Senior Lead Financial Crimes Officer

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About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Lead Financial Crimes Officer responsible for providing direct support to the Regional Head of Americas Financial Crimes Risk Management, managing the Americas FCRM Program and other strategic initiatives in the Americas Region. Learn more about the career areas and business divisions at wellsfargojobs.com. The Senior Lead Officer will be responsible for the AML, ATF program requirements specific to non-branch/non-broker dealer legal entities. This individual will liaise with the regional and domestic lines of business, including Financial Crimes Operations, Commercial Bank Financial Crimes Risk, Front Line Control and the Chief Operating Office, to ensure they have developed effective processes and controls to meet both corporate and/or local regulatory requirements.

In this role, you will:

• Serve as the Compliance Officer for the Equipment Finance/Vendor Finance (EF, VF) and Rail businesses operating in Canada and represent Americas FCRM on projects to comply with new requirements under the PCMLTFA.

• Implement and oversee an effective financial crimes program that complies with all applicable laws, regulations, and regulatory expectations for Canadian EF, VF and Rail businesses.

• Lead implementation of initiatives with high risk, generally spanning multiple business lines operating in the Americas region.

• Act as an advisor to the Regional Head, Canada Branch CAMLO, and other regional leaders to develop or influence plans and long term goals with financial crimes risk.

• Evaluate implications and consequences of strategic business decisions and partner with key stakeholders to ensure appropriate controls and processes are established.

• Deliver solutions that are long-term, sustainable, and require vision, creativity, innovation, advanced analytical thinking, and coordination of highly complex activities and guidance to others.

• Influence and negotiate with executive management, business and regional heads, and high level stakeholders.

• Lead risk evaluation and independently challenge existing fundamentals or assumptions while developing alternative approaches, models and solutions to schemes and trend.

• Engage strategically with all levels of professionals and managers across the company.

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of Financial Crimes, Operational Risk, Fraud, Sanctions, Anti-Bribery, Corruption experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with Commercial Bank businesses operating outside the United States, specifically Equipment and Vendor Finance, Inventory Finance, and Rail businesses.

• Understanding of existing Know Your Customer, Customer Due Diligence (KYC, CDD) requirements and processes at the enterprise level or for Canadian legal entities.

• Understanding of businesses operating outside the United States through the Edge Corporation (Wells Fargo International Banking Corporation).

• Strong critical thinking skills, ability to anticipate areas of improvement, and ability to evaluate gaps to determine root cause.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical employees and regional leaders.

• Familiarization with Cornerstone and other internal systems utilized throughout front line Commercial Bank. Corporate and Investment Banking (CB, CIB).

• Ability to work with limited oversight on multiple projects and initiatives simultaneously.

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

• Strong project management skills.

• Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) or other recognized AML, Financial Crimes certifications.

Job Expectations:

• This position offers a hybrid work schedule.

• Willingness to work onsite at stated location on the job posting.

• This position is not eligible for VISA sponsorship.

Posting Locations:

401 S Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC

250 E John Carpenter Frwy, Ir