About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Control Management Officer. The Global Non-Operations Control Team has an exciting opportunity for an experienced risk and control professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment across high-risk deliverables in a transformative business environment. This role is part of a growing team that focuses on strengthening the control environment, promotes self-identification of Issues, ensures control effectiveness and sustainability, and supports early escalation of risks, concerns, and issues. The successful candidate will possess strong communication skills, a team first mindset, and acumen in relationship building to drive results.

In this role, you will:

• Lead complex initiatives designed to mitigate current and emerging risks with broad impact
• Act as key participant in monitoring, evaluating, and measuring the impact of decisions practiced in Control Management functional area
• Monitor moderately complex business specific programs, and provide risk management consulting to support the business in designing and implementing risk-mitigation strategies
• Monitor, measure, evaluate, and report on the impact of decisions and controls to the relevant business group or functional area
• Perform issue management activities across the Issues Management lifecycle to issues and corrective actions, including root cause identification, issue intake, development of corrective actions and identification of controls and in region impact, as well as any related intake and closure requirements.
• Collaborate globally with Control teams, independent risk management and audit to ensure effective responses are provided and potential risks and concerns are addressed.
• Partner with the business to identify, assess, manage, and mitigating current and emerging risk exposures within Control Management functional area.
• Collaborate with relevant business group to identify current and emerging risks associated with business activities and operations, and provide guidance in developing and implementing risk-mitigating strategies
• Lead Control Management projects across virtual teams

• 5+ years of Risk Management or Control Management experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

• Exceptional interpersonal and relationship building skills to effectively influence all organizational and leadership levels, where flexibility, collaboration, and adaptability are a must.
• Highly organized and proactive with demonstrated ability to assess, exercise independent judgment, apply prudent risk management principles, prioritize work to meet deadlines, and proactively escalate when necessary.
• Ability to be flexible and adjust plans quickly to adapt to changing business needs. Hands on style; proven ability to structure tasks or projects, execute and achieve targeted results and develop and manage associated goals and plans.
• Intellectual curiosity with proven ability to learn quickly through others as well as to conduct their own research and analysis.
• Ethical integrity and demonstrated ability to exercise independent judgment and apply prudent risk mitigation principles.
• Prior experience as a business control management (BCM)
• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced, high demand environment while prioritizing critical path
• Experience assessing control design and performance through testing, audit or Risk Control Self-Assessment practices.
• Experience assessing processes, procedures and identifying controls.

• Comprehensive understanding of operational risk management in the financial services or other highly regulated industries
• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal communication skills and stakeholder management.
• Demonstrate positive attitude and readiness to work in a challenging and dynamic environment.
• Flexibility to multitask and work across domains and business groups.
• Ability to credibly challenge, conduct tough conversations and effectively communicate with various levels of management.
• Ability to synthesize data from a variety of sources and deliver results quickly.