About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Control Management Specialist for COO Non-Operations Control who will be part of the Horizontal BCM accountable for assessing and ensuring effective risk and control management.  The individual is responsible for partnering with relevant business groups to monitor and ensure we are maintaining a strong control environment leading to sustainable mitigation of operational risk.

In this role, you will:

• Execute control design and performance monitoring to ensure effectiveness of manual and automated controls
• Ensure adequate steps have been taken to address root cause of identified issues and evidence is alignment with intended outcomes
• Collaborate and partner with Business Control Management and Front-Line teams
• Ensure control documentation is alignment with Internal Control Policy requirements
• Provide credible challenge and improvement opportunities for existing controls to ensure adequate risk mitigation
• Communicate results of Control Monitoring review to leadership and relevant stakeholders

Required Qualifications:

• 4+ years of Risk Management or Control Management experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience conducting comprehensive Risk and Control Self Assessment (RCSA), including risk identification, evaluating, and designing controls, performing impact assessments, identifying control gaps, and implementing effective risk remediation strategies
• Experience identifying, assessing, evaluating, and documenting controls, control procedures and control gaps, to mitigate and support operational and compliance risk
• Experience supporting the Issue Management Lifecycle, including intake, monitor, classification, root cause analysis, corrective action planning, sustainability, and validation.
• Preferred experience in audit, regulatory compliance, operational risk, or risk management, or a combination, within the banking or financial services industry
• Ability to effectively communicate in both written and verbal formats across all organizational levels, including senior executives
• Ability to work with limited supervision
• Experience developing partnerships and collaborating with other business and functional areas
• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy

Job Expectations:

• This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship.  
• Ability to work on site in a hybrid role.
• Fully remote work locations are not available for this role. If you are not in a location listed on the posting, you must commit to relocation within an agreed upon timeframe.
   

Posting End Date: 

7 Jan 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.

Candidates applying to job openings posted in Canada: Applications for employment are encouraged from all qualified candidates, including women, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples and visible minorities. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process.

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.