Vice President, Equity Research Business Manager
Wells FargoAbout the role
Wells Fargo Corporate & Investment Banking delivers a comprehensive suite of capital markets, banking, and financial products and services. A trusted partner to our clients, we provide corporate and transactional banking, commercial real estate lending and servicing, investment banking, equity and fixed income solutions including sales, trading, and research capabilities to corporate, commercial real estate, government, and institutional clients across the globe.
Markets provides solutions to clients with the means to manage their exposure through various derivatives, lending and cash products across Structured Products Group, Macro, Equities, Municipal Products Group, Credit Sales & Trading.
About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking a Vice President, Equity Research Business Manager in Corporate & Investment Banking as part of Markets. Learn more about the career areas and business divisions at wellsfargojobs.com.
In this role, you will:
- Partner with cross functional teams to strategize, plan, and execute a variety of programs, services and initiatives
- Drive accountability for assigned initiatives, limit operational risk, and create efficiencies as appropriate
- Review strategic approaches and effectiveness of support function and business performance
- Perform assessments through fact finding and data requiring creative approaches to solving complex issues, and develop appropriate solutions or recommendations
- Make decisions in highly complex and multifaceted situations requiring solid understanding of business group's functional area or products, facilitate decision making and issue resolution, and support implementation of developed solutions and plans
- Collaborate and consult with members of the Research Management team and larger COO organization to drive strategic initiatives
- Influence, guide and lead less experienced Strategy and Execution staff within the group
Required Qualifications:
- 5+ years of Equity Research Management experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.
Desired Qualifications:
- 5+ years of Equity Research experience
- Strong understanding of the sell‑side equity research lifecycle, including publication processes, compliance requirements, and analyst workflows
- Manage the research budget, including forecasting, expense tracking, and cost optimization initiatives across data, tools, and third‑party vendors
- Experience partnering with or supporting research and research sales teams, including offshore delivery models
- Familiarity with major research tools and datasets (e.g., FactSet, Bloomberg, internal publishing platforms, and emerging AI tools)
- Experience with hiring metrics and partnering with Senior Managers across Markets for staffing initiatives
- Experience or ability to lead large or small projects and deadline driven initiatives.
- Strong organizational skills
- Ability to work with broad array of personalities and management styles
- Connectivity to different teams (Compliance, Legal, Technology) that support and interact with the business on a regular basis
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint
- Ability to identify efficiencies and streamline processes
Job Expectations:
- This position is subject to FINRA background screening requirements. Candidates must successfully complete and pass a background check prior to hire. In accordance with FINRA rules, individuals who are subject to statutory disqualification are not eligible to be associated with a FINRA-registered broker-dealer. Successful candidates must also meet and comply with ongoing regulatory obligations, which include periodic screening and mandatory reporting of certain incidents.
- Specific compliance policies may apply regarding outside activities or personal investing; affected employees will be expected to provide information to the Wells Fargo Personal Account Dealing Team and abide by applicable policy requirements if hired. Information will be shared about expectations during the recruitment process.
- Visa sponsorship is not available
Pay Range
Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to demonstrated examples of prior performance, skills, experience, or work location. Employees may also be eligible for incentive opportunities.
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