Senior Business Accountability Specialist - Fixed Income Trading and Syndicate Distribution

Wells Fargo & Company•St. Louis, MO

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Business Accountability Specialist for 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 directly with a fast-paced trading organization and offers broad exposure to fixed income markets, trading activity, and syndicate distribution. The specialist operates at the intersection of trading, business execution, and risk management, serving as an execution partner and advisor to senior leaders and the trading and syndicate distribution teams. The role supports cross-functional initiatives, improves operating processes, helps resolve business and technology challenges, and promotes disciplined execution. It also supports governance, controls, policies, procedures, and regulatory obligations. The position is based in a Wells Fargo office five days per week and is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Requirements

At least 4 years of risk management, business controls, quality assurance, business operations, compliance, or process experience, or equivalent demonstrated through work experience, training, education, or a combination of these.
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 and ongoing regulatory requirements, including reporting certain incidents.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting business initiatives and risk and controls related to business-unit governance and documentation.
Knowledge or experience in 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 assessing 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.
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 affecting Fixed Income Trading and Syndicate Distribution.
Partner with traders and product, operations, technology, risk, compliance, and legal teams to translate business needs into practical solutions and executable plans.
Support the 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 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, facilitate decision-making, and support implementation of solutions.
Collaborate on trading platform, product management, and process-improvement initiatives and help resolve issues.
Act as a liaison for the business with internal and external parties, supporting timely and effective communications and materials.
Identify opportunities to improve processes, reporting, documentation, data quality, and operating effectiveness.
Provide supervisory sign-off on designated trading and post-trade activities, as applicable.
Contribute to trading activity and business reporting metrics to support decision-making and oversight.
Develop understanding of fixed income markets, products, workflows, post-trade activities, and the regulatory environment.
Follow direction from leaders while developing knowledge of relevant functions, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements.