Wells Fargo

Trade Surveillance Lead Control Management Officer - Fixed Income

Wells Fargo$100K — $163K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in Risk Management or Control Management
  • Experience with rule-based and risk-based Surveillance tools
  • Background in Trading is preferred
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong analytical skills with a keen attention to detail
  • Ability to translate technical language to business context
  • Experience in escalating issues and engaging in constructive challenges

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with Risk Owners and Surveillance teams to enhance surveillance controls
  • Serve as a Trade Surveillance Subject Matter Expert
  • Review daily trade alerts for Fixed Income
  • Manage relationships with Business and Desk Heads as well as Compliance and COO
  • Represent Trade Surveillance in governance forums
  • Participate in risk assessments and parameters setting
  • Mentor an offshore team for initial review of surveillance alerts

Benefits

  • Health benefits
  • 401(k) Plan
  • Paid time off
  • Disability benefits
  • Life and critical illness insurance
  • Parental and critical caregiving leave
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Scholarships for dependent children
  • Adoption reimbursement
  • Commuter benefits
Full Job Description

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Control Management Officer within Fixed income (Rates, Muni, Credit and Structured Products Group) Trade Surveillance. The Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) Control organization serves as the front line of risk management and is accountable for assessing and effectively managing all associated risks for their groups. This team works to ensure internal controls, processes, and procedures are adequate and effective, and executive management understands the risks, exposures, and trends that impact the business.

The group also collaborates on projects and initiatives by providing support and awareness of risks and mitigating control solutions. The Trade Surveillance Subject Matter Expert (SME) will report to the Head of Trade Surveillance SMEs and will be responsible for the design, implementation, and execution of trade surveillance controls in Fixed income, while escalating potential issues to Senior Management. Crucial to this role is extensive product knowledge, and potentially ex-trading experience, as well as experience in trade surveillance scenario design, implementation, parameter setting, alert dispositioning and support with investigations.

In this role, you will

  • Work closely with Risk Owners, Risk Stewards, CIB Surveillance Technology and Surveillance Product Management to enhance and build effective surveillance controls

  • Provide subject matter expertise with comprehensive knowledge of business and functional area

  • Review daily alerts related to Trade Surveillance for Fixed income

  • Manage key relationships with Business Heads, Desk Heads, Compliance, Chief Operating Office(COO) and CIB Control for Fixed income

  • Represent Trade Surveillance on various governance forums

  • Actively participate in risk assessments and parameters setting activities

  • Mentor an offshore team supporting the first pass review of trade surveillance alerts

Required Qualifications:

  • 5+ 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 operating rule-based and risk-based Surveillance tools (Trading Hub)

  • Experience with Trading

  • Excellent communication skills (verbal, written and interpersonal); ability to concisely articulate complex concepts in a clear manner

  • Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy

  • Professionalism, adaptability, and strong collaboration skills

  • Ability to translate technical language into plain business language, and to translate business requirements into technology initiatives

  • Demonstrated capability to confidently raise issues, escalate early, and engage in constructive credible challenge independently

Job Expectations:

  • This position offers a hybrid work schedule at one of the posted locations

  • Relocation assistance is not available for this position

  • Visa sponsorship is not available for this position

Posting Locations:

  • 550 S Tryon St. - Charlotte, NC 28202

Pay Range

Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to demonstrated examples of prior performance, skills, experience, or work location. Employees may also be eligible for incentive opportunities.

$100,000.00 - $163,000.00

Benefits

Wells Fargo provides eligible employees with a comprehensive set of benefits, many of which are listed below. Visit for an overview of the following benefit plans and programs offered to employees.

  • Health benefits
  • 401(k) Plan
  • Paid time off
  • Disability benefits
  • Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance
  • Parental leave
  • Critical caregiving leave
  • Discounts and savings
  • Commuter benefits
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Scholarships for dependent children
  • Adoption reimbursement

Posting End Date:

5 Aug 2026

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

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