Senior Financial Crimes Specialist - Investigations Anti Money Laundering (AML) Brokerage

About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Financial Crimes Specialist in Financial Crimes Investigations as part of Independent Risk Management. Learn more about the career areas and lines of business at wellsfargojobs.com .
We are searching for talented Senior Investigators to join our Anti Money Laundering (AML) Brokerage team.
In this role, you will:

• Lead or participate in moderately complex initiatives and deliverables within functional area and contribute to large-scale planning related to functional area deliverables.
• Investigate, research, examine, and report complex financial crimes transactions, policy violations and suspicious situations with high levels of risk.
• Perform risk evaluation and modeling to provide input and recommendations for financial crimes strategies and models.
• Evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of policies, procedures, processes and internal controls.
• Conduct data and onsite reviews, review findings, determine risk level and recommend resulting fraud prevention strategies.
• Perform investigative research, root cause assessment and consulting regarding highly complex financial crimes transactions, policy violations and suspicious situations with moderate to high risk.
• Perform detailed examination to detect transactional and relationship patterns, trends, anomalies and schemes across multiple businesses or products.
• Act as an escalation point for more complex cases.
• Resolve moderately complex issues and lead a team to meet deliverables.
• Partner closely with leadership to develop strategies to minimize financial crime portfolio risk through innovative methods with the ultimate goal of maximizing profits.
• Provide leadership within the team.
• Serve as a liaison and represent the organization in handling court appearances, depositions, mediations, and arbitrations.
• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues and mid-level managers to resolve issues and achieve goals.
• Lead projects, teams or serve as a mentor for less experienced staff.
• Develop and deliver a wide range of training for individuals involved in issue detection.
• Interact internally and externally to conduct investigations or to address risk management.

Required Qualifications:

• 4+ years of Financial Crimes, Operational Risk, Fraud, Sanctions, Anti-Bribery, Corruption experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.

Desired Qualifications:

• 3+ year of AML Investigations including international, domestic and brokerage.
• Experience with the Financial Crimes Investigations team.
• WF AML/Sanctions Credential and/or ACAMS Certifications.
• Previous experience writing and reviewing Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs).
• Ability to execute in a fast paced, high demand, environment while balancing multiple priorities.
• Advance Microsoft Excel Skills.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy skills.
• A BS/BA degree or higher.

Job Expectations:

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

Posting Locations:

• 401 S Tryon Street - Charlotte, NC
• 1N Jefferson Avenue - St Louis, MO

This position is subject to FINRA Background Screening Requirements, including successful completion and clearing of a background check. Internal transfers are subject to comply with 17 CFR 240.17f-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and FINRA Bylaws, Article III, Section 3, which states that Associated Persons should not be subject to statutory disqualification. Successful candidates must also meet ongoing regulatory requirements including additional screening and are required to report certain incidents.
Posting End Date:
31 Jul 2025
*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
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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.
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