Senior Lead Control Management Officer - WIM
Yesterday• Charlotte, NC
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Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Lead Control Management Officer to join our team. The WIM Shared Services Control team is responsible for partnering with the relevant business group to identify, assess, manage and mitigate current and emerging risk exposures associated with their activities and operations.
This person is responsible for partnering with the WIM Shared Services business group to identify, assess, monitor, and advise and mitigate current and emerging risk exposures associated with their activities and operations. They will also monitor, measure, evaluate, and report on the impact of decisions and controls to the relevant business group and enterprise function.
Leadership, integrity, and credibility will be determining factors in selection. Successful candidates will be articulate and possess a demonstrated leadership capability; they will be impressive in their inter-personal effectiveness and with regard to their accomplishments. A leader with strong relationship management, influencing, vision and execution skills is crucial to the role. A key differentiator will be the ability to understand and operate successfully in a complex, heavily matrixed corporate environment, operating with a sense of urgency, passion for results, and personal accountability for achievement.
In this role, you will:
- Serve as a Business Control Management (BCM), applying deep product/process knowledge to drive effective risk strategies, define risks, set controls and governance, and enable monitoring, reporting, audit, and regulatory readiness.
- Lead control assessments aligned to enterprise frameworks; support RCSA and Issues Management governance and drive risk and control coverage for WIM Shared Services
- Maintain, enhance and integrate RCSA, triggers, testing, audit, and regulatory outputs.
- Design, implement, and monitor controls aligned to risk appetite; perform root-cause analysis on issues to ensure adequate remediation.
- Improve control documentation (design/performance rationales, MCR narratives) and manage RCSA triggers and the Issues lifecycle.
- Engage with WIM leadership on strategic changes/new products; support audits/regulatory exams and provide actionable risk insights.
- Lead complex, cross-functional risk resolutions; advise senior leaders; mentor project/virtual teams and monitor, measure, evaluate and report impact of decisions and business controls for WIM Shared Services.
- 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
- Proven history of establishing end to end risk management solutions and controls aligned with business/customer processes
- Demonstrated capability to confidently raise issues, escalate early, and engage in constructive credible challenge independently
- Knowledge of the financial services industry, products, and regulatory environment
- Clear understanding of risk framework, corporate/business policies, and programs to translate into plans for the business, function and/or risk type (regulatory, financial crimes, credit, operational, etc.)
- Strong Analytical skills including strategically analyzing data, diagnosing opportunities, and providing interventions
- Ability to lead multiple efforts with high risk and complexity
- Ability to create and present executive level communications/presentations
- Ability to implement a solution and communicate, in clear business terms, the benefits of the proposed risk management approach
- This position offers a hybrid work schedule
- Ability to work at one of the posted locations
- Relocation is not offered for this role
- This role is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship
- 2801 Market St, Saint Louis, MO
- 1525 W WT Harris Blvd, Charlotte, NC
25 Jan 2026
*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
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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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Client-provided location(s): Charlotte, NC
Job ID: WellsFargo-R-516104-2
Employment Type: FULL_TIME
Posted: 2026-01-22T18:08:51
Perks and Benefits
Health and Wellness
- Health Insurance
- Health Reimbursement Account
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- FSA
- HSA
- Mental Health Benefits
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
Parental Benefits
- Adoption Assistance Program
- Family Support Resources
- Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
- Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
- Fertility Benefits
- Return-to-Work Program
Work Flexibility
- Hybrid Work Opportunities
Office Life and Perks
- Commuter Benefits Program
Vacation and Time Off
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Personal/Sick Days
- Volunteer Time Off
Financial and Retirement
- 401(K) With Company Matching
- Performance Bonus
- Stock Purchase Program
Professional Development
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Access to Online Courses
- Internship Program
- Associate or Rotational Training Program
- Promote From Within
- Mentor Program
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