybrid work schedule.

• Willingness to work on-site at stated location on the job opening.

Posting Locations:

• 401 S Tryon Street – Charlotte, NC

• 600 S 4th Street, Minneapolis, MN

• 1N Jefferson Avenue - St Louis, MO

• 800 S Jordan Creek Pkwy, West Des Moines, IA

• 1150 W Washington Street, Tempe, AZ

• 250 E John Carpenter Freeway, Irving, TX

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.

$84,000.00 - $149,400.00

Benefits

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
• Commute