Business Execution Director - Front-Line Enterprise Risk Program Office

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a seasoned Business Execution Director to lead a high impact team within the Front-Line Enterprise Risk Program Office (ERPO). This role will drive execution across privacy and information risk management initiatives, ensuring alignment with strategic business goals, regulatory expectations, and enterprise risk frameworks. As a critical part of the Chief Administrative Office (CAO), this leader will transform compliance obligations into business enablers, helping to protect the organization while driving innovation, data confidence, and digital trust.

Candidate will report directly to the Head of the FL Privacy & Information Risk Management Team work in close collaboration across and within the ERPO team to help achieve the teams’ strategic objectives and goals.

Specific duties for this position include, but are not limited to:

• Build and retain high performing teams to deliver on the strategic objectives of the ERPO and FL Privacy and Information Risk Management organizations

• Work closely with Program Strategy, Planning & Governance teams, and other Enterprise Risk Program owners to evaluate technology needs and identify technology solutions to support target state.

• Drive the harmonization and rationalization of applicable policies and procedures across the Teams

• Lead the build out of the Teams key risk and key performance indicators (KRI’s and KPI’s) and supervisory controls

• Partner with the Technology and Project Management Office to help identify and track the current manual controls that will become automated through the implementation of the IT strategic book of work

• Assist in driving the harmonization and rationalization of applicable compliance policies and procedures across the enterprise and ensure timely updates pursuant to Risk Policy requirements

• Strong expertise in RCSA methodology, control/process development, execution, and reporting.

• Ensure appropriate and timely identification and escalation of issues and emerging risks

• Challenge the status quo and champion transformation by recommending risk and control automation opportunities and operational simplification

• Represent, lead and actively participate in cross-enterprise working groups, for regulatory reviews, and strategic enterprise initiatives as a key member of the ERPO leadership team

Enterprise Risk Program Office Misson:

To provide guidance and support in standardizing the operating model of Horizontal Aligned Compliance Programs that empower the front-line owners to proactively and consistently mitigate risks that are horizontal in nature, or applicable to multiple Business Groups/Enterprise Functions.

In this role, you will:

• Lead the implementation of the enterprise-wide Privacy compliance program and information risk management initiatives  

• Serve as a key partner to senior business leaders, legal, audit, and compliance partners on privacy risk and regulatory matters

• Represent the ERPO leadership team in forums, governance councils, and external regulator interactions

• Drive the adoption of consistent, scalable approaches to privacy compliance execution across the enterprise

• Translate regulatory change into strategic roadmaps, actionable deliverables, and measurable business impact

• Own the development, delivery and refinement of controls

• Oversee control testing, issue remediation, risk reporting and policy harmonization efforts across the team

• Recommend forward-looking solutions to modernize controls, reduce manual overhead, and enhance efficiency

• Shape privacy and risk management strategies to support digital transformation, data innovation, and AI governance

• Engage cross-functional partners to deliver enterprise goals while fostering a culture of risk awareness and ownership

• Build, mentor and manage a high performing team of privacy professionals

• Manage allocation of people and financial resources for FL Privacy & Information Risk Management Team

Required Qualifications:

• 8+ years of Business Execution, Implementation, or Strategic Planning experience, including Management or leadership experience, or equivalent experience demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

• 4+ years of management or leadership experience

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience leading or partnering with: Compliance, Operational Risk, Control Management Teams, Audit, and all testing functions

• Knowledge of global privacy and risk management frameworks (GDPR, CCPA, GLBA, FFIEC, APEC, etc.)

• Strong understanding of regulatory compliance, third party risk, issue management, and enterprise control environments

• Ability to influence at senior levels and drive cross enterprise solutions in a complex organization

• Experience offering solutions and recommendations on how to simplify the Teams processes

• Ability to create concise executive-level communications and presentations that tells a compelling story

Job Expectations:

• Ability to travel 10% of the time

• Willingness to work on-site at one of the specific locations included in this job posting.

• Adherence to in-office attendance expectations

• This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship

Locations:

• 401 S. Tryon St, Charlotte NC

• 800 S. Jordan Creek Pkwy, West Des Moines IA

• 550 S. 4th St., Minneapolis MN

Pay Range
 

Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to achievements, skills, experience, or work location. The range listed is just one component of the compensation package offered to candidates.

Posting End Date:

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

We Value Equal Opportunity

Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit’s risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

Applicants with Disabilities

To request a medical accommodation during the application or interview process, visit Disability Inclusion at Wells Fargo.

Drug and Alcohol Policy

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