Senior Lead Counsel - Digital & Tech Regulatory

at  Wells Fargo

APPLICANTS WITH DISABILITIES

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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:

• Significant experience in advising banks or financial technology companies related to supervisory agency reviews, risk and issue management and remediation related to U.S. and international third-party service provider risks, customer-facing digital applications, artificial intelligence, fintech partnerships, business resiliency and continuity, import/export controls, cloud technology, licensing, records management, privacy and data security.
• Significant knowledge of OCC, Federal Reserve, FDIC, FFIEC, FINRA and SEC supervisory requirements for bank holding companies, banks, broker-dealers and investment advisors
• Proven collaboration skills with the ability to interface with regulators, internal regulatory relation stakeholders, external trade associations, legal subject matter experts across the enterprise, and business stakeholders
• Ability to think creatively with dynamic presentation skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with proven experience presenting to senior leaders and providing expert analysis of proposed initiatives when there is a lack of clear law or regulation
• Strong risk assessment skills and subject matter knowledge
• Ability to build relationships with internal and external client

Wells Fargo is seeking an Senior Lead Counsel, Executive Director to join the Technology, Digital & Innovation Section within the Legal Department and support regulatory and issue management work for Strategy, Digital & Innovation and Wells Fargo Technology. The Senior Lead Counsel will be a recognized thought leader who can assist senior leaders to clear hurdles, collaborate across the enterprise, help provide regulatory clarity, and advise corporate strategy, technology, digital platform and innovation leaders on legal and compliance requirements related to risk and issue management. This role will include frequent interface and collaboration with Legal counterparts supporting regulatory and risk, litigation and regulatory enforcement, enterprise functions (including Chief Administrative Office, international operations, privacy and information security), employment and line of business attorneys.

In this role, you will:

• Serve as a senior legal advisor to Wells Fargo Technology, Strategy, Digital & Innovation, their control executives, and their line of business clients in analyzing and managing issues and risks that arise from their business activities.
• Lead the strategy and resolution of highly complex and unique challenges across multiple areas or the enterprise, delivering solutions that are long-term, large-scale and require vision, creativity, innovation, advanced analytical and inductive thinking, and coordination of highly complex activities and guidance to others
• Collaborate with and influence all levels of professionals, including Regulatory Relations, Control Executives, Government Relations & Public Policy, legal, risk and compliance stakeholders
• Review and analyze complex large scale or long term challenges that require in-depth evaluation of multiple factors including intangibles or unprecedented factors
• Advise senior leadership to develop or influence objectives, strategies, plans, specifications, resources, and long-term goals for highly complex business and needs
• Handle matters that have a significant impact on the Company’s operations, strategies, or profitability
• Provide legal advice on matters for management of the Corporation and its subsidiaries
• Provide vision, direction and expertise to senior leadership on implementing innovative and significant business solutions that are large in scale or companywide strategies
• Develop and lead implementation of strategic business initiatives, and lead work team to meet deliverables and drive new initiatives
• Provide substantive legal advice on matters for more experienced management of the Corporation
• Educate, train, and supervise less experienced attorneys within the Legal department
• Oversee and take an active role in the education and training of a team of attorneys
• Engage and influence stakeholders, internal partners and peers associated with the function or affected by its outcomes

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:

• Significant experience in advising banks or financial technology companies related to supervisory agency reviews, risk and issue management and remediation related to U.S. and international third-party service provider risks, customer-facing digital applications, artificial intelligence, fintech partnerships, business resiliency and continuity, import/export controls, cloud technology, licensing, records management, privacy and data security.
• Significant knowledge of OCC, Federal Reserve, FDIC, FFIEC, FINRA and SEC supervisory requirements for bank holding companies, banks, broker-dealers and investment advisors
• Proven collaboration skills with the ability to interface with regulators, internal regulatory relation stakeholders, external trade associations, legal subject matter experts across the enterprise, and business stakeholders
• Ability to think creatively with dynamic presentation skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with proven experience presenting to senior leaders and providing expert analysis of proposed initiatives when there is a lack of clear law or regulation
• Strong risk assessment skills and subject matter knowledge
• Ability to build relationships with internal and external clients

Job Expectations:

• Position requires an onsite presence in any of the posted locations.
• This position offers a hybrid work schedule.
• This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship.

Locations:

• Charlotte, NC
• Minneapolis, MN
• Des Moines, IA
• San Francisco, CA
• Washington DC
• New York, NY