Assistant General Counsel VP, Complaints & Remediation

at  Wells Fargo

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:

• 5+ 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:

• 5+ years of practicing as an attorney with a major law firm, financial services regulatory agency or self-regulatory organization, or in-house law department
• Experience effectively partnering with stakeholders such as Government Relations, Compliance, Risk, Audit and the business to achieve regulatory change goals
• Ability to influence, partner, and negotiate with stakeholders, including senior business leaders, to achieve consensus and accomplish business goals
• Experience preparing and delivering effective executive summaries, whitepapers, status reports, and dynamic presentations for management and senior leaders
• Experience overseeing the work of more junior attorneys
• Ability to lead during times of ambiguity and change
• Virtual leadership experience with ability to effectively drive results, provide feedback/direction, and manage and build relationships with leaders, business partners, and team members in a geographically dispersed team environment
• Ability to analyze and research legal and regulatory issues in area of practice and provide effective advice to clients on complex legal matters
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to effectively organize and prioritize work while handling multiple matters
• Experience working with changing priorities and deadline

Wells Fargo is seeking an Assistant General Counsel in Legal as part of the Enterprise Complaints and Remediations section in the Chief Operating Office division of the Legal department. For additional information on this line of business, refer to the external Careers Site at Wellsfargo.com/career .
You will be joining a growing team of legal professionals responsible for providing legal support to the Customer Remediation Center of Excellence ("COE") in connection with individual remediations, regulatory initiatives, and other regulatory matters. You will also be responsible for collaborating effectively with other COE stakeholders throughout the organization.
The successful candidate will join a team of attorneys and professionals who are responsible for providing legal support to ECMO programs and senior leaders regarding high-risk regulatory matters, legal and regulatory risks associated with program design, and coordination of legal support for individual complaints across the Legal Department. This role requires substantial knowledge of a broad range of financial products, associated regulations, and an understanding of regulatory trends in the industry .

In this role, you will:

• Lead complex initiatives with broad impact and act as a key participant in large scale planning
• Handle matters that have a significant impact on the Company’s operations, strategies, or profitability
• Serve as a legal advisor to the businesses within Wells Fargo
• Review and analyze complex large scale or long term challenges that require in-depth evaluation of multiple factors including intangibles or unprecedented factors
• Identify and analyze complex legal issues, develop conclusions and make recommendations for issue resolution
• Provide substantive legal advice on matters for more experienced management of the Corporation
• Develop and lead implementation of strategic business initiatives, and lead work team to meet deliverables and drive new initiatives
• Educate, train, and supervise less experienced attorneys within the Legal department
• Collaborate strategically with peers, colleagues and mid-level to more experienced managers to resolve issues and achieve goals
• Lead projects, teams or serve as a peer mentor
• Develop relationships with and provide guidance to more experienced leadership, including executive officers, on issues that may present legal, regulatory, compliance, or reputational risk to the company

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ 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:

• 5+ years of practicing as an attorney with a major law firm, financial services regulatory agency or self-regulatory organization, or in-house law department
• Experience effectively partnering with stakeholders such as Government Relations, Compliance, Risk, Audit and the business to achieve regulatory change goals
• Ability to influence, partner, and negotiate with stakeholders, including senior business leaders, to achieve consensus and accomplish business goals
• Experience preparing and delivering effective executive summaries, whitepapers, status reports, and dynamic presentations for management and senior leaders
• Experience overseeing the work of more junior attorneys
• Ability to lead during times of ambiguity and change
• Virtual leadership experience with ability to effectively drive results, provide feedback/direction, and manage and build relationships with leaders, business partners, and team members in a geographically dispersed team environment
• Ability to analyze and research legal and regulatory issues in area of practice and provide effective advice to clients on complex legal matters
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to effectively organize and prioritize work while handling multiple matters
• Experience working with changing priorities and deadlines

Job Expectations:

• Ability to travel up to 15% of the time

Position Locations:

• Minneapolis, MN
• Charlotte, NC
• Des Moines, IA