Senior Compliance Specialist

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Compliance Specialist to join the Retail Branch Exams Team.  The Branch Examiner is responsible for contributing to the protection of the Firm’s clients, employees, assets and reputation by performing on-site compliance reviews of WFA’s retail channels:  Integrated Branch Network, International Private Client Group, and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network.  The Examiner works independently under limited supervision, is a senior individual contributor, knows the standard examination checklist, and also understands what questions to ask to uncover potential underlying issues that are not obviously stated.

In this role, you will:

• 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

• Provide oversight and monitoring of risk-based compliance programs

• Provide compliance risk expertise

• Consult for projects and initiatives with moderate risk for a business line

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

• Report findings and make recommendations to management appropriate committees

• Interpret policies, procedures, and compliance requirements

Required Qualifications:

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

Desired Qualifications:

• FINRA Series 7/63 Licenses or equivalent experience

• College degree with business emphasis or equivalent experience in a regulatory, compliance, or investigative role

• Demonstrated knowledge of the financial services industry (private client/retail/international focus), regulatory requirements, and experience in analyzing business risk

• 5 or more years of experience in an examiner or compliance professional capacity

• Strong interpersonal skills, including coaching skills

• Good written and oral communication skills

• Strong analytical, investigative skills and attention to detail

• Ability to evaluate new financial products, issues, policies, procedures and systems for sales practice compliance

• Demonstrated organizational and time management skills

• Demonstrated partnering and teamwork skills

• Prefer FINRA Licensing 9/10 and 63/66 or equivalent, or ability to obtain within an agreed upon time

Job Expectations:

• Ability to work in both an independent and team environment.  Time management and organizational skills required.

• Willingness to work on-site at stated location on the job opening

• Ability to travel up to 40% of the time

Posting End Date: 

8 May 2025

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

We Value Equal Opportunity

Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit’s risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

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