Assistant General Counsel, Executive Director: Wealth Banking, Cash Management & Digital Assets

Wells Fargo Bank•Charlotte, NC

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Wells Fargo is seeking an Assistant General Counsel, Executive Director, to join the Wealth & Investment Management Division of the Legal Department to serve as a senior legal advisor on banking, cash management products and services, brokerage and trust cash sweeps, and digital assets. In this role, you will lead complex initiatives with broad impact and act as a key participant in large scale planning. You will handle matters that have a significant impact on the Company's operations, strategies, or profitability, and engage and influence stakeholders, internal partners, and peers associated with the function or affected by its outcomes. You will provide legal advice on matters for management of the Corporation and its subsidiaries, and serve as a legal advisor and lead product counsel to the businesses within Wells Fargo. You will review and analyze complex large scale or long-term challenges that require in-depth evaluation of multiple factors including intangibles or unprecedented factors, and identify emerging industry and market risks to proactively advise business, risk, control and other stakeholders. You will manage highly complex claims and complaints, identify and analyze complex legal issues, develop conclusions, and make recommendations for issue resolution. You will provide substantive legal advice on matters for more experienced management of the Corporation, and develop and lead implementation of strategic business initiatives, and lead work to meet deliverables and drive new initiatives. You will collaborate strategically with peers, colleagues, and mid-level to more experienced managers to resolve issues and achieve goals.

Requirements

7+ years of Law experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
Active State Bar membership or the equivalent in a country outside the United States

Nice To Haves

Experience as a practicing attorney supporting brokerage and trust cash sweeps, banking products and services for high net worth/ultra high net worth clientele and family offices, money movement and cash management, and digital assets.
Experience advising on broker dealer and bank regulatory compliance applicable to cash sweeps, money movement, bank deposit accounts, and digital assets.
Proven collaboration skills with the ability to interface with regulators, internal regulatory relation stakeholders, legal subject matter experts across the enterprise, and business stakeholders.
Ability to analyze complex legal issues and develop and execute risk-focused solutions.
Demonstrated experience advising senior management.
Demonstrated experience leading and implementing large scale complex initiatives across multiple risk stripes.

Responsibilities

Lead complex initiatives with broad impact and act as a key participant in large scale planning
Handle matters that have a significant impact on the Company's operations, strategies, or profitability
Engage and influence stakeholders, internal partners, and peers associated with the function or affected by its outcomes
Provide legal advice on matters for management of the Corporation and its subsidiaries
Serve as a legal advisor and lead product counsel to the businesses within Wells Fargo
Review and analyze complex large scale or long-term challenges that require in-depth evaluation of multiple factors including intangibles or unprecedented factors
Identify emerging industry and market risks to proactively advise business, risk, control and other stakeholders
Manage highly complex claims and complaints
Identify and analyze complex legal issues, develop conclusions, and make recommendations for issue resolution
Provide substantive legal advice on matters for more experienced management of the Corporation
Develop and lead implementation of strategic business initiatives, and lead work to meet deliverables and drive new initiatives
Collaborate strategically with peers, colleagues, and mid-level to more experienced managers to resolve issues and achieve goals