Assistant General Counsel, Vice President – Auto Lending (Consumer Banking & Lending Legal)

Wells Fargo & Company•Washington, DC

1d•$159,000 - $305,000•Hybrid

About The Position

About this role: Wells Fargo is seeking an Assistant General Counsel, Vice President, to serve as an individual contributor in support of Wells Fargo Auto, a leading indirect auto lender offering consumers vehicle financing through a network of dealers nationwide. The position will join a team of attorneys in the Consumer Lending Division of the Legal Department. For additional information on this line of business, refer to the external Careers Site at Wellsfargo.com/career. In this role, you will: 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 Provide legal advice on matters for management of the Corporation and its subsidiaries Serve as a legal advisor 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 Represent of the Company in highly complex litigation, negotiations, settlement discussions, and claims related legal issues Manage highly complex claims and litigation Draft complex legal documents, review and negotiate documents prepared by outside counsel 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 team to meet deliverables and drive new initiatives Educate, train, and supervise less experienced attorneys within the Legal department Collaborate strategically with peers, colleagues, and mid-level to more experienced managers to resolve issues and achieve goals Lead projects, teams or serve as a peer mentor Develop relationships with and provide guidance to more experienced leadership, including executive officers, on issues that may present legal, regulatory, compliance, or reputational risk to the Company Partner with business leaders and management of other corporate departments to develop and implement risk management programs

Requirements

5+ 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 with consumer auto lending or servicing, including with respect to one or more of the following topics: credit policy, underwriting, funding, payments, collections, repossession, after-market products and related topics
Expertise on consumer protection laws, including ECOA, TILA, FCRA, and state corollaries
Experience with direct or indirect, purchase financing or leasing, motorcycle finance, captive finance relationships, and/or strategic partnerships also helpful

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
Provide legal advice on matters for management of the Corporation and its subsidiaries
Serve as a legal advisor 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
Represent of the Company in highly complex litigation, negotiations, settlement discussions, and claims related legal issues
Manage highly complex claims and litigation
Draft complex legal documents, review and negotiate documents prepared by outside counsel
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 team to meet deliverables and drive new initiatives
Educate, train, and supervise less experienced attorneys within the Legal department
Collaborate strategically with peers, colleagues, and mid-level to more experienced managers to resolve issues and achieve goals
Lead projects, teams or serve as a peer mentor
Develop relationships with and provide guidance to more experienced leadership, including executive officers, on issues that may present legal, regulatory, compliance, or reputational risk to the Company
Partner with business leaders and management of other corporate departments to develop and implement risk management programs