Wells Fargo is seeking a Control Leader for India & Philippines, who will provide strategic risk and control leadership for the Commercial Banking (CB) and Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) Business, with a strong focus on Investment Banking activities, ensuring a robust and effective control environment aligned to the firm's risk appetite, regulatory expectations, and enterprise risk management framework.
In this role, you will:
- Manage and develop a team of multiple levels of directors and managers with focus on delivering service of moderate to high complexity for cross functional stakeholders and internal partners associated with the function or affected by its outcomes
- Identify opportunities for process improvement and risk control development by overseeing strategy and execution of all activities
- Lead Business Controls team by making strategic decisions to resolve highly complex issues by ensuring all process weaknesses or gaps are identified and remediation plans are supported and acted upon
- Interpret and develop range of policies and procedures for business functions with moderate to high complexity and risk
- Collaborate with and influence corporate heads, business heads, legal, audit, regulators, industry partners, elected officials, and trade groups including more experienced leadership
- Manage allocation of people and financial resources to ensure commitments are met and aligned with strategic objectives in Business Controls functional area
- Develop and guide a culture of Business Controls talent development to meet business objectives and strategies
Required Qualifications:
- 8+ years of Risk Management or Business Controls experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
- 4+ years of Management or leadership experience
- Demonstrated experience supporting Investment Banking products and activities.
- Strong understanding of enterprise risk management frameworks, control design, issues management, and regulatory expectations applicable to CB and CIB businesses.
- Proven ability to engage and influence senior leaders across business and control functions.
Desired Qualifications:
- Prior experience in a global banking GCC or regional CB and CIB control leadership role.
- Exposure to regulatory interactions across multiple jurisdictions.
- Strong understanding of financial markets, deal mechanics, and investment banking workflows.
- Experience leading large, matrixed teams and driving transformation or control uplift initiatives.
Job Expectations:
- Provide end-to-end oversight of the CB and CIB control environment, with emphasis on Investment Banking, Capital Markets, and advisory activities.
- Establish, maintain, and continuously enhance a strong risk and control framework covering operational, regulatory, conduct, and reputational risks.
- Act as a credible challenger to the front line, ensuring risks are identified, assessed, mitigated, and escalated appropriately in line with enterprise standards.
- Assess and challenge risks associated with complex transactions, conflicts management, information barriers, valuation practices, and disclosure obligations.
- Ensure compliance with global and regional regulatory expectations applicable to Investment Banking and CIB businesses.
- Oversee Risk & Control Self-Assessments (RCSA), issues management, control testing, and remediation activities.
- Lead preparation and engagement for regulatory exams, audits, and independent testing, ensuring timely and effective resolution of findings.
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