Senior Lead Control Management Officer

at  Wells Fargo

WHY WELLS FARGO:

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Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of Risk Management or Financial Services Industry experience, or equivalent experience demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, educatio

Desired Qualifications:

• Extensive experience assessing processes, related risk(s), and controls designed to mitigate the risk(s)
• Extensive experience testing the design and effectiveness of controls
• Proven ability to communicate professionally and candidly with the senior management regarding improving the effectiveness of controls
• Ability to understand risks and issues impacting Wells Fargo and the COO organization
• Proven ability to critically assess the results of control assessments and report conclusions to respective stakeholders
• Proven ability to lead staff testers in large complex engagements
• Extensive experience providing development coaching and feedback to less experienced staff
• Proven experience handling conflict resolution and challenging conversations
• Prior testing experience in Internal Audit, Compliance, Operational Risk or Front-Line control testing
• Professional designation (e.g., CIA, CFE, CPA, CISA, etc.)
• Experience assessing large volumes of data and controls related to information systems and technology
• Proficiency in Microsoft programs including, but not limited to, PowerPoint, Excel, and Team

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Lead Control Management Officer to join the Chief Operating Office (COO) Front Line Issue Verification (FLIV) team.

In this role, you will:

• Act as an advisor to more experienced leaders in developing risk mitigation strategies for complex and highly integrated business specific risk across different business lines
• Monitor, measure, evaluate, and report impact of decisions and business controls to the relevant business group and enterprise function
• Lead the strategy and resolution of highly complex current and emerging risks requiring in depth evaluation across multiple areas or the enterprise, as well as good understanding of financial crimes, operational risk, audit, legal, credit risk, market risk, IT systems security, and business process management
• Provide vision, direction, and expertise to more experienced leaders on implementing innovative and significant business solutions for highly complex risks associated with business operations
• Lead and mentor Control Management project or virtual teams
• Engage with all levels of roles across the business group, and serve as an experienced advisor in designing and implementing risk mitigation strategies, business processes, and controls that mitigate risks and address regulatory requirements
• Lead large and complex testing engagements to determine whether newly enhanced or created controls are effective to mitigate risk identified from previous control gaps (issues) identified by the second and third line of defense, as well as regulators
• Perform testing of more complex control suites and report conclusions to line-of-business management

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of Risk Management or Financial Services Industry experience, or equivalent experience demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• Extensive experience assessing processes, related risk(s), and controls designed to mitigate the risk(s)
• Extensive experience testing the design and effectiveness of controls
• Proven ability to communicate professionally and candidly with the senior management regarding improving the effectiveness of controls
• Ability to understand risks and issues impacting Wells Fargo and the COO organization
• Proven ability to critically assess the results of control assessments and report conclusions to respective stakeholders
• Proven ability to lead staff testers in large complex engagements
• Extensive experience providing development coaching and feedback to less experienced staff
• Proven experience handling conflict resolution and challenging conversations
• Prior testing experience in Internal Audit, Compliance, Operational Risk or Front-Line control testing
• Professional designation (e.g., CIA, CFE, CPA, CISA, etc.)
• Experience assessing large volumes of data and controls related to information systems and technology
• Proficiency in Microsoft programs including, but not limited to, PowerPoint, Excel, and Teams

Job Expectations:

• Ability to work onsite no less than 3 days per week
• Ability to have access to reliable internet when working remotely in a hybrid environment