Senior Lead Compliance Officer - Conflicts Strategy

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Lead Compliance Officer as a part of Conduct Risk. Conduct Risk is an independent risk management function within Compliance responsible for establishing requirements and providing independent assessment of, and challenge to, front line management of conduct risks. 

This position will serve to coordinate, build, and execute the strategies and drive the initiatives to improve second line conflicts of interest risk management. The Senior Lead Compliance Officer (SLCO) will report to the head of COI Governance and Oversight and engage with team managers and other key stakeholders, to identify new processes, process changes, or projects needed to improve the effectiveness and efficiencies of risk management practices. This SLCO will serve as a delegate or extension of the team managers and the head of COI Governance and Oversight to hold meetings, execute strategic plans, drive efforts, and meet with key contacts and team stakeholders to move improvements forward.

In this role, you will:

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

• 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

• 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:

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

Desired Qualifications:

• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and across all organizational levels, where flexibility, collaboration, and adaptability are important

• Virtual leadership experience with ability to effectively drive results, provide feedback/direction, and manage and build relationships with leaders and team members in a geographically dispersed team environment

• Ability to negotiate, influence, and collaborate to build successful relationships

• Ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines, achieve goals, and work under pressure in a dynamic and complex environment

• Ability to make timely and independent judgment decisions while working in a fast-paced and results-driven environment

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

• Ability to prepare and present senior level communications

• Advanced Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint) skills

• Experience working for one of the Federal regu