Merchant Services Operations Senior Underwriting Manager

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:

• 6+ years of Business Execution, Implementation, or Strategic Planning experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• 3+ years Management experienc

Desired Qualifications:

• Credit risk, commercial underwriting, commercial loan review, portfolio management or equivalent experience in financial services
• Managing credit underwriting teams
• Experience identifying and driving process improvements in a complex banking environment
• Ability to engage, influence, and collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders to deliver results
• Ability to draft and present to senior management in a clear and concise manner in written and oral form
• Demonstrated ability to independently lead complex projects with cross-functional participation
• Ability to exercise sound judgment, demonstrate professionalism, and proactively escalate issues along with recommendations for successful resolution
• Ability to take initiative and work independently with minimal supervision in a structured environment
• Ability to multi-task and work in a highly matrixed and fast paced business environment
• Effective organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple and sometimes competing priorities
• Effective communication skills across all audiences
• Lead a team responsible for conducting complex credit underwriting decisions that required analytical skills and understanding of related Credit policies in support of Merchant Services Operations
• Execute controls in support of effective FLOD underwriting risk management
• Influence, guide and lead less experienced Strategy and Execution staff within the group
• Provide credit underwriting executive reporting on a regular cadence
• Lead cross functional teams to strategize, plan, and execute a variety of underwriting programs, services and initiatives
• Drive accountability for assigned initiatives, limit risk exposure, and create efficiencies as appropriate
• Review strategic approaches and effectiveness of support function and business performance
• Perform assessments through fact finding and data requiring creative approaches to solving complex issues, and develop appropriate solutions or recommendations
• Make decisions in highly complex and multifaceted situations requiring solid understanding of business group’s functional area or products, facilitate decision making and issue resolution, and support implementation of developed solutions and plan

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Underwriting Manager as a part of Merchant Services.

In this role, you will:

• Manage and develop a team of Business Execution Consultants while ensuring successful planning, integration, impasse resolution, and measurement of operations with moderate to high complexity and visibility
• Engage functional leaders to obtain resources, influence outcomes, address conflict, and ensure alignment with Wells Fargo’s policies and business line objectives
• Identify potential risks when implementing change along with developing mitigation strategies and plans
• Recommend opportunities for Business Execution process improvement
• Determine appropriate strategies and actions of multiple business groups to meet moderate to high complex deliverables
• Interpret procedures and processes, and provide leadership to strategize and execute a variety of programs, services, and initiatives that are significant in scope, complexity, and risk
• Collaborate with and influence functional business partners, leaders, and executive management to provide support and drive strategic initiatives for the business
• Manage allocation of people and financial resources for Business Execution
• Develop and guide a culture of talent development to meet business objectives and strategy

Required Qualifications:

• 6+ years of Business Execution, Implementation, or Strategic Planning experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• 3+ years Management experience

Desired Qualifications:

• Credit risk, commercial underwriting, commercial loan review, portfolio management or equivalent experience in financial services
• Managing credit underwriting teams
• Experience identifying and driving process improvements in a complex banking environment
• Ability to engage, influence, and collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders to deliver results
• Ability to draft and present to senior management in a clear and concise manner in written and oral form
• Demonstrated ability to independently lead complex projects with cross-functional participation
• Ability to exercise sound judgment, demonstrate professionalism, and proactively escalate issues along with recommendations for successful resolution
• Ability to take initiative and work independently with minimal supervision in a structured environment
• Ability to multi-task and work in a highly matrixed and fast paced business environment
• Effective organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple and sometimes competing priorities
• Effective communication skills across all audiences
• Lead a team responsible for conducting complex credit underwriting decisions that required analytical skills and understanding of related Credit policies in support of Merchant Services Operations
• Execute controls in support of effective FLOD underwriting risk management
• Influence, guide and lead less experienced Strategy and Execution staff within the group
• Provide credit underwriting executive reporting on a regular cadence
• Lead cross functional teams to strategize, plan, and execute a variety of underwriting programs, services and initiatives
• Drive accountability for assigned initiatives, limit risk exposure, and create efficiencies as appropriate
• Review strategic approaches and effectiveness of support function and business performance
• Perform assessments through fact finding and data requiring creative approaches to solving complex issues, and develop appropriate solutions or recommendations
• Make decisions in highly complex and multifaceted situations requiring solid understanding of business group’s functional area or products, facilitate decision making and issue resolution, and support implementation of developed solutions and plans

Job Expectations:

• This position is not eligible for a visa sponsorship.
• This position offers a hybrid work schedule.
• Relocation assistance is not available for this position.