Lead Market Risk Officer - Enterprise Counterparty Risk Management

About this Role

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Market Risk Officer on the Enterprise Counterparty Risk Management (ECRM) team to lead strategic business initiatives, risk technology transformation efforts, and new product implementation across the counterparty credit risk platform. This role serves as a key liaison between Risk, Front Office, Technology, Quantitative Analytics, Compliance, and Control teams to ensure successful delivery of critical regulatory, business growth, and risk management initiatives. Learn more about our career areas and business divisions at wellsfargojobs.com

In this role, you will:

• Lead large-scale business, regulatory, and technology initiatives impacting counterparty credit risk management and ECRM strategic objectives.
• Manage end-to-end delivery of funded initiatives, including scope definition, requirements gathering, planning, execution, testing, implementation, and post-production support.
• Coordinate delivery across Agile and traditional project teams, ensuring alignment of business priorities, resource plans, dependencies, and implementation schedules.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for senior leadership updates, project governance forums, regulatory deliverables, audit requests, and change management oversight.
• Identify risks, issues, dependencies, and control impacts associated with strategic initiatives and develop mitigation plans to ensure successful execution.
• Partner with quantitative, technology, and business stakeholders to support model enhancements, new risk methodologies, and infrastructure modernization efforts.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in one or a combination of the following: trading, desk analyst, Capital Markets, market risk, interest rate risk or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• Knowledge of regulatory initiatives impacting market and counterparty credit risk.
• Product Owner or Program Management experience.
• Experience supporting regulatory examinations, audit engagements, or major remediation programs.
• Strong understanding of capital markets products, counterparty credit risk, market risk, stress testing, and risk governance.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex cross-functional programs involving business, technology, and regulatory stakeholders.
• Excellent executive communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to influence outcomes across organizations without direct authority.

Posting Location:

550 S. Tryon Street - Charlotte, North Carolina

Job Expectations:

• Required location listed above. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.
• This position is not eligible for VISA sponsorship.

• This position is subject to FINRA Background Screening Requirements, including successful completion and clearing of a background check. Internal transfers are subject to comply with 17 CFR 240.17f-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and FINRA Bylaws, Article III, Section 3, which states that Associated Persons should not be subject to statutory disqualification. Successful candidates must also meet ongoing regulatory requirements including additional screening and are required to report certain incidents.

• 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.

Posting End Date: 

*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.

Applicants with Disabilities

To request a medical accommodation during the application or interview process, visit Disability Inclusion at Wells Fargo.

Drug and Alcohol Policy

Wells Fargo maintains a drug free workplace.  Please see our Drug and Alcohol Policy to learn more.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

a. Third-Party recordings are prohibited unless authorized by Wells Fargo.

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.