In this role, you will:
- Manage a team of managers in cross-functional teams in accomplishing goals and priorities
- Develop and design methodologies and standards for review activities across the Enterprise in alignment with the Risk Management Framework
- Ensure effective and appropriate testing, validation, and documentation of review activities for risk programs, risks, and controls according to standards and other applicable policies
- Timely execute the plan by establishing and meeting milestone dates. In addition, provide insightful, actionable, timely, concise, and accurate status updates in system of record
- Assess, document, and communicate emerging risks, themes and identified issues to leadership and risk partners in a timely manner
- Ensure issues are identified and documented
- Identify potential corrective actions, and follows through on reporting, escalation, and resolution
- Perform moderate to high risk quality reviews
- Lead implementation of complex and strategic initiatives with moderate risk and complexity
- Ensure plan includes targeted reviews based on risk and meets internal past due benchmarks
- Lead moderate to high risk or complexity review activity engagements
- Escalate any critical or high risk issues to appropriate leadership
- Manage communication and collaboration with business heads, Legal, Audit, and regulators on risk related topics
- Provide status updates to key stakeholders on programs and specific reviews where warranted
- Manage allocation of people and financial resources for Independent Testing
- Mentor and guide talent development of direct reports and assist in hiring talent
Required Qualifications:
- 4+ years of experience in Independent Testing experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
- 2+ years of Leadership experience.
Desired Qualifications:
- Strong experience in risk management (includes external/internal audit, compliance, operational risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, market risk)
- Extensive knowledge and understanding of financial services industry: compliance, risk management, or audit operations.
- A BS/BA degree or higher in one or a combination of the following: Finance, Accounting, Analytics, or Reporting
- A Master of Business Administration (MBA), Chartered Accountant (CA), or a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation
- Strong knowledge of the COSO Framework and Risk & Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) program
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Strong organization and prioritization skills
- Strong strategic, critical thinking & analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
- Demonstrated ability to manage conflict and provide quick and well-thought through decisions.
- Demonstrated ability to establish strong working relationship with key partners and senior management.
- Experience reviewing testing strategies and methodologies; evaluating the adequacy and effectiveness of policies, procedures, processes, initiatives, products, and internal controls; and identifying issues resulting from internal and/or external compliance examinations.
- Articulate, poised and comfortable in direct interaction with senior lines of business partners, Compliance, Independent Risk Management, and Internal Audit.
- Intermediate to Advanced Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint) skills
- Experience in Independent Testing, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
- Leadership experience
30 Mar 2025
Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:
b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.