Lead Business Accountability Specialist

Wells Fargo & Company

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

About this role: Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Business Accountability Specialist supporting the Risk Programs Governance organization part of the Chief Administration Office within Consumer Lending. Learn more about the career areas and lines of business at wellsfargojobs.com In this role, you will: Lead complex initiatives with broad impact which are designed to mitigate current and emerging business risk issues and concerns; act as key participant in large-scale, cross-functional planning for the business Assess, analyze, and design complex and multi-faceted controls, protocols, and approaches with respect to risk mitigation and the control environment, including ensuring effective planning for sustainability, ongoing control adherence, reporting, measurement, technology impacts, and monitoring Make decisions in complex and multifaceted situations requiring solid understanding of business’s functional area or products, operations, and regulatory environment; facilitate decision-making and issue resolution, and support implementation of developed solutions and plans; influence and lead key business partners to meet deliverables and drive new initiatives Strategically collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues, and mid to senior-level managers to identify current and emerging risks associated with business activities and operations, and provide guidance in interpreting, developing, and implementing risk-mitigating strategies Act as liaison for the business with external parties to support timeliness, appropriate response strategy, and effectiveness of communications and materials May lead projects, teams, or serve as a peer mentor

Requirements

• 5+ years of risk management, business controls, quality assurance, business operations, compliance, or process experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Nice To Haves

• 5 + years of business process management in the financial services industry
• 5 + years of Quality Assurance, Third Party, Change Management, Issue Management and Exam, RCSA Experience
• Experience documenting processes and writing procedures
• Experience with change management
• Experience with quality assurance and business controls
• Ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines, achieve goals, and work under pressure in a dynamic and complex environment.
• Ability to provide leadership to a matrixed organization environment.
• Experience with identifying and evaluate trends, isolate root cause, and provide swift/thorough resolution.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and across all organizational levels, where flexibility, collaboration, and adaptability are important.
• Audit or internal controls testing experience.
• Ability to take on a high level of responsibility, initiative, and accountability.
• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
• Anti Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) background.
• Experience with Wells Fargo risk systems such as Shared Risk Platform (SHRP), Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA), or Control Risk Analysis System (CRAS+)
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint) skills
• Experience of CRA regulations, running bank-wide CRA programs, guiding organizations on CRA-eligible transactions, leading CRA data integrity and performance exams.
• Understanding of Fair Lending and Customer Treatment regulations.
• Experience with RCSA
• Experience with consumer lending, Auto, Business Banking and the Branch Network
• Experience in financial crimes compliance, fraud, risk management, auditing, or a related job function
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
• Effective organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple and sometimes competing priorities
• Experience identifying and driving process improvements in a complex banking environment
• Experience working with the Bank's compliance and operational policies and procedures, and with corporate Operational Risk Platform tools such as SHRP

Responsibilities

• Lead complex initiatives with broad impact which are designed to mitigate current and emerging business risk issues and concerns
• Act as key participant in large-scale, cross-functional planning for the business
• Assess, analyze, and design complex and multi-faceted controls, protocols, and approaches with respect to risk mitigation and the control environment, including ensuring effective planning for sustainability, ongoing control adherence, reporting, measurement, technology impacts, and monitoring
• Make decisions in complex and multifaceted situations requiring solid understanding of business’s functional area or products, operations, and regulatory environment
• Facilitate decision-making and issue resolution, and support implementation of developed solutions and plans
• Influence and lead key business partners to meet deliverables and drive new initiatives
• Strategically collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues, and mid to senior-level managers to identify current and emerging risks associated with business activities and operations, and provide guidance in interpreting, developing, and implementing risk-mitigating strategies
• Act as liaison for the business with external parties to support timeliness, appropriate response strategy, and effectiveness of communications and materials
• May lead projects, teams, or serve as a peer mentor

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed