In this role, you will:

• Participate in conducting due diligence programs on moderately complex initiatives and deliverables within functional area and contribute to large scale planning related to functional area deliverables
• Provide subject matter expertise on due diligence documentation requirements and data sources
• Support business in execution of due diligence reporting processes and controls, interpret policies, guidelines and governance programs
• Review and analyze client onboarding processes and challenges that require research, investigation, evaluation, and selection of alternatives
• Provide subject matter expertise on documentation and data sources and exercise independent judgment to guide moderate to high risk deliverables
• Compile and evaluate report results and escalate when necessary
• Resolve moderately complex issues and lead team to meet functional area process deliverables
• Leverage solid understanding of the function, policies, procedures and compliance requirements
• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues, managers and internal and external customers to resolve issues and achieve goals
• Conduct deep due diligence research on high-risk customers and analyze customer transactions and demographic data points to identify new or emerging customer financial crimes risks, and/or customers presenting a heightened risk within a portfolio
• Evaluate high complexity portfolio/customer reviews to determine appropriate level of escalation and ultimate recommendation, in consultation with manager/team lead/reviewer
• Work with 1,000s of rows and cells of data in Microsoft Excel to perform the analysis on data points ranging from geography to transactional values and volumes to relational data
• Work with the group’s data partners, mid-level managers, and cross-functional business partners to develop strategies, techniques, and tools to facilitate the advancement of reviews
• Write and publish portfolio/customer review reports with bolstered observations and risk dispositions that help business partners better understand customer’s behavior and manage the risk
• Communicate findings and provide appropriate direction to manager/team lead/reviewer and business partners
• Participate in moderately to high complexity project initiatives
• File unusual activity reports in a timely manner
• Maintain organized and detailed documentation of review results or recommendations by following all established procedures/processes
• Help draft/author new or existing procedures or process modifications that impact the execution of the reviews
• Serve as an anti-money laundering/counter threat finance subject matter expert, and reviewer of reports for more junior members on the team
• Proactively provide enhancements to existing money laundering/terrorist financing typologies based upon observations from daily work

Required Qualifications:

• 4+ years of Due Diligence experience, or equivalent (including risk management, client service, operations support, or business process management) demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• Comprehensive knowledge of financial crime risks
• Proficient knowledge of transactional products (wires, ACH, check, cash vault, etc.)
• Advanced knowledge of BSA/AML programs including KYC, CDD, EDD, CIP and/or other related risk and regulatory disciplines
• Strong understanding of Wells Fargo AML policy/procedures, higher risk customers, and complex business models
• Experience with customer types such as financial institutions, money service businesses, third party payment processors fintechs, etc.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate financial crimes risks and to communicate relevant risk in a simple, decisive, timely and market-appropriate manner
• Ability to identify financial crimes and formulate actionable conclusions/ recommendations
• Advanced MS Excel including the ability to manage extremely large and complex sets of transactional data
• Knowledge of Wells Fargo systems (WCIS, Cornerstone, Hogan, OIB, IIS, UAR Portal, etc.)
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, National Security & Intelligence Studies or other relevant fields
• Ability to think with a risk control mindset
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to build strong partnerships across business units
• Strong attention to detail
• Proactive approach to solving problems
• Strong decision-making, organizational and planning skills
• Industry certifications (e.g. CAMS certified and/or Wells Fargo AML/Sanctions Credential Program, etc.)

Job Expectations:

• This position offers a hybrid work schedule
• Willingness to work on-site at stated location on the job opening
• This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship

Location:

• 401 Las Colinas Blvd W Bldg A IRVING, TX 75039

Posting End Date:

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.