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Lead Compliance & Operational Risk Officer - VP

United Kingdom, CITY OF LONDON · Job Posted June 29, 2026
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Wells Fargo is seeking a dynamic and pragmatic Lead Compliance & Operational Risk Officer (Vice President) to join the International Legal Entity Compliance & Operational Risk team. The role provides exposure to various team activities and opportunity to drive execution front-to-end across the pillars of activities including but not limited to: Governance, Reporting, and Initiatives; Operational Risk and Compliance Program Policy and Frameworks execution; Execute from a global perspective ensuring appropriate consideration of the legal entities and lines of business across EMEA, APAC, Canada and Latin America. This role is based in London and will report functionally to the International Legal Entity Compliance & Operational Risk - Program, Governance and Reporting Senior Manager. As a part of Wells Fargo's second line of defense and Independent Risk Management team, covers jobs responsible for establishing, implementing, and maintaining risk standards and programs to ensure compliance with federal, state, agency, legal, regulatory, and Corporate Policy requirements, while also providing governance, oversight, and credible challenge of operational risk exposures and risk management practices arising from inadequate or failed internal processes, people, systems, or external events.

Job Responsibility

  • Operate as a dedicated and embedded Subject Matter Expert (SME) and designated point of contact for senior leadership
  • Act as a fungible resource to support across the Legal Entity elements
  • SME production of the Legal Entity governance and reporting for internal Compliance and Operational Risk leadership and Legal Entity Executive/Board fora
  • Ability to join-the-dots and extract the 'so what' for International from monitoring
  • Proven technical knowledge and experience of Program, Governance, and Reporting elements
  • Demonstrable collaboration and influencing skills
  • SME for Compliance and Operational Risk Regulatory Change and Inventory Management (RCIM) activities
  • Provide oversight and monitoring of business group Compliance & Operational Risk based programs
  • Maintain Compliance & Operational Risk expertise and consulting for projects and initiatives
  • Establish, implement and maintain Compliance & Operational Risk standards and programs
  • Oversee the Front Line's execution and challenges appropriately on Compliance & Operational Risk related decisions
  • Develop, oversee, and provide independent credible challenge to standards
  • Provide direction to the business on developing corrective action plans and effectively managing regulatory change
  • Report findings and make recommendations to management and appropriate committees
  • Identify and recommend opportunities for process improvement and Compliance & Operational Risk control development
  • Receive direction from leaders and exercise independent judgment
  • Monitor the reporting, escalation, and timely remediation of issues
  • Oversee the Front Line's execution and challenges appropriately on Compliance & Operational Risk related decisions
  • Make decisions and resolve issues to meet business objectives
  • Interpret policies, procedures, and Compliance & Operational Risk requirements
  • Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals
  • Work with complex business units, rules and regulations on moderate to high Compliance & Operational Risk compliance matters
  • Interface with Audit, Legal, external agencies, and regulatory bodies on risk related topics

Requirements

  • Experience in Compliance, Operational Risk, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, education
  • Strong educational background ideally with a university degree and academic track record
  • Professional qualifications, certificates, and/or registrations relevant to Compliance/financial services
  • Extensive experience in Compliance and/or Operational Risk at leading international financial services firm(s)
  • Client Focus - demonstrates clear understanding of importance of effective customer service (internal and external clients)
  • Trust - demonstrates high standards of integrity and openness
  • Teamwork - demonstrates ability to work effectively as a member of a team, a collaborative style and understands the value of diversity
  • "Outperformance" – regularly exceeds the expectations of others and the role
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