Wells Fargo
Senior Lead Market Risk Officer
CHARLOTTE, NC · Senior
H1B sponsorship available$185k-$300kDetected 2 hours ago
SQLComplianceExcelLoad TestingCommunicationCollaborationPublic SpeakingOrganizational SkillsMicrosoft OfficeCFA
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Lottery odds (Level IV)94
Fits your clock70
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About the role
- Learn more about the career areas and lines of business at wellsfargojobs.com.
- Capital markets transactions include Derivatives (Rates, FX, Commodities, CDS, and Equities), Securities Trading, and Securities Financing.
- Leverage solid understanding of risk management practices and provide input and challenge with focus on risk disclosures, remediation, due diligence, suitability, and reputation risk.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate across business line functions in development and implementation of new business initiatives.
- Lead or participate in risk program development and maintenance.
- Work with various internal trading desks and credit and risk teams to remediate issues and implement enhancements.
- Foster strong relationships with business partners in Sales and Trading, Banking, Credit, Control, Legal, Operations, Technology, and Risk Analytics.
- Prepare counterparty credit risk presentations and internal credit documents - policies, procedures, memos.
- Identify and implement enhancements to risk management frameworks and programs for counterparty credit risk through close collaboration with Banking, Credit, and Legal.
- Develop, enhance, and generate counterparty risk reports for traded product portfolios.
- Perform ad-hoc analysis - stress testing, scenario analysis - to support risk management decision making and/or management inquiries.
- ECRM professionals work with the business groups that originate and manage counterparty risk including Corporate and Investment Bank, Commercial Bank, Wealth and Investment Management, Consumer Lending, and Treasury.
- 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.
Requirements
- Proficiency in Microsoft SQL, and Python.
- Ability to think critically and formulate independent judgment supported by sound rationale.
- Expert level experience working with a broad range of capital markets business partners including trading, finance, operations, and technology.
- Expert level experience working in traded products and markets.
- Familiarity with trading desk operations and systems, i.e. Calypso, Endur, is preferred Understanding of derivative pricing models and risk measurement calculations such as PFE, VaR, stress scenarios and risk factor sensitivities.
- Advanced Microsoft Office Skills - Excel VBA.
- Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail.
- Ability to work independently, assess issues, make quick decisions, implement solutions, build relationships across teams, and influence change Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to clearly convey complex topics in a concise manner.
- Highly organized and able to prioritize multiple tasks, meet deadlines, achieve goals, and work under pressure in a dynamic and complex environment Financial Risk Management Certificate (FRM), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), or Advanced Degree in Finance,
Compensation
- $185,000.00 - $300,000.00 USD Annual 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. $185,000.00 - $300,000.00 Benefits Wells Fargo provides eligible employees with a comprehensive set of benefits, many of which are listed below.
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Benefits
- Employees may also be eligible for incentive opportunities. $185,000.00 - $300,000.00 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.
- Scholarships for dependent children Adoption reimbursement Posting End Date:
Company info
- Are you looking for more?
- Find it here.
- At Wells Fargo, we're more than a financial services leader - we're a global trailblazer committed to driving innovation, empowering communities, and helping our customers succeed.
- We believe that a meaningful career is much more than just a job - it's about finding all of the elements to help you thrive, in one place.
- Living the Well Life means you're supported in life, not just work.
- It means having robust benefits, competitive compensation, and programs designed to help you find work-life balance and well-being.
- You'll be rewarded for investing in your community, celebrated for being your authentic self, and empowered to grow.
- And we're recognized for it - Wells Fargo once again ranked in the top three - making us the #1 financial services employer - on the 2025 LinkedIn Top Companies list of best workplaces "to grow your career" in the U.S. Join us!
Equal opportunity
- We Value Equal Opportunity Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer.
Visa & Work Authorization
- This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship.
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