Economist

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking an Economist to join the Corporate Economics Group. This team is responsible for developing economic forecast scenarios that provide the basis for important financial planning and risk management activities within Wells Fargo and Company. The team's scenarios drive loan loss, net interest income and securities portfolio valuation changes for financial reporting and stress testing including CCAR/DFAST, CECL processes.

The successful candidate will support the researching, modeling, and forecasting of economic conditions. The Economist will perform complex economic and statistical analysis as an integral part of the scenario generation process, ensuring data quality and integrity, monitoring model performance, and building reports and presentations of model outputs. Expertise with economic models, data and topics is required.


In this role, you will:

• Evaluate the performance of macroeconomic models
• Compile, present, and analyze economic and financial data
• Assess new developments in national and international economic trends
• Provide thought leadership on timely economic and financial issues of importance to the organization
• Develop and implement econometric models for forecasting purposes
• Communicate complex economic and financial concepts to audiences with a broad range of technical sophistication

Required Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience in Economics, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• A Master's degree or higher in economics or related quantitative field
• Demonstrated experience with macroeconomic analysis, specifically banking, consulting or government agency experience (Fed, Treasury, BEA, BLS, CBO, IMF)
• Experience utilizing analytical methods used in: statistical analysis, modeling, and forecasting
• Proficiency with statistical software (i.e. Eviews, Python, R, etc.)
• Experience ensuring compliance with all internal policies and regulatory requirements
• Experience with banking forecasting processes for CCAR/DFAST & CECL analysis.
• Ability to synthesize complex analytical findings into executive level communications
• Project management experience
• Experience in writing detail oriented reports

Job Expectations:

• 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 .

Pay Range

Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to achievements, skills, experience, or work location. The range listed is just one component of the compensation package offered to candidates.
$119,000.00 - $224,000.00
Benefits

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:
18 Aug 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.

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.

Client-provided location(s): Washington, DC

Job ID: WellsFargo-R-480081-5

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2025-08-14T18:08:52