About the position
Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Control Management Officer within the Commercial Banking Control organization. This role is responsible for supporting the Data Controls across the Commercial Banking domains. The Control team is responsible for partnering with their relevant business group to develop and maintain a strong control environment leading to the early identification and sustainable mitigation of operational risk. The Data Control team focuses on five areas: Risk Identification & Assessment, Control Design & Evaluation, Controls & Issue Management, Control Reporting & Governance and Control Programs. Leads and influences partnerships with the CB Data Domains and across all commercial lending businesses within Commercial Banking and Enterprise functions- Audit, Finance, and Technology and their business process owners by consulting and providing expertise strategic direction in the control design to effectively mitigate risks, including design of effective means of measurement.
Responsibilities
- Partner with Commercial Banking Data Domain team improving the control environment through proactive risk management activities.
- Actively engage with the business on day-to-day activities and routines to ensure successful execution and control management on issues; management routines, new challenges, and supporting timely execution of deliverables.
- Engage in the development and implementation of new controls, action plans, and root cause analysis.
- Support the Business with implementation of Control programs by providing consultative guidance.
- Assess and designs appropriate metrics to inform and monitor the health of the operational risk environment.
- Support a strong risk management culture through the implementation of key risk management programs (e.g., Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) and issues management) into the standard operating framework of the business.
Requirements
- 5+ years of Risk Management or Control Management experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.
Nice-to-haves
- 2+ years' experience in providing complex consultative services in the following focus areas: information strategy, data architecture, information/data governance, master data management, data quality, data integration, metadata management, privacy and security, records management, data risk and controls.
- 2+ years' experience financial controls, internal audits, SOX audits, risk and controls assessment, risk assurance.
- 2+ year of experience in banking, in the financial services industry, in a professional services firm serving clients in large banks, or a combination.
- 2+ years of experience performing data analysis in support of the identification of risk and risk mitigating activities demonstrating an ability to effectively analyze, draw conclusions, and make sound recommendations.
- Prior experience working with data management and data governance teams with a deep technical understanding of data management operations, processes, products, and data management risks.
- Direct experience executing risk programs (e.g., Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA), Risk Appetite, and issues management) and the application of programs into the business operations.
- Direct experience with RCSA and the Issues Management Life Cycle including an ability to identify, research, and apply corporate requirements within the Business to improve policy adherence.
- Strong communicator, both verbal and written, with ability to present and influence across all levels of the organization ensuring risks are appropriately mitigated in a timely and efficient manner.
- Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to create, implement, and maintain effective repeatable processes.
- Strong, proactive, individual contributor and ability to work with a high degree of autonomy.
