Senior Lead Analytics Consultant

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Lead Analytics Consultant to support Originations Fraud analytics within the Originations Fraud team in FCM.

The position performs critical activities including Originations Fraud analytics, dashboard development, fraud rule development/oversight, and model analysis for vendor and internal models.

In this role, you will:

• Lead the development of advanced analytics and dashboard development for originations fraud. 
• Develop new strategies to counteract fraud trends and evaluate existing strategies for refinement and optimal performance. 
• Continuously manage right balance between risk, customer experience and existing team capacity to review alerts.
• Act as an advisor to senior leadership to develop or influence analytical strategies for highly complex business and technical needs supporting originations fraud.
• Lead the strategy and resolution of highly complex and unique challenges requiring analytical application of industry techniques and advanced data from multiple sources across the enterprise
• Deliver solutions that are long-term, large-scale, and require vision, innovation, and coordination of highly complex activities
• Provide vision, direction, and expertise to senior leadership on implementing innovative and significant business solutions that align to the enterprise
• Ensure adherence to compliance and legal regulations and policies on all projects managed
• Strategically engage with all levels of professionals and managers across the enterprise and serve as an expert advisor to leadership

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of Analytics, Reporting, Financial Modeling or Statistics experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• Skilled and experienced in advanced data analytics techniques with an educational background in a quantitative/analytical field (Statistics, Economics, etc)
• Experience in fraud risk and mitigation including strategies to reduce or mitigate loss and fraud exposures
• Leadership experience - including coaching, training, mentoring
• 4+ years of experience with SAS, SQL, Python or other data management, reporting and query tools.  Includes experience designing and optimizing complex SQL queries involving table joins and correlated sub-queries on large scale data tables
• 4+years of experience with data visualization skills in Tableau / PowerBI or similar is needed to be able to analyze and present findings.
• 4+ years of experience using data and analytics to inform and develop risk mitigation strategies
• 4+ years of experience creating pivot tables and performing data analysis in Excel
• Outstanding problem solving and analytical skills with ability to turn findings into strategic imperatives
• Ability to think creatively to find innovative solutions to complex analytical questions
• Ability to learn and assimilate information from multiple people and sources
• Knowledge of Deposit products and data

Job Expectations:

• This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship

Locations:

Chandler AZ, Charlotte, NC

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.

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