Senior Counsel, Senior AVP: Structured Products

Wells Fargo Bank•Charlotte, NC

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Counsel in the Legal Department within the Corporate & Investment Banking division. The role serves as a legal advisor in the Structured Products section and supports the Structured Products Group, including Asset Backed Finance, portions of Commercial Real Estate, Wells Fargo Home Lending, Corporate Treasury, portions of the Investment Portfolio, and certain other lines of business on structured products transactions. Covered transactions primarily include securitizations of financial assets distributed by Wells Fargo Securities or originated or sponsored by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. or its subsidiaries, structured repurchase facilities, warehousing facilities, and other structured transactions. The successful candidate will provide legal advice on laws and regulations affecting structured products capital markets and investment banking activities; work directly with business clients; identify and resolve complex legal issues; draft and negotiate complex legal documents; and review and negotiate transaction documents prepared by outside counsel, including securities offering materials and contractual arrangements for complex asset securitization and financing transactions. The role also involves managing outside counsel, assisting with examinations, investigations, bankruptcy and litigation proceedings, advising support partners and enterprise or wholesale groups, and applying Legal Department policies and procedures to manage legal matters, outside counsel, and expenses. The Senior Counsel provides guidance to management on legal and regulatory matters affecting business strategy, policy, and claims against the Company; identifies and evaluates legal and regulatory risks; independently resolves moderately complex issues and leads teams to meet deliverables; and may act as the primary legal contact for assigned clients. The role collaborates across departments, mentors and oversees less experienced attorneys or staff, and leads initiatives of varying scope and complexity. The position requires onsite presence at one of the required locations and a hybrid schedule with at least three days per week in the office. Visa sponsorship and relocation assistance are not available. The listed base pay range is $139,000 to $260,000, with potential eligibility for incentive opportunities.

Requirements

At least 4 years of law experience, or equivalent demonstrated through work experience, training, military experience, education, or a combination of these.
Active State Bar membership or equivalent in a country outside the United States.

Nice To Haves

Experience advising on structured products, securitizations, structured finance transactions, and the related legal and regulatory environment.
Substantial experience representing issuers, sponsors, underwriters, financial institutions, or other transaction parties in securitization and/or structured products transactions.
Significant experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex transaction documentation, including documentation for asset-backed securities, warehouse facilities, structured repurchase facilities, and other structured financing transactions.
Experience reviewing and negotiating securities offering materials and transaction documents prepared by outside counsel.
Experience analyzing complex legal and regulatory issues and providing practical, commercially focused legal advice on complex matters.
Experience collaborating with business, compliance, credit, operational risk, and other control and support partners on structured transactions.
Experience engaging and managing outside counsel on complex transactional matters.
Ability to manage multiple complex transactions and legal matters in a fast-paced, highly collaborative capital markets or investment banking environment.
Strong attention to detail, sound judgment, and accuracy.
Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal, and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

Provide substantive legal advice on laws and regulations affecting Wells Fargo's structured products capital markets and investment banking activities.
Work directly with business clients and develop an in-depth understanding of business unit activities and products.
Identify and analyze complex legal issues, develop conclusions, and recommend resolutions.
Draft and negotiate complex legal documents.
Review and negotiate transaction documents prepared by outside counsel, including securities offering materials and contractual arrangements for complex asset securitization and financing transactions.
Engage and manage outside counsel.
Assist with internal and external examinations and investigations, as well as bankruptcy and litigation proceedings.
Provide guidance to compliance, credit, operational risk, and enterprise or wholesale support groups on structured transaction matters.
Follow and ensure consistent application of Legal Department policies and procedures for managing legal matters, outside counsel, and legal expenses.
Advise management on legal and regulatory matters affecting business strategy, policy, or claims against the Company.
Identify relevant policy, legal, and regulatory matters and evaluate legal risk and impact.
Independently resolve moderately complex issues and lead teams to meet deliverables.
Serve as the primary legal contact for assigned clients when applicable.
Collaborate across the department and business and staff functions to address legal and risk issues in Wells Fargo's best interests.
Coach, mentor, and provide oversight to less experienced attorneys or staff.
Lead initiatives of varying scope and complexity.