Fiduciary Director

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Banking, Lending, & Trust (BL&T) unlocks access to Wells Fargo Bank products and services to high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families based on needs related to banking, custom lending, and trust services. These bank specialists leverage resources, valuable research, relationships, custom solutions, and highly tuned strategies to address clients' unique needs and aspirations.
BL&T further provides guidance on a variety of banking and fiduciary topics including investment management, general trust administration, specialty trusts, custody, tax, specialty assets, regulatory, privacy, ecommerce, deposit relationship and strategy, and business strategies. The section also provides support to the WIM Diverse Segments group, including WIM referral activity.
Trust Services Trust advisors discuss the needs of HNW and UHNW clients and provide personalized advice and wealth and asset management services, including:
• Personal trust services
• Estate services
• Philanthropic services
• Closely held asset management
• Real estate and loan asset management
• Oil, gas and mineral management
• Legacy trust services
• Special needs trust services
• Managed Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA)
About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking a Fiduciary Director to oversee the delivery of its Trust Services offering in the Northeast region. The Fiduciary Senior Manager will be responsible for the management of multiple teams of trust officers and associates located in our Northeast offices, with responsibility for managing the firm's trust and agency account administration for high-net worth and ultra-high net worth clients of Wells Fargo Wealth and Investment Management... Working at Wells Fargo | Jobs and Careers at Wells Fargo (wellsfargojobs.com)
In this role, you will:

• Manage and develop trust centers, associated support, and specialty teams within Information, Management and Technology in roles with focus on delivering moderate complexity and risk
• Engage and influence stakeholders, internal partners and peers associated with the Information, Management and Technology functions or affected by its outcome
• Provide leadership and mentoring the professional development of information, Management and Technology team
• Identify opportunities and strategies for process improvement and risk control development within Fiduciary Management team
• Ensure the delivery of exceptional customer service, effectively resolve escalated problems or issues
• Oversee conduct and management responses to internal audits, risk assessments, regulatory reviews as well as management and maintenance of effective systems to ensure satisfactory audit and serviced standards are met
• Lead Fiduciary Management team by making strategic decisions to resolve highly complex issues to meet higher risk deliverables
• Interpret and develop range of policies and procedures for functions with moderate to higher complexity and risk
• Collaborate and influence all levels of professionals including managers as well as interact directly with external customers
• Lead team to achieve objectives
• Manage allocation of people and financial resources for Fiduciary Products Group
• Develop and guide a culture of talent development to meet business objectives and strategy

Required Qualifications:

• 8+ years of Fiduciary Products 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

Desired Qualifications:

• A BS/BA degree or higher
• A Juris Doctor (JD) degree
• CTFA or similar industry designation
• Extensive experience in trusts and estates and/or corporate fiduciary experience
• Knowledge and understanding of trust, trust administration, fiduciary law, and federal regulations/operations
• Leadership experience with ability to effectively manage and engage teams
• Strong communication skills and the ability to operate autonomously in a high-pressure environment

Job Expectations:

• Travel expectation up to 25%
• Specific compliance policies may apply regarding outside activities and/or personal investing; affected employees will be expected to provide information to the Wells Fargo Personal Account Dealing Team and abide by applicable policy requirements if hired. Information will be shared about expectations during the recruitment process.

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.
$185,000.00 - $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

Posting End Date:
9 Jan 2026
* 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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