Senior Lead Control Management Officer – Corporate Risk – FCRM Business Control Management

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About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Lead Control Management Officer to join the Corporate Risk Financial Crime Risk Management (FCRM) Business Control Management (BCM) organization. This position will provide senior level individual contributor support to the FCRM and Control leaders in the coverage and execution of the control management responsibilities across the enterprise-wide FCRM risk and control portfolio.

Through individual accountability, collaboration, and matrixed responsibilities across peer groups, the role will focus on the execution of core control management programs and priorities, such as issues management, risk and control self-assessments (RCSA), control development and documentation, risk measurement, ongoing governance routines, and provide support to ongoing BSA/AML transformation work.     

In this role, you will:

• Act as an advisor to senior leaders in developing risk mitigation strategies for complex and highly integrated business specific risks across multiple business lines
• Lead the strategy and resolution of highly complex current and emerging risks requiring in-depth evaluation across multiple areas of the enterprise
• Lead, facilitate and assist with existing and upcoming transformation BSA/AML transformation efforts across the enterprise
• Interpret and/or develop policies and procedures for various FCRM functions with a focus on enterprise-wide standardization and consistency of execution
• Engage with all levels of roles across the broader control organization and business groups, and drive execution consistency to mitigate risks and address regulatory requirements
• Own a specific area of coverage/portfolio related to various elements of the enterprise FCRM organization and/or business-specific FCRM execution activities
• Manage and provide business control support to FCRM for issues and corrective actions, operational risk events, and control development work impacting multiple FCRM RAUs
• Manage Risk and Control Self-Assessment activities for select risk assessable units within FCRM, including workshop facilitation and support, ongoing monitoring routines, evaluation of maintenance triggers, change requests, etc
• Participate in and support the execution of risk governance, escalation, meeting, and reporting routines for FCRM
• Create management reporting and presentations, including developing and managing content and routines for periodic updates to senior leaders, business management meetings, risk and control committees, and ad hoc requests
• Engage, influence, and provide control management support during regulatory exams, testing engagements (i.e. ITV, EBCE, FLIV), audits and projects focused on FCRM risks and controls across the enterprise
• Support consistent execution of Business Control Management (BCM) responsibilities in alignment with the Control Management target operating model
• Lead special projects to support the Corporate Risk Control Management function as needed

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of Risk Management or Financial Services Industry experience, or equivalent experience demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• Demonstrated leadership and execution capabilities in Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA), Issues Management and control design/implementation/assurance
• Operational and/or specialized Financial Crime Risk Management experience and expertise (e.g. Sanctions, BSA/AML, Investigations, Analytics, etc.)
• Experience in a business control, audit, or compliance role with a focus on governance, reporting, issues management and/or operational risk event management
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and experience in articulation of risk both verbally and in writing to various levels of staff and management
• Strong