Senior Independent Testing Specialist - Chief Operating Office

Wells Fargo - Saint Louis, MO

Full-time - Mid Level

Saint Louis, MO

Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

About the position

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Independent Testing Specialist to support the Independent Testing and Validation (IT&V) Team within the Corporate Risk organization. This role focuses on providing independent risk leadership and assessment for the Chief Operating Office (COO) by leveraging experience in risk management and business functions. The specialist will collaborate across IT&V teams and ensure effective testing and validation of risk programs and controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead or participate in moderate to high risk or complex review activities in a matrixed environment and communicate emerging risks to management within Independent Testing.
• Contribute to large scale planning related to Independent Testing deliverables.
• Review and research moderately complex potential corrective actions, and follow through on reporting, escalation, and resolution.
• Ensure effective and appropriate testing, validation, and documentation of review activities for risk programs and controls according to standards and other applicable policies.
• Resolve moderately complex issues and lead team to meet Independent Testing deliverables while leveraging solid understanding of risk management framework and the risk and control environment.
• Collaborate and consult with colleagues, internal partners, management and lines of business regarding risk management.

Requirements

• 4+ years of Independent Testing experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.

Nice-to-haves

• Testing, Audit, regulatory and risk management experience
• Ability to identify issues, risk and escalate to the appropriate party
• Full testing lifecycle experience that includes determining scope, designing test scripts, executing tests, identifying and escalating issues and risks, and documenting and reporting results
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Issues management, validation and tracking
• Experience leading testing engagements, preferably of large scope, while leading other testers and resources
• Experience providing 'credible challenge' to business partners, when necessary, with the ability to lead through influence
• Experience writing reports for senior leadership audience level
• Experience in Audit, Compliance, Risk and Testing
• Critical thinking and analytical skills