דרושים International Lead Control Management Officer - Vp ב-Wells Fargo ב-United Kingdom, City Of London

About this role:

Wells Fargo is looking for a Control Management Specialist to join the International Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) Control Team. This role focuses on implementing and overseeing the First Line of Defense corporate risk program requirements. Specifically, the Specialist will assist the Markets Control within the International Markets Control team. Responsibilities include providing control coverage across International Markets and contributing to governance programs. The ideal candidate should have a grasp of different Markets traded businesses and operational risk management principles.

In this role, you will:

• Participate in mitigating current and emerging risk exposures associated with the activities and operations of the assigned business group, and identify opportunity for process improvements within the scope of defined business control responsibilities.

• Review and analyze basic business challenges that require research, evaluation, and selection of alternatives.

• Develop and implement risk monitoring, risk reporting processes, and controls while evaluating and reporting results where necessary.

• Present recommendations for resolving complex situations and exercise independent judgment while developing Control Management functional area expertise.

• Provide support in the interpretation of policy, guidelines, and governance programs as front line liaison to Independent Risk Management area.

• Collaborate and consult with Control Management team and key stakeholders, including internal customers.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience in Risk Management or Financial Services industry, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with developing and/or executing risk and control assessment programs.

• Knowledge of RCSA, process, purpose.

• Knowledge of products, services, applicable regulations for a Markets Business.

• Experience in operational risk reporting and escalation programs

• Knowledge and experience in risk management practices.

• Knowledge of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) concepts.

• Personal ability to understand and operate successfully in a matrixed corporate environment

• Good communication skills (verbal, written and interpersonal); ability to concisely articulate complex concepts in a clear manner.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.

About this role:

Ideal candidates will have experience in operational projects within Investment Banking, along with qualifications in Business Analysis and Wholesale Investment Operations. Those with a proven track record in settlements will be highly valued.

In this role, you will:

• Be responsible for Situation Investigation and Problem Analysis, Feasibility Assessments, Business Case Development, Process and Service Improvement, Business Acceptance Testing, Business Change Deployment and Requirements Definition.

• Run discovery, elicitation and design workshops with stakeholders at varying levels to ensure problem statements are fully understood, that requirements are holistic and that they are documented to the highest standards).

• Define and document requirements and user stories using Jira as prescribed by the team and run appropriate meetings to validate the artefacts produced prior to signoff.

• Undertake gap analysis across a given operating model.

• Support Idea generation.

• Produce dashboards to monitor user story and testing progress as prescribed by the team.

• Document test scenarios and create tests packs.

• Display a high degree of stakeholder management and analysis.

• Support the project manager when required to do so.

• Identify, analyse and manage risks, issues and interdependencies, escalating as necessary and ensure project tasks are completed according to established timelines.

• Build relationships and influence Internal and external stakeholders to help navigate Wells Fargo move towards the it future state in line with the firm strategy and business objectives.

• Collaborate with Technology and Operations teams to deliver optimal solutions.

• Maintain up to date working knowledge of the industry and ensure that the organization’s interests are considered.

Required Qualifications and Skills:

• Experience working within financial services specialising in Capital Markets.

• Be familiar with both the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and the broader Business Change Life Cycle (BCLC).

• Experience of Investment Operations and the trade Lifecycle demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.

• Exceptional communication and relationship building skills at all levels of the organization.

• Resilient, organised with a high degree of attention to detail.

• Excellent documentation skills ensuring traceability of the delivery back to requirements.

• Experience documenting testing strategies, coordinating testing efforts across multiple platforms and business functions, capturing and documenting UAT results, creation of test scripts and managing and communicating progress.

• Ability to identify the root cause of problems and propose solutions resulting in clear options and recommendations that can be considered to address the issues identified.

• Experience working within both waterfall and agile methods of project delivery.

• Aptitude to structure multiple tasks and work in an organized manner under pressure and time constraints.

• Flexibility to manage multiple distinct work streams simultaneously.

• Fluent in the following applications: All MS Office Application and Agile Enterprise Jira, and Confluence.

• Qualifications in Business Analysis and Investment Operations will be considered preferable for this role.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.

The ideal candidate will be expected to:

• Self-lead the build out a new function that will centrally run controls and processes owned within the front office
• Establish a best-in-class control/operating environment complemented by up-to-date procedures and process flows, disciplined periodic testing/reviews, constant search for efficiencies etc.
• Proactively establish and develop relationships with key stakeholders across the businesses, COO teams, business control and functional partners to effectively perform the role

Responsibilities:

• Build out the team between London and Singapore and establish a high-performance culture that is focused on both quality and efficiency
• Build out the book of controls and processes to centralize within the business management function, partnering with product/activity COOs between multiple regions
• Build out the accompanying management information (KRIs/KPIs) associated with the function and establish related reporting routines
• For new controls/processes, partner with related COO teams and functional partners to establish robust but operationally efficient controls/processes
• Develop procedures for the centralized controls/processes (adhering to firm wide standards) and establish regular review routines to ensure they remain up to date
• Serve as a subject matter expert on business booking models/activities and link those models/activities to controls, processes, intercompany agreements, licenses, front office teams etc.
• Proactively track actions/feedback from stakeholders related to activities and regularly update on progress
• Build and maintain strong relationships with the businesses, COOs and functions to stay on top of personnel, regulatory, system, tooling changes
• Know and understand the regulatory requirements associated with the footprint of the businesses and connection between those requirements and the controls/processes run within the team
• Drive the evolution of the controls/processes run by the team and ensure business/regulatory requirements are always met
• Drive the development of offshore capabilities, partnering with the global lead in the US to ensure control/process migrations are done thoughtfully and with clear accountability
• Serve as front office controls/processes subject matter expert in risk control self-assessments and internal/external audits
• Develop and maintain Business Continuity Plans for the team
• Support reporting obligations – management, entity, regulatory
• Run ad-hoc initiatives that cut across product / activity verticals
• Drive special initiatives at the request of the International Markets COO

Required Experience:

• Corporate & investment banking business management or leadership experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• Management or leadership experience

• Relevant experience working within an investment bank

• Deep understanding of markets, including products, services, clients and regulatory environments
• Experience in building, managing and developing geographically dispersed teams
• Experience in designing, implementing and running controls/processes for a business
• Experience in managing a portfolio of control/process routines across a team
• Experience in dealing with complex problems that require multiple global stakeholders to solve
• Experience in working with senior executives requiring high quality work but under time pressure
• Experience in establishing offshoring service centres

Skillsets:

• Meticulous attention to detail whilst able to present information at the intended audience’s level
• Self-starter who is solution orientated and constantly acts on opportunities for continuous improvement
• Builds trust and operates with discretion and integrity
• Scrutinizes the first answer, evaluates alternatives, considers perspectives and tests assumptions
• Exceptional organizational and project management skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to set a target operating state and execute towards that
• Ability to lead teams through change
• Ability to influence/negotiate and build consensus with stakeholders across all levels
• Ability to run multiple concurrent tasks whilst playing varying roles in their execution
• Ability to quickly understand and synthesize complex information sets and identify themes/connections
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Expert skills in MS Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint and Visio

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.

In this role, you will:

• Lead end-to-end project delivery for the reconciliation utility, from initiation through to post-implementation review.

• Define project scope, objectives, and success metrics in alignment with business goals.

• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, budgets, and resource allocations.

• Coordinate cross-functional teams including Operations, Technology, Compliance, Finance, and external vendors.

• Identify, document, and manage project risks, dependencies, and issues, escalating as necessary.

• Oversee requirements gathering and solution design to ensure alignment with operational and regulatory needs.

• Track and report progress to stakeholders, steering committees, and senior leadership on a regular basis.

• Ensure adherence to regulatory standards (e.g. SOX, Basel III) and internal controls.

• Support change management activities, including training, communication, and business readiness.

• Champion continuous improvement and standardization across reconciliation functions.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience inBusiness Execution, Implementation, or Strategic Planning, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Information Technology, or related field (MBA or PMP/Prince2 certification preferred).

• Experience in project management in wholesale banking or capital markets.

• Strong knowledge of reconciliation processes (cash, securities, Nostro, trade breaks etc.) and systems (e.g., IntelliMatch, Xceptor, IRIS or similar).

• Proven experience managing cross-functional projects within complex banking environments.

• Familiarity with banking products such as derivatives, FX, fixed income, and trade finance.

• Experience working in Agile project delivery model.

• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills.

• Ability to work under pressure and manage competing priorities.

Desirable Skills:

• Knowledge of data governance and reconciliation utility frameworks.

• Experience in building or operating shared service or utility models.

• Understanding of regulatory reporting and compliance frameworks in global markets.

• Exposure to automation and data analytics solutions related to reconciliation.

Key Competencies:

• Strategic Thinking & Execution.

• Leadership & Team Collaboration.

• Risk & Issue Management.

• Analytical & Problem-Solving Ability.

• Stakeholder Engagement.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.

About this role:

In this role, you will:

• Engage with Technology Control central teams to ensure alignment and integration into governance routines and programs (such as policy adherence, project risk assessments, incidentmanagement/OperationalRisk Event management and change management).

• Facilitate and support for Tech elements of International regulatory reviews, including control mapping, evidence review and drafting of management responses.

• Facilitate the International Technology components of the Global and International RCSA programmes.

• Consume shifting program requirements and ensure unique international requirements integrated or built to support, undertaking training to international technology and control teams as necessary.

• Establish strong partnership and collaboration with Wells Fargo Technology central control, divisional control, and regional control partners to ensure adherence with policy, compliance and external regulations.

• Identify opportunities for Process and Control improvements.

• Provide risk and control reporting and updates to CCIBT Control and International Technology Control Management leadership.

• Support the production of International Technology Control materials for governance purposes and in support of International Risk Committees

Required Qualifications:

• Experience in Risk Management, Control Management, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.

• Experience in Technology Risk Management and/or Technology and one or a combination of the following: project management, implementation or communication roles.

• Exceptional coordination / communication skills.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience within a Technology Risk or Business Risk function with demonstrated knowledge of the business, its technology systems, applications, infrastructure and emerging technology, and associated risks in a business environment.

• Experience of responding to regulatoryquestionnaires/assessment,including mapping requirements to controls and analysing supporting evidence.

• Experience of large scale RCSA programmes, identification and rating of Risks, creation of controls and reporting of residual risks.

• Experience of Issue Management processes, including drafting issues and corrective actions and managing the IM workflow.

• Broad and significant knowledge of technology and the associated challenges, risks and required controls inherent in a complex federated environment, including knowledge of SDLC, Architecture, Cloud, Datacenter, Vendor and third party, BCP, PMO, Change Mgmt, Problem and Incident Management, SOX and other Regulations, Access management, Asset Management, Compliance, IS, Audit.

• Understanding of technology and security risk framework. Including, but not limited to: COBIT, FFIEC, NIST, ITIL, COSO, BASEL, and OCC Heightened Standards.

• Professional certifications such as CPA, CSCP, CRCM, CGEIT, CRISC, CITP, CISA, CISSP, or similar.

• Strong business oral and written communications skills with senior leader presence and experience.

• Ability to work well in a matrix organization and leverage skills across multiple disciplines to deliver a successful work product.

• Ability to coordinate completion of multiple tasks and meet aggressive time frames.

• Ability to prepare management level presentations.

• Ability to interact with all levels of an organization.

• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy.

• Strong collaboration and partnering skills.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.

In this role, you will:

• Complete all daily cash nostro real-time monitoring for settlement status & liquidity blockages per documented procedure & task checklists (monitoring inbound & outbound flows).

• Advise MCT desk of total amount of outgoing currency required & therefore the funding position daily.

• Assist MCT in ensuring nostro EOD balances are within agreed thresholds Liaise with relevant Ops teams and MCT in regard to unsettled high value payments.

• Provide any required advance notification for specific settlements above agreed thresholds to MCT desk as per agreed Liquidity management RACIs.

• Monitor account systems and advise MCT desks of any shortfall.

• Execute funding requests from various EMEA Ops teams or MCT desk to move funds across nostros /CSD cash accounts in order to ensure underlying LOB transactions are settled on time.

• Own & complete daily cash forecasting activities for the various businesses.

• Act on requests in regard to flattening any excess funding positions as per MCT requests.

• Execute on various specific Cash management team tasks in regard to the type of business cash being monitored , e.g. for the FX business the team will create & send EOD confirmation if Reg W account need to be funded.

• Provide daily files with T+1 Cash Flow deals to Treasury for the relevant EMEA entities, aligned to agreed thresholds for the various legal entities.

• Complete required team owned MIS, including monthly FX Risk Packs for required ALCO meetings.

• Complete any other recurring or ad-hoc reporting requests as advised by manager or delegate.

• Carry out proactive checks to ensure monitoring systems have updated accordingly.

• Partner with MCT & Network management in regard to creation of new Nostro Accounts request to EFIA tool for the EMEA entities being supported.

• Act as a risk champion, ensure you are meeting all risk expectations of the company including adhering to the Risk management framework, policy & procedures, ensuring emerging & actual risk incidents are flagged to the relevant teams within EMEA Ops & also the BCM group in a timely fashion.

• Support your team in manager in regard to any process or control reviews carried out by any of the reviewing teams including Internal Audit, EBCE , IT&V.

• Drive a culture of continuous process improvement .

• Work with your manager in regard to any change initiatives /projects as requested.

Required Qualifications:

• Ideally experience in a Cash management Operations role in another Financial institution.

• Fast learner, strong communication skills and attention to detail.

• Strong incident escalation capability.

• Strong IT & data collation skills, especially Excel, Word, PowerPoint etc.

• Organized with good time management skills Strong prioritization skills.

• Ability to handle multiple priorities and perform well under pressure.

• Experience of dealing with a variety of internal partners, providing examples of where collaboration assisted with resolving issues.

• Good understanding of International business including Investment banking & also Lending /commercial banking products and payments.

• Ability to work under pressure.

• Able to work in a small team environment and work as a team.

• Self-motivation and flexibility required to recognize the need to step up to assist colleagues and manager when required.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.

In this role, you will:

• Key member of our G10 and EM FX options trading initiative in London which encompasses trading, sales relationships, and client pricing.
• Perform daily risk management duties for all aspects of the Global portfolio. Capable of running multiple books across the G10 and EM regions
• Exhibit strong analytical and quantitative skills. Be able to work well under pressure and be part of a global team.
• Work with the global team to dictate consistent, efficient, and timely pricing for all our clients.
• Be able to build a franchise by fostering current customer relationships and onboarding new prospects.
• Help build analytical tools that improve our risk management capabilities and customer engagement.
• Lead complex initiatives with broad impact and act as key participant for FX Trading
• Review and analyze complex, longer-term business and operational initiatives that require in-depth evaluation of multiple factors
• Make decisions requiring excellent understanding of policies, procedures and compliance requirements to meet deliverables and drive new initiatives
• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues and managers to resolve and achieve goals

Required Qualifications:

• Experience in Securities Trading, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Strong interest in financial markets and risk management
• Demonstrated proficiency in handling multiple projects and deadlines
• Energetic self-starter who is flexible, organized, conscientious, proactive, and detail-oriented
• Strong work ethic, initiative, and desire to learn
• Enjoy working collaboratively in a team environment

Job Expectations:

This position is deemed to be a Certified Person function under the FCA and PRA Certification Regime. You must at all times remain fit and proper to perform your role, and this will be assessed on at least an annual basis.

In addition to the responsibilities summarised in your job description, you are also required to comply at all times with the FCA/PRA Conduct Rules:

• You must act with integrity.
• You must act with due skill, care and diligence.
• You must be open and cooperative with the FCA, the PRA and other regulators.
• You must pay due regard to the interests of customers and treat them fairly.
• You must observe proper standards of market conduct.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.