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About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking a Financial Crimes Senior Manager to lead the Global Sanctions Customer Screening and Operations team within Financial Crimes Risk Management. Learn more about the career areas and business divisions at wellsfargojobs.com . The Senior Manager will lead, operate, and optimize the global sanctions operations team and own the strategy and execution plan to optimize sanctions screening across the customer lifecycle. This leader will lead across a global footprint to drive operational excellence and ensure regulatory compliance. This leader will focus and partner with our team of high-performing professionals to enhance efficiency, productivity, and effectiveness; along with translating strategy into actionable steps for execution and take a hands-on approach, working with key partners to ensure execution risks are identified and addressed. The Senior Manager will develop and manage a streamlined set of routines to create, document and maintain the intellectual capital. This leader will act as a trusted advisor with responsibilities that include executing and providing strategic advice on key priorities, leading, and helping organizational Management across the operations.
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In this role, you will:
- Will lead, operate and optimize the global sanctions name screening team and own the strategy and execution plan to optimize name screening across the customer lifecycle, including onboarding, maintenance, and exit. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Optimize Global Sanctions Office name screening operations by enhancing name screening processes, driving efficiency and excellence in existing operations, and optimizing a global footprint.
- Identify, develop, and retain sanctions compliance talent to drive an effective workforce and high employee morale.
- Define and automate key operational measures that monitor and control for regulatory compliance, operational efficiency, and effective risk management in sanctions screening. These measures should reflect impact to our clients and employees, and align to the risk and control operational risk key risk indicators.
- Identify and solution for gaps in existing and target states, including technology enhancements necessary to achieve operational effectiveness.
- Creation, alignment, and execution of a year roadmap to achieve the target state.
- Deliver new Global Sanctions platforms working with key partners in technology, Transformation and first- and second-line risk functions.
- Ensure there are consistent operational, end to end, top-down operational run books that demonstrate strong and complete command the people, process, technology and data ecosystem.
- Client focused target states for each functional end to end value stream that achieve best in class capabilities including a strong, proactive, control environment.
- Ensure investments are aligned and optimized to the target state to maximize progress and client outcomes.
- On-going benchmarking to validate and refine the roadmap.
- Clear and concise communication and engagement with all stakeholders to accelerate adoption, ensure alignment, share reuse opportunities across the Company and collect feedback to inform refinements to the roadmap.
- 6+ years of Financial Crimes, Operational Risk, Fraud, Sanctions, Anti-Bribery, Corruption experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
- 3+ years of management or leadership experience
- 6+ years of Business Execution of large-scale business transformation programs and strategic planning experience.
- 5+ years' experience in Sanctions Operations with in large financial services organization
- Hands on experience facilitating and documenting functional target states at the service and process level.
- Extensive strategy and, or Management Consulting experience.
- Prior Experience as a Transformation leader driving change across an organization.
- Experience managing large direct report teams in multiple locations.
- Strong organizational and administrative skills, with a focus on delivery management.
- Strong multi-tasking capabilities.
- Clear and concise communication style and skills that can simplify complexities and ensure a common understanding can be quickly reached.
- Extensive collaboration skills to partner with Senior Leadership teams within Wells Fargo and represent the Global Sanctions Office.
- Strong analysis skills to get to the core of issues.
- This position offers a hybrid work schedule.
- Willingness to work onsite at stated location on the job posting.
- This position is not eligible for VISA sponsorship.
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Pay Range
Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to achievements, skills, experience, or work location. The range listed is just one component of the compensation package offered to candidates.
$144,400.00 - $300,000.00
Benefits
Wells Fargo provides eligible employees with a comprehensive set of benefits, many of which are listed below. Visit Benefits - Wells Fargo Jobs for an overview of the following benefit plans and programs offered to employees.
- Health benefits
- 401(k) Plan
- Paid time off
- Disability benefits
- Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance
- Parental leave
- Critical caregiving leave
- Discounts and savings
- Commuter benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Scholarships for dependent children
- Adoption reimbursement
3 Apr 2025
* Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
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