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Wells Fargo is seeking an Assistant General Counsel - Executive Director - to join the Financial Crimes Legal team within the Legal Department. Attorneys in the Financial Crimes Legal team provide expert legal advice regarding financial crimes laws and regulations globally, including related to Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Economic Sanctions and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC). Financial Crimes Legal advises Financial Crimes Risk Management, members of the Wells Fargo Legal Department, Business Groups, Enterprise Functions, Corporate Risk and other stakeholders.
Job Responsibility:
Serve as a senior legal advisor to Financial Crimes Risk Management and other stakeholders in analyzing financial crimes legal and regulatory issues and provide effective advice on complex legal matters involving digital asset products, platforms, and transactions
Lead the strategy and resolution of highly complex and unique challenges in digital and traditional asset classes across multiple areas or the enterprise, delivering solutions that are long-term, large-scale and require vision, creativity, innovation, advanced analytical and inductive thinking, and coordination of highly complex activities and guidance to others
Counsel compliance, investigations, and coverage strategy teams on crypto‑related customer due diligence, transaction monitoring, blockchain analytics, funds transfer recordkeeping, and wallet attribution issues
Advise compliance, business, and government and regulatory relations partners on legislative and regulatory digital asset proposals and policies regarding anti-money laundering, sanctions, fraud, digital identity, and other financial crimes issues
Engage proactively and independently with business clients and develop an in-depth understanding of the firm’s digital asset strategy to help manage financial crimes risks
Partner with business leaders and management of different lines of business to develop and implement risk management programs for digital assets in markets, lending, trading and consumer applications
Assess legal risk of financial crime issues, both digital and traditional, and develop strategies for reducing legal exposure
Support the design and enhancement of AML and sanctions controls for digital asset activities, including stable coins, custody, payments, tokenization, and on‑/off‑ramp services
Review and assess third‑party risks related to digital asset service providers, blockchain infrastructure vendors, and crypto market utilities
Collaborate within the department and across business and staff functions as a subject matter expert on financial crimes in digital assets to address legal and risk issues in a manner consistent with the best interests of Wells Fargo
Monitor legal and regulatory developments in digital assets and proactively advise on potential impacts to the bank’s financial crimes risk profile
Oversee and take an active role in the education and training of a team of attorneys
Requirements:
7+ years of Law experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
Active State Bar membership or the equivalent in a country outside the United States
Significant expertise as a practicing attorney advising banks or other financial institutions related to AML and economic sanctions issues around digital assets with a major law firm, government, or in-house law department within the financial services industry
Significant experience analyzing legal and regulatory issues in AML and sanctions, including regulatory expectations and industry best practices, especially regarding digital assets
Proven collaboration skills with the ability to interface with regulators, internal regulatory relation stakeholders, external trade associations, legal subject matter experts across the enterprise, and business stakeholders
Ability to think creatively with dynamic presentation skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with proven experience presenting to senior leaders and providing expert analysis of proposed initiatives when there is a lack of clear law or regulation
Strong risk assessment skills and subject matter knowledge
Ability to build relationships with internal and external clients
What we offer:
Health benefits
401(k) Plan
Paid time off
Disability benefits
Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance