Senior Lead Compliance Officer - CIB Fixed Income Sales & Trading Compliance Team

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Lead Compliance Officer to join the CIB Fixed Income Business Aligned Compliance Team. This role within the Fixed Income Sales & Trading Compliance Team is a Business Aligned Compliance Officer (BACO) who will serve as a team lead serving in a leadership capacity for other Compliance Officers. The BACO for this area will serve as the regulatory subject matter expert in a diverse range of regulatory requirements. The responsibilities of this role include the maintenance and execution of the Compliance responsibilities required under the Fixed Income Compliance Program. The individual in this role is responsible for establishing policy requirements, training, and monitoring activities, as well and providing advice and credible challenge to ensure ongoing compliance.  Fixed Income Compliance covers the following Lines of Business within the Markets Division: Credit (Corporate Bonds, Loan and Distressed, Credit Derivatives), Rates (Primary Dealer: Treasury, Agency and Repurchase Agreements), Structured Products Group (Structured Products, Cross Asset Sales, Loan Total Return Swaps and Repos), Municipal Products (Municipal Bonds Sales and Trading, Public Finance and Municipal Derivatives), and Strategic Relationship Management. This role will provide regulatory compliance advice to the business and support day-to-day compliance inquiries and regulatory initiatives related to the Fixed Income Sales & Trading compliance program.

In this role, you will:

• Provide oversight and governance of a business group or manage companywide compliance programs.

• Support the day-to-day Fixed Income Sales & Trading compliance program and address inquiries related to regulatory requirements with a particular focus on Credit Sales & Trading.

• Accountability for executing on compliance initiatives impacting the Fixed Income Sales & Trading Compliance Team.

• Establish, implement and maintain risk standards and programs to drive compliance with federal, state, agency, legal and regulatory and Corporate Policy requirements.

• Oversee the Front Line's execution and challenges appropriately on compliance related decisions.

• Develop, oversee, and provide independent credible challenge to standards with subject matter expertise.

• Work with complex business units, rules and regulations on moderate to high risk compliance matters.

• Monitor and independently challenge the reporting, escalation, and timely remediation of issues, deficiencies or regulatory matters regarding compliance risk management.

• Provide direction to the business on developing corrective action plans and effectively managing regulatory change.

• Develop, oversee, and provide expert business and regulatory compliance functional knowledge.

• Provide regulatory compliance risk expertise and consulting for projects and initiatives with high risk over multiple business lines.

• Identify and recommend opportunities for process improvement and risk control development.

• Consult and engage business on developing corrective action plans and effectively managing regulatory change.

• Prepare and provide management ready communications and reporting of compliance issues and activities.

• Report findings and make recommendations to management or directors and appropriate committees.

• Make decisions and resolve issues to meet business objectives.

• Interpret policies, procedures, and compliance requirements.

• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals.

• Work with complex business units, rules and regulations on moderate to high risk compliance matters.

• Interface with Audit, Legal, external agencies, and regulatory bodies on risk related topics.

Required Qualifications, US:

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

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with Institutional Fixed Income Compliance, including Credit Sales & Trading, Loan and Distressed, Credit Derivatives, Primary Dealer activities (Treasuries, Agencies and Repo,) and Structured Products.

• The ability to understand and communicate regulatory requirements.

• The ability to handle and prioritize multiple initiatives and inquires.

• Strong written and verbal communication of complex issues.

• Critical thinking and ability to develop and execute action plans.

• FINRA Series 7 or 24, or willingness to obtain within twelve months of hire