About this role:
Are you ready to take the lead in enterprise risk management at a global financial institution? Wells Fargo Bank International (WFBI) is looking for a Senior Manager to head its Enterprise Risk function, providing strategic oversight of model risk, reputation risk, strategic risk, and legal entity risk reporting.
As a key leader in the International Risk Strategy, Planning & Governance (SP&G) team, you’ll work closely with the WFBI CRO, the International Head of Risk SP&G, and other senior leaders to drive a holistic risk management approach, ensuring strong governance and oversight across the organization.
This is an opportunity to shape policies, lead strategic initiatives, and play a pivotal role in risk leadership within WFBI. If you thrive in a collaborative, high-impact environment and want to make a difference in global risk management, we’d love to hear from you.
In this role, you will:
Under the supervision of the WFBI CRO & the International Head of the Risk SP&G Team, lead the implementation of certain key Enterprise Risk deliverables that seek to drive a holistic approach to risk management including:
- Be responsible for the ‘Enterprise Risk Programs, Risk Reporting & Governance’ (e.g. risk identification, risk appetite, risk profile, risk reporting and new business initiatives) coverage area of the SP&G team, which includes WFBI, multiple legal entities and non-US jurisdictions.
- Develop enterprise risk, governance, reporting programs, plans, specifications, resources, and long- term goals for highly complex corporate governance risk programs and technical business needs across multiple front lines,; including influencing group programs and policy development to reflect international requirements e.g. risk management framework, risk strategy and risk appetite, risk measurement, risk identification and assessment programs.
- Review complex business, operational, or technical challenges that require an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.
- Formulate and present recommendations for resolving more complex situations and exercise independent judgment while developing expertise in relevant policies, procedures and requirements.
- Oversee the coordination and aggregation of risk reporting and risk submissions which are presented to governance committees for review, recommendation or approval.
- Lead escalation, and timely remediation of issues, deficiencies or regulatory matters regarding risk management.
- Deliver 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
- Engage and influence stakeholders, internal partners and peers associated with the responsible oversight and strategic direction of enterprise risk, governance and reporting programs or affected by its outcomes
- Identify, support and recommend opportunities for process improvement and risk control development of companywide risk-based programs
- Utilize knowledge of risk and regulatory for one or more risk, product or front-line areas with significant impact and risk
- Determine appropriate strategy and actions of the team to meet moderate to high-risk deliverables
- Interpret and develop policies and procedures for functions with moderate complexity within scope of responsibility
- Build relationships with corporate, business heads, Legal, Audit, regulators and industry partners on risk related topics
- Manage and develop teams of individuals in roles with moderate complexity and risk
- Develop and guide a culture of talent development to meet business objectives and strategy
Under the supervision of the WFBI CRO and specific to WFBI, the role holder will be accountable for managing the firm's enterprise risk including risk controls, setting and managing risk exposures and reporting directly to the WFBI CRO on risk management matters. This includes SP&G and risk analytics activities such as:
- Leading on the implementation of key team priorities and deliverables which will involve development, implementation, and monitoring of key risk governance related processes.
- Oversight of strategic risk, model risk, reputation risk.
- Execution of risk programs such as risk identification, risk appetite, risk profile, risk reporting, policy management and new business initiatives, and
- Leading risk analytics team responsible for core credit risk reporting, regulatory risk support, report submission and managing IFRS9 loss provision model components (including engagement with group model service providers)
Required Qualifications:
- Experience in Risk Management (Compliance, Financial Crimes, Operational Risk, Audit, Legal, Credit Risk, Market Risk) or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
- Management or leadership experience
- Excellent track record of senior leadership within the financial services sector including a thorough and extensive knowledge of the regulatory environment.
- Extensive experience in Risk Management (Compliance, Financial Crimes, Operational Risk, Audit, Legal, Credit Risk, Market Risk) or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.
- Track record of risk remediation and senior regulatory engagement.
- High-level ability to analyse and interpret data and create comprehensible insight for teams and stakeholders;
- Expertise in leading enterprise risk management programs.
- Expertise in key risk management concepts and techniques
- Experience in financial services / lending businesses.
- Experience in projects or processes involving multiple disciplines within an organisation.
- Exceptional organisational, analytical and documentation skills.
- Must be able to work independently, be solutions focused, positively collaborate and lead others in a fast-paced team environment.
- Well-developed interpersonal skills, with an ability to communicate effectively; and
- Self-starter and able to identify and deliver continuous improvement.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to present to a nontechnical audience;
- Degree educated in Business, Accounting, Mathematics, or related field required;
- Highly organized with well-honed time- management skills and ability to prioritize;
- Unquestionable ethics;
Job Expectations:
In addition to the responsibilities summarized in your job description, you are also required to comply at all times with CBI Conduct Standards:
Central Bank of Ireland Regulatory Requirements
This role is designated as a Controlled Function 2 (CF-2) role under Part 3 of the Central Bank Reform Act 2010 (sections 20 and 22) and as such is subject to certain regulatory requirements.
Individuals who perform a CF role must have a level of fitness and probity appropriate to the performance of that particular function and must comply with WFBI’s Fitness and Probity policy. WFBI are required to carry out prescribed due diligence to assess your fitness and probity, and to satisfy itself on reasonable grounds that you comply with the standards of fitness and probity prescribed by the Central Bank of Ireland pursuant to any code issued under section 50 of the Central Bank Reform Act.
As a role carrying a CF-2 designation, the role holder will also be subject to the Common Conduct Standards under the Central Bank of Ireland’s Individual Accountability Framework and will be required to take reasonable steps to ensure the Conduct Standards are met.
The role holder will be required to possess and maintain the appropriate technical knowledge required to perform the role and to understand the regulatory obligations to which they are subject as a CF-2, to include, without limitation, the Conduct Standards and the Fitness and Probity Standards.
- An individual who performs a CF-2 role ensures, controls or monitors compliance by WFBI with our relevant obligations.
Posting End Date:
4 Jun 2025*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
We Value Equal Opportunity
Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.
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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