2026 COO - Global Operations Analyst Development Program – Early Careers

Wells Fargo & Company•Chandler, AZ

About The Position

This role: Wells Fargo is seeking talent to join the Global Operations team under the Chief Operating Office (COO) organization for a two-year rotational development program starting 2026. Learn more about the career areas and lines of business at wellsfargojobs.com. Business Overview: The Global Operations Early Talent program encompasses a variety of unique pathways to learn and gain meaningful work experience while growing your expertise. At Wells Fargo, we are committed to a strong business infrastructure to manage and transform the business and provide a valuable client experience. Global Operations in the Chief Operating Office is responsible for building a more unified and integrated approach to Wells Fargo’s business operations functions. Global Operations Early Talent Program offers exposure across multiple functions and within multiple teams, with work related to business operations, strategy, execution and transformation initiatives, in the following areas: Wholesale Operations: Wholesale Operations delivers resources to provide critical support in maintaining relationships with corporate clients to facilitate their financial needs, globally. The organization manages financial transactions for businesses, institutions, and wealth management clients - ensuring efficient processing of securities transactions, cash transactions and loans. The team also manages the risk, regulatory compliance, and client service associated with these transactions. The businesses that make up Wholesale Operations include, Commercial Banking Operations, Wealth & Investment Management Operations, Corporate & Investment Banking Operations. Shared Services Operations: Shared Services Operations (SSO) delivers core operational functions to our customers that are common across Wells Fargo, along with transformation capabilities to our employees, utilizing a continuous improvement approach to achieve stronger controls, improved client experiences, and sustained efficiencies. The businesses that make up Shared Services Operations include, BSA/AML Data Strategy, Execution & Operations, Business & Real Estate Services, Financial Crimes Operations, Operational Excellence, Quality Assurance, Regulatory Operations, and Strategy & Transformation. Consumer Business Lending Operations: Consumer Business Lending delivers a comprehensive suite of foundational operational, account servicing, and contact center services supporting consumer, small, and business customers. These services span personal loans, auto loans, home mortgages, credit cards, merchant services, and retail banking products, and include customer servicing, ATM management, cash vault operations, print solutions, estate care, abandoned property processing, legal orders, account reconciliation, and ongoing account maintenance. Payments Operations: Payments Operations encompasses a broad range of services, including: Wires Operations, Automated Clearing House (ACH), Instant Payments, Lockbox Services, Network Management, International Payments, and Payment Services Operations. These groups work together to ensure the seamless execution, compliance, and innovation of payment processes across our global network. Fraud and Claims Management: Fraud and Claims Management delivers support by partnering with product, channel, risk, and technology teams to develop and provide secure, reliable, scalable, and customer friendly prevention, investigation and claims services that protect customers and Wells Fargo from fraud losses. The team reviews account activity and high-risk transactions to prevent victim and perpetrator fraud, processes check fraud and Automated Clearing House (ACH) claims, investigates and resolves customer disputes (fraud and non-fraud) on all transaction types and manages all Wells Fargo identity theft cases. Global Operations Strategy and Execution: Global Operations Strategy and Transformation delivers centralized support and strategic planning to Global Operations. Strategy and Transformation enables an integrated Operations operating model to allow for better controls and oversight, efficient processes, and clear accountabilities with a keen focus on excellent customer and client experiences. Global Operations Data, Analytics, and Reporting: Global Operations Data, Analytics, and Reporting (DAR) develops and integrates data, analytics, and reporting plans for the lines of business within Global Operations. They partner with the Global Operations’ lines of business analytics teams to focus on opportunities to accelerate our development and adoption of advanced analytic/artificial intelligence tools. Program Overview The two-year analyst program is a professional development opportunity that provides participants with a rotational experience to learn about and understand Wells Fargo’s operations, business strategies, and corporate culture. The experience includes relationship building, relevant work assignments, coaching, performance feedback sessions, and informative learning sessions with key leaders. It is designed to provide undergraduate students with an experiential overview of the applicable team within Global Operations and how they support developing, executing and supporting a streamlined approach to each of their individual businesses and the enterprise as a whole. The program incorporates real-world scenarios and experiences to help prepare you for a rewarding career at Wells Fargo. The competitive full time development program targets exceptional graduating seniors and is a pipeline program where successful analysts may receive an offer and transition to a permanent role. Ideal candidates for this role must have the following: Ability to be a self-starter who proactively takes initiative, remains curious and has a genuine interest in learning and growth Detail orientation Possess leadership skills Effective verbal and written communication skills Ability to take on responsibility and accountability Demonstrated ability to navigate regular feedback, coaching, and mentoring during your program Ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines, achieve goals, and work under pressure in dynamic environments Strong analytical skills and ability to solve complex technical problems. Ability to work in a fast paced, highly collaborative culture in both a face-to-face and virtual environment A customer-oriented focus Program Date: Summer 2026. 40 hour work week. Daily working hours based on business need. Program Locations: Charlotte, NC Phoenix Metro, AZ

Requirements

6+ months of work experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree candidate with an expected graduation in December 2025– May/June 2026
Experience using Microsoft Office suite of products
Knowledge and/or experience in the financial services industry
Demonstrated interest and/or experience in manipulating data and reporting, data visualization, and/or data insights
BA/BS degree with an interest in any of the following: Business Administration, Business Intelligence, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Statistics, Technology, Communication, Accounting, Mathematics, Analytics, Physics, Political Science, Pre-law, Government, Policy and Management, Computer Science, Management and Risk Management or related business field
Data analytics, including experience in SQL, PowerBI, JIRA, SharePoint, and/or Tableau
Experience in Agile methodology
Ability to travel 10% or more of the time
Wells Fargo will only consider candidates who are presently authorized to work for any employer in the United States and who will not require work visa sponsorship from Wells Fargo now or in the future in order to retain their authorization to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

Participate in formal early talent program and workshop initiatives.
Review various assignments to become familiar with policies and procedures for which answers can be quickly obtained, related to low-to-medium risk tasks and deliverables.
Receive direction from managers and exercise independent judgment while developing understanding of requirements for the supported area.
Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues, and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals.
Take part in a range of team projects, tasks, and activities to expose you to various Wells Fargo businesses, supporting execution of strategic priorities and reporting.
Work in various Microsoft products to create communication, gather data and story tell on outcomes, and organize priorities.
Develop partnerships, consulting, regulatory focus, risk assessment, data analytics, and other key competencies through classroom and on-the-job training.
Engage in experiential learning on fundamentals of financial services.
Contribute to process improvement, process enhancement, process mapping, automation and operational efficiency programs and projects.
Partner alongside various Operations teams on daily functions and responsibilities.
Take part in non-business-related stretch assignments, i.e., DE&I, employee engagement, community service, etc.
Maintain contact with leaders at all levels of the organization including senior management, team members, individual contributors, and/or vendors.
Create presentations, and visuals to assist with documenting business requirements.
Complete assigned projects/tasks and prepare for relevant industry certifications as part of professional development