Head of Global Employee Fraud Monitoring & Fraud Policy Insights & Analysis (Executive Director, Analytics Director)

Wells Fargo Bank•Chandler, AZ

17d

About The Position

About this role: Wells Fargo is seeking an Analytics Director to lead Global Employee Fraud Monitoring & Fraud Policy Insights & Analysis with a scope firmwide. This Executive Director level position that is eligible for SVP/Managing Director elevation plays a key role in GEFM&FP enterprise program by leading a team of executive directors and vice presidents. This team has exposure to and leverages sensitive employee, customer, and account information that enables key actionable insights across the fraud risk spectrum with the primary focus on employee fraud, falsification, and policy violations. This position is responsible for comprehensively understanding source data, schemas, and business intelligence tools in order to generate clear and actionable insights for employees, leadership, executives, partners, and agencies. The role requires deep knowledge of business processes, advanced root-cause and correlation analysis, and the demonstrated ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion. Key accountabilities include supporting critical activities and developing sustainable processes primarily related to Employee (Internal) Fraud, falsification, and policy violations. Deliverables include preparing materials for regulatory bodies and committees/councils, conducting inherent and residual risk assessments, performance reporting, root-cause and trend analyses, statistical and financial loss analytics, forecasting, outside event analysis, peer benchmarking, and the development and monitoring of Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). The individual in this role leads the end-to-end strategy for insights and analysis within the Global Employee Fraud Monitoring & Fraud Policy organization, acts as a process and control owner under RCSA across multiple RAUs, ensures strict adherence to policies and governance standards, and provides executive-level reporting on enterprise-wide performance and emerging opportunities. The director collaborates closely with risk management, legal, human resources/employee relations, front line teams, audit, regulators, and peer institutions. In this role, you will: Set strategy and lead execution of data research, analytics, and intelligence initiatives that support the business Manage and develop teams to advance business objectives and deliver key initiatives Collaborate with and influence stakeholders at all levels, including senior leaders, to provide strategic insights Ensure compliance with data management, data governance, policy and regulatory requirements. Oversee an enterprise-wide portfolio of standardized and ad hoc analytics to assess and improve business performance and employee fraud risk Lead the development, accuracy, and automation of insights, dashboards, committee materials, business reviews, and KRI/KPI reporting Direct fraud‑risk capability assessments across business lines and recommend control enhancements Measure performance of Global Employee Fraud Monitoring & Fraud Policy operational teams Guide analysis of boundary breaches, verify risk and root‑cause drivers, and facilitate accountability forums with SMEs Deliver aggregated fraud‑risk insights and actionable intelligence to executives, business leaders, lines of defense, and regulators Create and maintain governance documentation, routines, and controls for Frontline Monitoring programs Foster a strong culture of talent development aligned to business strategy Manage people and financial resources to meet commitments and strategic goals Interpret and implement compliance and risk‑management requirements, partnering with stakeholders on regulatory and industry initiatives

Requirements

8+ years of Analytics experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
4+ years of management or leadership experience

Nice To Haves

Proficient with business Intelligence tools to design/promote reporting and insights: Tableau, Power BI, and/or Business Objects for visual depiction of fraud data
Proficient with Large Data Tool capabilities including but not limited to SAS, Python, SQL, visual basic and other reporting and analysis tools
Automation Experience
Experience working in large‑scale data environments with disparate data sources and complex database structures
Knowledge of ETL (extract/transfer/load) practices and standards
Experience with data validation and quality monitoring pre and post data processing
Experience aggregating, analyzing, and generating insights from structured and unstructured data.
Ability to identify anomalies, insights, and patterns across large and complex data sources.
Ability to synthesize and translate data into clear, actionable insights for executive audiences.
Experience analyzing employee relations, HR, allegation, and business application data to create integrated insights and support predictive modeling
Comprehensive knowledge of financial services organizational structures, functional roles, and capabilities to assess inherent risks
Comprehensive experience understanding and evaluating employee misconduct risks
Strong understanding of the allegation lifecycle, including sensitive matters, intake, investigations, root‑cause analysis, and customer impact
Advanced root‑cause analysis skills

Responsibilities

Set strategy and lead execution of data research, analytics, and intelligence initiatives that support the business
Manage and develop teams to advance business objectives and deliver key initiatives
Collaborate with and influence stakeholders at all levels, including senior leaders, to provide strategic insights
Ensure compliance with data management, data governance, policy and regulatory requirements.
Oversee an enterprise-wide portfolio of standardized and ad hoc analytics to assess and improve business performance and employee fraud risk
Lead the development, accuracy, and automation of insights, dashboards, committee materials, business reviews, and KRI/KPI reporting
Direct fraud‑risk capability assessments across business lines and recommend control enhancements
Measure performance of Global Employee Fraud Monitoring & Fraud Policy operational teams
Guide analysis of boundary breaches, verify risk and root‑cause drivers, and facilitate accountability forums with SMEs
Deliver aggregated fraud‑risk insights and actionable intelligence to executives, business leaders, lines of defense, and regulators
Create and maintain governance documentation, routines, and controls for Frontline Monitoring programs
Foster a strong culture of talent development aligned to business strategy
Manage people and financial resources to meet commitments and strategic goals
Interpret and implement compliance and risk‑management requirements, partnering with stakeholders on regulatory and industry initiatives