Senior Business Accountability Specialist - Fixed Income Trading and Syndicate Distribution

Wells Fargo Bank•St Louis, MO

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Business Accountability Specialist on the Fixed Income Trading and Syndicate Distribution team within Wealth & Investment Management. The role advances business initiatives, strengthens day-to-day execution, manages policies and controls, and coordinates priorities across trading, product, technology, operations, risk, compliance, and legal partners. It works at the intersection of trading, business execution, and risk management, serving as an execution partner and advisor to senior leaders and the Fixed Income Trading and Syndicate Distribution teams. The specialist supports cross-functional initiatives, improves operating processes, helps resolve business and technology challenges, and promotes disciplined execution across the platform. The position maintains attention to governance, controls, policies, procedures, and regulatory obligations. It also develops an understanding of fixed income markets, products, trading workflows, post-trade activities, and the regulatory environment. The position is based in a Wells Fargo office five days per week at 2801 Market Street, Saint Louis, Missouri. Relocation assistance and visa sponsorship are not available. Applicable FINRA licenses may be required for continued employment; the position is subject to FINRA background screening and ongoing regulatory requirements.

Requirements

At least 4 years of experience in risk management, business controls, quality assurance, business operations, compliance, or process work, or equivalent demonstrated through work experience, training, education, or a combination.
Successfully completed FINRA Series 7, or a FINRA-recognized equivalent sufficient to qualify for immediate FINRA registration.
Work from a Wells Fargo office five days per week.
Obtain and/or maintain appropriate FINRA license(s) if required for ongoing employment.
Meet FINRA background screening requirements and ongoing regulatory requirements, including applicable screening and incident-reporting obligations.
Provide information to the Wells Fargo Personal Account Dealing Team and comply with applicable policies if affected by outside-activity or personal-investing requirements.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting business initiatives and risk and controls related to business-unit governance and documentation.
Knowledge of or experience with fixed income trading, syndicate distribution, or trading supervision.
Experience leading business initiatives, projects, or programs in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
Experience managing RCSA activities or similar frameworks and processes for controls, regulatory requirements, and business intelligence.
At least 3 years of experience in an investment management organization.
At least 3 years of project, program, or initiative management experience.
Experience collaborating with trading, product, operations, technology, legal, compliance, and risk partners to solve problems and deliver results.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to assess business, operational, data, and technology considerations.
Ability to build effective partnerships with Compliance, Legal, Risk, and Technology to develop solutions or recommendations.
Experience improving processes, implementing change, and managing deliverables through planning, communication, and stakeholder engagement.
Highly effective verbal and written communication skills with partners and senior leaders in Wealth & Investment Management.
FINRA Series 24, or desire to acquire it.
FINRA Series 53, or desire to acquire it.

Responsibilities

Support cross-functional business initiatives with broad impact across Fixed Income Trading and Syndicate Distribution.
Partner with traders, product managers, operations, technology, risk, compliance, and legal teams to translate business needs into practical solutions and executable plans.
Support the sustainable design and execution of controls, policies, procedures, monitoring, and Risk and Control Self-Assessment activities.
Execute controls and processes in support of business and trading activities.
Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues, and mid- to senior-level leaders; communicate recommendations and drive alignment on priorities.
Drive business execution priorities, including project planning, issue resolution, implementation readiness, stakeholder communication, and follow-through on deliverables.
Analyze trading, operational, and technology challenges, evaluate relevant factors, facilitate decisions, and support implementation of solutions.
Collaborate on trading platform, product management, and process-improvement initiatives, resolving issues and working toward business goals.
Act as a business liaison with internal and external parties to support timely, accurate, and effective communications and materials.
Identify opportunities to improve processes, reporting, documentation, data quality, and operating effectiveness across the trading platform.
Provide supervisory sign-off on designated trading and post-trade activities, as applicable.
Collaborate on trading platform and product management oversight activities.
Contribute to producing and interpreting trading activity and business reporting metrics to support decisions and business oversight.
Develop knowledge of fixed income markets, products, trading workflows, post-trade activities, and regulatory requirements while helping the team adapt to changing market and business needs.
Follow direction from leaders while developing knowledge of the function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements.
Meet applicable risk and compliance obligations, follow Wells Fargo policies and procedures, and escalate and remediate issues appropriately.