Senior Lead Independent Testing Officer - Chief Operating Office Shared Services

$144,400 - $300,000/Yr

Wells Fargo - Minneapolis, MN

Full-time - Senior

Minneapolis, MN

Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

About the position

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Lead Independent Testing Officer within the Independent Testing & Validation (IT&V) team as part of Corporate Risk. This role is responsible for overseeing testing activities, ensuring compliance with established processes, and facilitating an efficient review process across the enterprise. The officer will develop methodologies for risk management, validate testing activities, and communicate emerging risks to management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee testing activities within required timeframes and established processes.
• Develop and design methodologies and standards for review activities in alignment with the Risk Management Framework.
• Ensure effective testing, validation, and documentation of review activities for risk programs, risks, and controls.
• Identify potential corrective actions, reporting, escalation, and resolution.
• Perform low to moderate risk quality reviews and raise schedule delays with proposed resolution plans.
• Lead implementation of complex initiatives with high risk across multiple business lines.
• Lead high risk or complex review activity engagements and communicate emerging risks to management.
• Create schedules for control reviews and consult on scheduling and capacity planning across the team.
• Assess, document, and communicate trends on emerging risks, themes, and identified issues.
• Partner with internal business units, audit, legal, regulators, and industry partners on risk-related topics.

Requirements

• 7+ years of Independent Testing experience or equivalent work experience, training, military experience, or education.
• 7+ years of experience in risk management or financial services industry, with direct experience in risk management.
• Knowledge of audit, regulatory compliance, or risk management.
• Experience with RCSA-based testing and subject-matter expertise in COO lines of business.
• Ability to negotiate, influence, and collaborate to build successful relationships.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment to identify and resolve problems.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to articulate complex concepts clearly.
• Ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines, and work under pressure in a dynamic environment.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in compliance, financial crimes, operational risk, audit, legal, credit risk, market risk, IT systems security, business process management.
• Ability to balance tasks and concerns for people's needs.
• Expertise in evaluating the adequacy and effectiveness of policies, procedures, processes, systems, and internal controls.

Benefits

• 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