About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Financial Crimes Specialist.

In this role, you will:

• Lead or participate in moderately complex initiatives and deliverables within functional area and contribute to large-scale planning related to functional area deliverables
• Investigate, research, examine, and report complex financial crimes transactions, policy violations and suspicious situations with high levels of risk
• Perform risk evaluation and modeling to provide input and recommendations for financial crimes strategies and models
• Evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of policies, procedures, processes and internal controls
• Conduct data and onsite reviews, review findings, determine risk level and recommend resulting fraud prevention strategies
• Perform investigative research, root cause assessment and consulting regarding highly complex financial crimes transactions, policy violations and suspicious situations with moderate to high risk
• Perform detailed examination to detect transactional and relationship patterns, trends, anomalies and schemes across multiple businesses or products
• Act as an escalation point for more complex cases
• Resolve moderately complex issues and lead a team to meet deliverables
• Partner closely with leadership to develop strategies to minimize financial crime portfolio risk through innovative methods with the ultimate goal of maximizing profits
• Provide leadership within the team Serve as a liaison and represent the organization in handling court appearances, depositions, mediations, and arbitrations
• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues and mid-level managers to resolve issues and achieve goals
• Lead projects, teams or serve as a mentor for less experienced staff
• Develop and deliver a wide range of training for individuals involved in issue detection
• Interact internally and externally to conduct investigations or to address risk management.

• 4+ 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

• 4+ years of Quality Assurance experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• Risk and regulatory compliance experience
• BSA/AML experience
• Experience with BSA/AML/OFAC laws and regulations
• Experience working with laws, rules and regulations within regulatory guidelines or policies
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills
• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Training delivery and facilitation experience
• Ability to achieve high production and quality standards
• Strong public speaking skills
• Project management experience
• Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS)

• Provide support and evaluation/validation guidance to quality assurance staff by answering questions on regulations or compliance, procedures and policies
• Escalate key maintenance errors identified during evaluation & validation process and ensure resolution of same, reviewing programs, processes, documentation, to ensure compliance with internal company requirements or government regulations
• Review systems to ensure company standards are met, exceptions are notated, and issues escalated as necessary
• Assist in development and design of product specific databases
• Review and evaluate work
• Prepare calibration feedback and facilitate calibrations across the team to ensure consistency of quality evaluations delivered to clients
• Monitor quality assurance programs and processes to identify gaps and risk assessment
• Design and conduct training as needed
• Provide coaching to staff and track performance expectations and results
• Make final evaluation decisions on disputes which impact quality results
• Interact with staff and business partners to promote teamwork and departmental effectiveness
• Evaluate output from the Customer Due Diligence Group which includes Corporate Politically Exposed Persons, Global Sanctions Screening & Reporting, and Enhanced Due Diligence Center.
• Effectively manage a personal work queue and consistently deliver error free quality control reviews.
• Use approved policies and procedures in order to complete reviews that are clear, concise, and easily understood by due diligence consultants and leaders.
• Examine and analyze programs, processes, and/or files of unusual, complex and/or higher risk transactions to ensure compliance with internal company requirements and/or agency or government regulations.
• Clearly communicate overall process or transaction quality and provide feedback to appropriate contacts regarding identified material deficiencies or issues including identification of inconsistencies.
• Analyze risks and offset and develop solutions for problems identified.
• Work directly with peers and leaders throughout all groups within the Customer Due Diligence Group.
• Must be detail - oriented, flexible, and open minded and creative in problem solving approach.
• Able to articulate a complex problem, design, build and implement a solution and communicate in clear business terms the benefits of the proposed risk management approach.
• Must possess exceptional communication skills.
• Ability to learn, grasp, and understand intricate details of the Global Sanctions Screening & Reporting process, Credit Investigations, and the Enhanced Due Diligence.