Lead Business Execution Consultant - Corporate Governance

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Business Execution Consultant to join the Legal Department as part of the Corporate Governance section of the Public, Regulatory and Corporate Affairs division.  For additional information on this line of business, refer to the external Careers Site at Wellsfargo.com/career.

In this role, you will:

• Manage strategic initiatives with functional teams to strategize, plan, and execute on Corporate Governance deliverables.
• Demonstrate thought leadership to strengthen relationships and influence business leaders and stakeholders
• Provide logistical assistance to the Corporate Responsibility Committee, including drafting agendas, setting timelines for review of materials, distributing materials and drafting initial minutes
• Provide logistical assistance (as described above) and substantive support to the Company’s Governance and Nominating Committee (GNC), including drafting initial sets of certain GNC materials and conducting benchmarking and research to facilitate the GNC’s review of governance matters
• Director / Executive Officer Onboarding/Offboarding
• Coordinate with other paralegals on the team to address information requests from a variety of stakeholders, requests for Secretary Certificates for other stakeholders’ use in transactions etc (including Certificate of Incorporation / By-Laws / good standing certificates), and submitting relevant NYSE interim written affirmations with Legal oversight
• Develop and provide subject matter knowledge in a specialized area of law
• Work independently on the most complex assignments and produces concise written materials
• Support highly complex areas within the department requiring advanced analytical, written and oral communication, and organizational skills
• Provide support across functions and business lines
• Identify and resolve issues which may impact multiple business lines or the enterprise
• Work closely with risk, compliance and audit, responding to reporting inquiries
• Recognize and properly escalate significant matters
• Identify underlying issues and work independently on the most complex assignments
• Lead initiatives within the Legal Department, including developing or improving key processes
• Provide support to attorneys
• Collaborate and consult with internal partners to resolve inquiries and issues

Required Qualifications:

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

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience in corporate governance and corporate secretarial matters of a public company
• Experience managing multiple responsibilities associated with a corporate office
• Experience with Diligent and SharePoint applications and sites
• Demonstrated experience in leading cross-functional strategic initiatives.
• Ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines, achieve goals, and work under pressure in a dynamic and complex environment where flexibility, collaboration, and adaptability are important.
• Active listener with excellent communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills with ability to interact with executive leadership.
• Outstanding leadership, problem solving, critical thinking and analytical skills with ability to anticipate risks and opportunities and turn findings into tactical and strategic imperatives.
• Exceptional project management and organizational skills, strong self-motivator with high attention to detail
• Ability to build relationships, effectively communicate and influence others
• Ability to project confidence and authority in high pressure situations
• Ability to make sound decisions and adapt to diverse audiences while maintaining composure
• Ability to convey ideas clearly and concisely across diverse audiences
• Ability to identify process inefficiencies and drive improvement

Job Expectations:

• Position will require onsite presence from any of the required locations listed below
• This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship
• Relocation a