India Head of Financial Crimes Investigations, Executive Director

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Financial Crimes Director to lead a team responsible for the investigations of AML and fraud activity primarily for compliance within the United States jurisdiction.

In this role, you will:

• Manage and develop specialized teams of experienced managers and professional individual contributors with focus on delivering moderate to high complexity and risk and product service
• Maintain an awareness of financial crimes activity across the enterprise and the industry and act a subject matter resource person within the industry
• Foster an environment that ensures communication and cooperation across the three lines of defense to facilitate transparency, balance and credible challenge
• Develop and implement procedures, controls, analytics and trend assessment to ensure proactive identification, prevention execution, detection, investigation, recovery and government and internal reporting of financial crimes activity
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements such as Bank Secrecy Act, USA PATRIOT Act, and FACTA
• Identify opportunities and strategies for process improvement and risk control development
• Interpret and develop range of policies and procedures for functions with moderate to higher complexity and risk
• Lead a team by making strategic decisions to resolve highly complex issues to meet higher risk deliverables
• Direct the development and implementation of procedures, controls, analytics and trend assessment to ensure proactive identification, prevention, execution, detection, investigation, recovery, government and internal reporting of financial crimes activity
• Manage programs or initiatives related to a line of business and a Company strategy with considerable impact across the Company and externally
• Collaborate with and influence all levels of professionals including leadership
• Manage relationships and foster a team orientation with business heads, legal, audit and multiple US and non-US regulators
• Represent the businesses in the external community, including with regulators, law enforcement, elected officials and trade groups
• Manage allocation of people and financial resources to ensure commitments are met and align with strategic objectives
• Develop and guide a culture of talent development to meet business objectives and strategy

Required Qualifications:

• 8+ 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 management or leadership experience

Desired Qualifications:

• Extensive Experience in Anti -Money Laundering (AML) / Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) experience.
• Experience leading large cross-functional teams responsible for conducting Financial Crimes related research, analysis and disposition. 
• Proven and demonstrated leadership skills including relationship building, partnering and collaboration skills.
• Proven operational and capacity management skills leading teams across multiple locations.
• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to execute in a fast paced, high demand, environment while balancing multiple priorities.

Job Expectations:

• Ability to work overlap hours with US time zones
• Work from Wells Fargo base location only

Posting End Date: 

18 May 2025

*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.

Candidates applying to job openings posted in Canada: Applications for employment are encouraged from all qualified candidates, including women, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples and visible minorities. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process.

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