Corporate & Investment Bank (CIB) delivers a comprehensive suite of banking, capital markets and advisory solutions, including a full complement of sales, trading and research capabilities, to corporate, government and institutional clients. We focus on our clients' overall financial needs, with consideration and respect for their total relationship with Wells Fargo.
The Chief Operating Office (COO) supports the business by delivering platforms, processes and systems across a wide range of disciplines. This includes LOB business management, business solutions & enablement, client lifecycle management, data management, strategy & transformation, and innovation.
About this role:
We are hiring a COO Credit Trading Business Manager to help drive front-to-back execution across the trading franchise—owning strategic initiatives, platform/product buildout, change management, controls, and business infrastructure in close partnership with Trading, Sales, Technology, Operations, Risk, Compliance, and Finance. Learn more about the career areas and lines of business at wellsfargojobs.com.
In this role, you will:
- Partner with Trading and Sales leadership and the Credit COO team to drive key deliveries end-to-end, especially within systematic / algo trading, portfolio trading, and macro credit products.
- Lead business initiatives and buildouts: define scope, identify investment needs, prioritize across competing demands, manage timelines, and coordinate dependencies across functions.
- Serve as the liaison between the business and support partners, driving accountability and ensuring execution across internal functions supporting the desks.
- Own multiple workstreams and cross-functional outcomes and influence prioritization decisions with desk leadership and technology
- Identify and execute opportunities to increase efficiencies in how the desks operate and how the COO function delivers
- Build and deliver clear, decision-useful analysis and materials for leadership (PowerPoint/Excel), including operating metrics, initiative status, risks/issues, and business performance support.
Required Qualifications:
- 5+ years of Business Execution, Implementation, or Strategic Planning experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
Desired Qualifications:
- End-to-end product/platform delivery experience (front-office adjacent preferred): operating model design, workflow buildout, tooling implementation, controls-by-design, rollout/change adoption.
- Project/program management experience delivering across Technology/Operations/Risk/Compliance
- Credit markets experience (trading, sales/trader assistant, desk strategy/analytics, portfolio trading support) with understanding of cash and derivative credit products
- Corporate & Investment banking experience
Job Expectations:
- This role is not eligible for VISA sponsorship
- Ability to travel as needed
- Willingness to work on-site in accordance with current office requirements
- Ability to work additional hours as needed
- This position is subject to FINRA background screening requirements. Candidates must successfully complete and pass a background check prior to hire. In accordance with FINRA rules, individuals who are subject to statutory disqualification are not eligible to be associated with a FINRA-registered broker-dealer. Successful candidates must also meet and comply with ongoing regulatory obligations, which include periodic screening and mandatory reporting of certain incidents.
- Specific compliance policies may apply regarding outside activities 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 Location:
30 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001
Pay Range
Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to demonstrated examples of prior performance, skills, experience, or work location. Employees may also be eligible for incentive opportunities.
$143,000.00 - $224,000.00Benefits
Wells Fargo provides eligible employees with a comprehensive set of benefits, many of which are listed below. Visit Benefits - Wells Fargo Jobs for an overview of the following benefit plans and programs offered to employees.
- 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
Posting End Date:
26 May 2026*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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