Lead Compliance Officer - Home Lending

Wells Fargo & Company•Minneapolis, MN

2d•$119,000 - $206,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Compliance Officer to join our Home Lending Compliance organization. As a part of Wells Fargo's second line of defense and Independent Risk Management team, covers jobs responsible for establishing, implementing, and maintaining risk standards and programs to drive compliance with federal, state, agency, legal, and regulatory and/or Corporate Policy requirements.

Requirements

5+ years of Compliance experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Nice To Haves

Strong understanding of mortgage business processes, regulations, and mortgage risk management systems
Experience managing engagements with regulators and auditors
Experience with regulations related to Capital Markets processes and Capital Markets business knowledge
Understanding of banking risk and control systems and issue management processes
Ability to communicate complex concepts in a clear, simplified manner to executive leadership and law department partners
An active Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM) designation
Strong background with mortgage consumer protection regulations including TILA, Reg B, FCRA, SCRA, ADA, RESPA, Privacy, State Law, etc.

Responsibilities

Provide oversight and monitoring of business group risk based compliance programs
Maintain compliance risk expertise and consulting for projects and initiatives with moderate to high risk, over multiple business lines
Establish, implement and maintain risk standards and programs to drive compliance with federal, state, agency, legal and regulatory and Corporate Policy requirements
Oversee the Front Line's execution and challenges appropriately on compliance related decisions
Develop, oversee, and provide independent credible challenge to standards with subject matter expertise
Provide direction to the business on developing corrective action plans and effectively managing regulatory change
Report findings and make recommendations to management and appropriate committees
Identify and recommend opportunities for process improvement and risk control development
Receive direction from leaders and exercise independent judgment while developing the knowledge to understand function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements
Monitor the reporting, escalation, and timely remediation of issues, deficiencies or regulatory matters regarding compliance risk management
Make decisions and resolve issues to meet business objectives
Interpret policies, procedures, and compliance requirements
Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals
Work with complex business units, rules and regulations on moderate to high risk compliance matters
Interface with Audit, Legal, external agencies, and regulatory bodies on risk related topics