Wells Fargo Head Commercial Banking Compliance 

United Kingdom, England, London 

734200067

About this role:

In this role, you will manage one direct report, with a focus on deepening the skill base of your team and raising its profile within the organization. As a senior leader in the EMEA Compliance department, you will act as a subject matter expert on relevant regulations, ensuring that compliance advice is proactively provided to the business lines under your coverage. Your ability to make critical decisions, work collaboratively, develop others, and enable high performance will be crucial in building an effective risk and control environment. By joining Wells Fargo, you will become part of a growing, globally recognized bank known for its award-winning culture.

In this role, you will:

• Manage at least 1 direct report.
• Operate as a senior leader in the EMEA Compliance department.
• Be a subject matter expert (SME) of the relevant regulations applicable to the business lines under your coverage.
• Provide and oversee the proactive provision of accurate technical regulatory compliance advice to the business lines within your coverage.
• Proactively challenge business lines to ensure compliance risk is identified and appropriately managed.
• Support the business in the management of Compliance risks by providing pragmatic solutions.
• Represent Compliance at relevant governance committees and other forums as necessary by providing challenge and technical regulatory compliance advice.
• Be involved in and oversee the team’s involvement in business led projects, including new business initiatives.
• Engage regularly with the legal department and other second line risk functions on current and emerging compliance risks and interact routinely with Internal Audit on regulatory compliance matters.
• Engage effectively with Global and International Compliance teams, providing SME advisory input including: Regulatory change management, Risk Assessments (First and Second Line), Policy and Training, Monitoring & Reporting
• Make decisions and resolve issues, escalating as necessary.
• Execute and support the transformation of the International Compliance function.
• Identify and execute strategic annual compliance planned activities.
• Alert management immediately of any material or significant risks (and potential risks).
• Support the EMEA Head of Advisory Compliance by operating horizontally where appropriate and consider holistic risks, providing constructive solutions for the wider team.
• Identify and recommend opportunities for process improvement and risk control developments, looking to leverage global teams where possible to avoid duplication of resources.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience in Compliance, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.
• Management experience
• Strong educational background with a university degree
• Experience in the compliance and regulatory field within financial services and extensive knowledge of Global Markets at a leading global financial services firm(s).
• Strong understanding of the market and regulatory environment in which Wells Fargo operates.
• Seasoned Compliance professional with matured leadership capabilities, including but not limited to: ability to make critical decisions, working collaboratively, ability to develop others, enabling high performance, building self-insight and effective risk and control environment.
• Strong intellectual capability and flexibility, able to consider issues from multiple angles and lead debates and discussions with multiple stakeholders.
• Able to exercise independent thought, and influence/challenge senior stakeholders, including an ability to confront conflict and difficult issues in a professional, assertive and proactive manger while remaining sensitive to business needs.
• Good sense of judgement and absolute commitment to Wells Fargo transformation journey
• Ability to lead projects with a focus on pace of execution and stakeholder collaboration.
• Ability to forge relationships across multiple functions to enhance the Compliance brand.
• Ability to deal with change and exhibit a service led mindset to support our stakeholders.
• Ability to challenge independently and constructively.
• Communicate effectively and confidently, orally and in writing at all levels of the organization.

28 Aug 2024

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

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