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Wells Fargo is seeking a senior exercise professional to design, execute, and evaluate enterprise-wide resiliency exercises across the crisis continuum reflecting "all hazards". This will include a focus on strengthening operational resilience capabilities for enterprise-critical services/products and third-party dependencies. This individual will contribute to the development and execution of a scalable, enterprise-aligned exercise program that evaluates business continuity, response readiness, decision-making, and recovery strategies. The role sits within the Enterprise Resiliency Exercise Office (EREO) and is responsible for delivering high-impact exercises that enhance the firm's overall resilience posture.
Job Responsibility
Lead the design, development, execution, and continuous improvement of enterprise-wide resiliency exercises, including tabletop (discussion-based), workshop, functional, limited-scale, and full-scale exercises
Own the full exercise lifecycle, including: Developing and maintaining an enterprise-aligned exercise framework that incorporates all-hazards scenarios impacting critical services, products, and third-party providers
Designing realistic exercise scenarios, Master Scenario Event Lists (MSELs), injects, objectives, and evaluation criteria aligned to business priorities, emerging risks, and regulatory expectations
Facilitating cross-functional exercises involving stakeholders across business, technology, resiliency, supply chain/procurement, and external partners
Conducting post-exercise evaluations and producing clear, actionable After-Action Reports (AARs), including prioritized findings and recommendations
Presenting exercise outcomes, key insights, and recommendations to senior leadership and governance forums
Leading remediation and targeted follow-up activities, including workshops and additional exercises, to address identified gaps and strengthen resiliency capabilities
Ensuring exercise documentation, artifacts, and processes meet internal standards, control requirements, and regulatory expectations
Drive continuous improvement and program maturity by identifying risks, gaps, lessons learned, and enhancement opportunities to strengthen the enterprise resiliency exercise program
Support risk and control activities, including Risk and Control Self-Assessments (RCSAs), issue management, audits, regulatory examinations, and other governance-related activities
Serve as a trusted advisor and subject matter expert to business, technology, and resiliency stakeholders by providing guidance on exercise planning, design, execution, and regulatory expectations
Contribute to the development and maintenance of a strategic scenario library aligned with emerging threats, business priorities, regulatory requirements, and evolving resiliency risks
Requirements
5+ years of Business Execution, Implementation, or Strategic Planning experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of work experience, training, military experience, or education
Demonstrated experience across the full business continuity and operational resiliency lifecycle, including governance, risk assessment, business impact analysis, strategy and plan development, incident response, exercising and testing, crisis management, regulatory compliance, and continuous program improvement
Proven leadership in financial services, with experience executing enterprise-wide exercises involving critical services/products and third-party providers
Experience designing and executing large-scale exercises that simulate disruptions to enterprise-critical services and third-party ecosystems
Strong understanding of risk and control frameworks across complex environments
Strategic mindset with a track record of driving program maturity and organizational change
Deep knowledge of regulatory expectations and industry standards (e.g., FFIEC, HSEEP, NIST)
Strong executive communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex findings into clear, actionable insights
Experience collaborating across business, technology, risk, and external stakeholders
Familiarity with cybersecurity concepts and their integration into broader resiliency exercises
Experience developing and tracking program metrics, controls, and performance outcomes
What we offer
Health benefits
401(k) Plan
Paid time off
Disability benefits
Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance