Financial Crimes Director - Emerging AML Risk & Product Risk Oversight Leader

at  Wells Fargo

At Wells Fargo, we are looking for talented people who will put our customers at the center of everything we do. We are seeking candidates who embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion in a workplace where everyone feels valued and inspired. Help us build a better Wells Fargo. It all begins with outstanding talent. It all begins with you.

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Required Qualifications:

• 8+ years of Financial Crimes, Operational Risk, Fraud, Sanctions, Anti-Bribery, Corruption experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.
• 4+ years of Management experience

Desired Qualifications:

• Previous experience in Anti Money Laundering including Client Management.
• Experience in Financial Crimes Risk Management including regulatory expectations, controls, new product/business initiatives.
• Understand the firm’s products, services, customers, entities, and geographic locations, and the potential money laundering and terrorist financing risks associated with those activities.
• Deep understanding of the ever-evolving governance and regulatory environments as well as industry and risk-related best practices.
• Organizational courage and willingness to make tough, informed decisions and thoughtfully share independent perspectives.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills, coupled with an ability to translate ambiguous ideas/issues into well-defined plans/solutions with a track record for delivering results.
• Effective communicator, both orally and in writing, able to ask well-crafted questions and present ideas in a clear and compelling manner, good listener who engenders creative thinking and teamwork.
• Ability to develop and articulate sound proposals to key stakeholders, and an ability to influence and drive timely decision making.
• Proven ability to cultivate relationships and collaborate with multiple stakeholders and constituencies, including business leaders, legal, audit and multiple U.S. and non-U.S. regulators.
• Proven experience establishing a large-scale vision, developing the strategy to support the vision, gaining consensus across key functional leadership areas through effective communication and successful delivery against goals and objectives.
• Experience driving large-scale organizational change.
• Proven ability to build and lead high-performing teams, ensuring proper staffing and expertise, and manage the establishment of major policies and relevant compliance programs across major business divisions within a large and complex organization.
• Ethical integrity and proven ability to serve as a role model by reinforcing and demonstrating to your team members Wells Fargo’s core values and behavioral expectations

Wells Fargo is seeking a Financial Crimes Director to join the AML Emerging Risk and Product Risk group within Financial Crimes Risk Management. Learn more about the career areas and business divisions at wellsfargojobs.com . The Financial Crimes Director will oversee the team responsible for product risk oversight, emerging risk escalations (e.g., virtual currency, cannabis), AML program trends and root cause analysis stemming from AML-related issues, testing results, etc.

In this role, you will:

• Manage and develop specialized teams of experienced managers and individual contributors focused on completing product risk oversight reviews for inherent AML risk and new business initiatives, performing research and trend analysis for emerging AML risks, performing root cause analysis for AML areas of interest, and managing emerging AML risk inquiries and escalations.
• Manage workload and workforce to meet enterprise commitments and strategic objectives.
• Implement and maintain an effective financial crimes program for the Company that complies with all applicable laws, regulations, and regulatory expectations including Bank Secrecy Act, Anti-Money Laundering, Counter Terrorist Financing, Global Sanctions and Fraud.
• Establish and monitor KPI/KRIs inclusive of reporting to senior leadership and risk committees.
• Develop and implement procedures, controls, analytics, and trend assessment to ensure identify and mitigate financial crimes risk in a timely and effective manner.
• Identify opportunities and strategies for process improvement and risk control development.
• Establish clear escalation paths for identified financial crimes risk and established dedicated financial crimes-related forums as needed.
• Balance risk in decision making while operating within the Company’s risk appetite.
• Maintain an awareness of financial crimes regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
• Build strong relationships with all levels of professionals including senior leaders through fostering an environment that ensures communication and cooperation across the three lines of defense to facilitate transparency, balance, and credible challenge.
• Partner across all levels of senior leadership in financial crimes to develop innovative methods and adjustments to strategies that will minimize portfolio risk and maximize profits while maintaining alignment to the Company’s Risk Management Framework and the Wells Fargo Financial Crimes Risk Management Program.

Required Qualifications:

• 8+ years of Financial Crimes, Operational Risk, Fraud, Sanctions, Anti-Bribery, Corruption experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.
• 4+ years of Management experience.

Desired Qualifications:

• Previous experience in Anti Money Laundering including Client Management.
• Experience in Financial Crimes Risk Management including regulatory expectations, controls, new product/business initiatives.
• Understand the firm’s products, services, customers, entities, and geographic locations, and the potential money laundering and terrorist financing risks associated with those activities.
• Deep understanding of the ever-evolving governance and regulatory environments as well as industry and risk-related best practices.
• Organizational courage and willingness to make tough, informed decisions and thoughtfully share independent perspectives.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills, coupled with an ability to translate ambiguous ideas/issues into well-defined plans/solutions with a track record for delivering results.
• Effective communicator, both orally and in writing, able to ask well-crafted questions and present ideas in a clear and compelling manner, good listener who engenders creative thinking and teamwork.
• Ability to develop and articulate sound proposals to key stakeholders, and an ability to influence and drive timely decision making.
• Proven ability to cultivate relationships and collaborate with multiple stakeholders and constituencies, including business leaders, legal, audit and multiple U.S. and non-U.S. regulators.
• Proven experience establishing a large-scale vision, developing the strategy to support the vision, gaining consensus across key functional leadership areas through effective communication and successful delivery against goals and objectives.
• Experience driving large-scale organizational change.
• Proven ability to build and lead high-performing teams, ensuring proper staffing and expertise, and manage the establishment of major policies and relevant compliance programs across major business divisions within a large and complex organization.
• Ethical integrity and proven ability to serve as a role model by reinforcing and demonstrating to your team members Wells Fargo’s core values and behavioral expectations.

Job Expectations:

• Willingness to work on-site at stated location on the job opening.
• This position offers a hybrid work schedule.
• This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship.

Posting Locations:
150 E 42nd Street, New York, NY
401 S Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC
1150 W Washington Street, Tempe, AZ