PAY RANGE

Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to achievements, skills, experience, or work location. The range listed is just one component of the compensation package offered to candidates.
$215,000.00 - $355,000.00

APPLICANTS WITH DISABILITIES

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WELLS FARGO RECRUITMENT AND HIRING REQUIREMENTS:

a. Third-Party recordings are prohibited unless authorized by Wells Fargo.
b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of Law experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• Active State Bar membership or the equivalent in a country outside the United State

Desired Qualifications:

• Extensive consumer regulatory experience, including deep understanding of relevant legal authorities.
• Expertise on consumer protection laws, including RESPA, ECOA, TILA, FCRA, UDAAP, and state corollaries, particularly as they relate to originations and servicing of mortgage loans.
• Expertise in consumer or other financial regulatory exams or enforcement matters.
• Significant experience representing or operating within large, matrixed organizations providing legal advice and support in connection with risk and regulatory topics.
• Proven ability to create and sustain effective, influential, and trusted relationships with senior leaders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meeting tight deadlines

Wells Fargo is seeking an Assistant General Counsel - Executive Director to join the Home Lending Legal Section within the Consumer Lending Division of the Wells Fargo Legal Department. This senior lawyer will report directly to the head of the Home Lending Legal Section.

In this role, you will:

• Lead the Home Lending horizontal alignment strategy and resolution of highly complex and unique challenges across multiple areas in both mortgage lending and mortgage servicing. Ability to collaborate and ensure consistency with other business lines in the Company and the various teams within the Legal Department and contribute to the overall Company policy.
• Lead Home Lending’s strategic priorities and initiatives to expand Home Lending’s relationship with other Wells Fargo’s customers, with specialized expertise in originating and servicing mortgage transactions appropriate to the unique needs of wealth management customers, such as complex vesting in the name of trusts and other entities, and extending credit to those with atypical financial profiles. Ability to collaborate and ensure consistency between the Home Lending, Wealth Management and Consumer Banking business lines and the various teams within the Legal Department.
• Develop relationships with and provide guidance to senior leadership, including executive officers, on issues that may present legal, regulatory, compliance, or reputation risk of the Company and provide guidance on implementation of enterprise policy.
• Engage and have a significant impact on the Company’s operations, strategies, or profitability.
• Participate in and manage initiatives relevant to the Company’s business or Legal Department strategic priorities, and supervise complex, strategic or operational projects.
• Recognized as an expert in highly complex areas of law, having demonstrated the ability to address significant legal matters, which may span multiple business lines and practice groups. Desired subject matter expertise in the following areas of law: RESPA/Reg. X, TILA/Reg. Z and UDAAP.
• Collaborate within the department and across business and staff functions to address legal and risk issues in a manner consistent with the best interest of Wells Fargo.
• Take an active role in the development, oversight and delegation of tasks to more junior staff.
• Provide legal advice and support on bank supervisory matters, complex consumer remediations, escalated media complaints, internal audits, emerging regulatory risks, and other escalated matters impacting the Consumer Lending lines of business.

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of Law experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• Active State Bar membership or the equivalent in a country outside the United States

Desired Qualifications:

• Extensive consumer regulatory experience, including deep understanding of relevant legal authorities.
• Expertise on consumer protection laws, including RESPA, ECOA, TILA, FCRA, UDAAP, and state corollaries, particularly as they relate to originations and servicing of mortgage loans.
• Expertise in consumer or other financial regulatory exams or enforcement matters.
• Significant experience representing or operating within large, matrixed organizations providing legal advice and support in connection with risk and regulatory topics.
• Proven ability to create and sustain effective, influential, and trusted relationships with senior leaders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meeting tight deadlines.

Job Expectations:

• Position will require onsite presence from any of the required locations listed below
• This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship
• Relocation assistance is not available for this position.