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Wells Fargo · 4 hours ago

Senior Lead Control Management Officer - CIB Lending Operations

CHARLOTTE, NC

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

7+ years exp

Wells Fargo is a global financial services leader committed to driving innovation and empowering communities. The Senior Lead Control Management Officer will lead the control agenda for Corporate Banking Middle Office and Structured Products Group Operations, focusing on risk management and control effectiveness across the CIB Lending Operations organization.

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No H1B

Responsibilities

Lead the control agenda for Corporate Banking Middle Office and Structured Products Group Operations, partnering across the CIB Lending Operations (CIBLO) organization to address risks and control matters impacting the business. Integrate into the multi‑year lending journey to understand environmental changes, anticipate emerging risks, and drive proactive mitigation

Serve as a Business Control Management (BCM) leader, applying deep product and process expertise to develop effective risk strategies, define risks and controls, and ensure strong governance, monitoring, reporting, and audit/regulatory preparedness

Partner with CIBLO leaders to identify, assess, and manage risks, acting as a strategic advisor on the control environment

Improve control effectiveness by driving ORKRI performance measures and identifying opportunities to streamline and automate control processes

Lead control assessments in alignment with enterprise frameworks,supporting RCSA execution and Issues Management governance

Maintain and enhance the business process inventory, incorporating RCSA outputs, triggers, testing results, audits, and regulatory feedback

Design, implement, and optimize controls in line with risk appetite, and perform root‑cause analysis on OREs to ensure durable remediation

Strengthen control documentation, including design/performance rationales and MCR narratives, and manage RCSA triggers and the full Issues lifecycle

Engage with operations teams on strategic changes and new initiatives, support audits and regulatory exams, and deliver actionable risk insights

Qualification

Risk ManagementCIB Lending OperationsInternal ControlsBusiness Control ManagementOperational RiskInterpersonal SkillsRelationship BuildingOrganizational Skills

Required

7+ years of Risk Management or Financial Services Industry experience, or equivalent experience demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Preferred

Extensive knowledge of CIB Lending Operations across Corporate Banking, Structured Products, Syndicated Lending, CRE, and Commercial Mortgage Services

Knowledge and understanding of internal controls and internal control policy

Ability to synthesize data and/or observations from a variety of, often disparate and unconnected, sources, deliver succinct summaries (both verbal and written), and enact responses quickly

Exceptional interpersonal and relationship building skills to effectively influence all organizational and leadership levels, where flexibility, collaboration, and adaptability are a must

Highly organized and proactive with demonstrated ability to assess, exercise independent judgment, apply prudent risk management principles, prioritize work to meet deadlines, and proactively escalate when necessary