About this role:

Wells Fargo’s Financial Crimes Operations (FCO) is seeking a Due Diligence Senior Manager to lead the Political Exposed Persons (PEP) Screening organization and other non-Sanctions lists-based screening activities within Screening & Monitoring Operations (SMO). The Senior Manager will be key to ensuring managers and team members are supported, performance expectations and policy requirements are met, there is an effective control environment, and the lists-based screening operating strategy is well-executed.

The Senior Manager role will partner with key stakeholders within Wells Fargo, including, but not limited to Financial Crimes Risk Management (FCRM), In Line Quality Control, all lines of business, Data Analytics, and Technology. These critical relationships (and others) will be leveraged to deliver (above) expected results across teams in the US and India, improve and enhance processes and tools, improve controls and mitigate risks, establish executive summaries, and drive the business forward with both the internal (lines of business) customers, external customers, and employees in mind. The Senior Manager will demonstrate strong operational experience, strategic thinking skills, and the ability to deliver and execute the target state operating models. This is a senior role that requires strong communication and partnership with external groups and stakeholders and is highly visible across executive leadership and the other lines of defense.

In this role, you will:

• Lead a team of managers and individual contributors who support, review, and disposition PEP and other non-Sanctions lists-based screening alerts across sites in the US and India.

• Support business risk decisions through detecting customers with potential political, cannabis, and other risk exposures.

• Oversee the implementation of procedures, controls, and operational activities to ensure there is a strong overall control environment.

• Drive technology and intelligent automation to create efficiencies, pipeline visibility, strengthen risk management and controls, and improve client experiences.

• Manage staffing capacity and financial resources to ensure commitments are met and aligned with Screening & Monitoring Operations and Financial Crimes Operations' strategic objectives.

• Lead and represent PEP and other lists-based screening functions in Audits, Exams and other independent reviews.

• Engage with Financial Crimes Risk Management and lines of business to ensure compliance with policy and business procedures.

• Function as an SME during policy reviews, transformational activities, and governance forums.

• Present recommendations and proposals for resolving complex business problems and exercise independent judgment while developing expertise in the screening function, procedures, and compliance requirements.

• Maintaining knowledge of latest guidance, including policies, directives, and industry benchmarks.

Work location: 1525 W WT Harris Blvd, Charlotte, North Carolina

Required Qualifications:

• 6+ years of Due Diligence experience or equivalent (including risk management, client service, operations support, or business process management) demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

• 5+ years of Management experience

Desired Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of BSA/AML programs, including CDD, KYC, CIP, financial crimes screening (PEP, Sanctions, Negative News, etc.), and ongoing and enhanced due diligence

• Ability to interact with executive leadership

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills

• Experience drafting business proposals with visuals that tell the story

• Knowledge and understanding of PEP and other lists-based screening and financial crimes operations norms across the industry

• Strong analytical skills with high attention to details and accuracy

• Ability to execute in a fast paced and high demand environment while balancing multiple priorities

• Demonstrated change leadership skills with the ability to lead through change impacts

• Ability to translate and summarize complex data into understandable and actionable information

• Meeting facilitation experience in leading discussions that result in the desired outcomes

• Ability to credibly challenge the status quo

• Ability the operate effectively at both an ambiguous and structured environment

Job Expectations:

• Ability to travel up to 20%

N/A

Posting End Date:

10 Mar 2025

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit’s risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

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Req Number: R-425194