Head of Fixed Income and Currencies Compliance

About this role:
Wells Fargo, a renowned global bank with a commitment to growth and an award-winning culture, is seeking a dedicated professional for the role of EMEA Head of Fixed Income and Currencies (FIC) Compliance. Reporting to the EMEA Head of Advisory Compliance, you will manage a team of two Business Aligned Compliance Officers (BACOs). Your team will be responsible for providing accurate and timely regulatory compliance advice and support to the FIC Markets Business Lines operating in EMEA, including FX, Rates, Credit, and Structured Products Group (SPG).
In this leadership position, you will focus on deepening the team's skill base and raising its profile within the organization. You will act as a senior leader in the EMEA Compliance department and be a subject matter expert on the relevant regulations and business activities of the FIC business lines. Your proactive provision of compliance advice will ensure that the business lines operate within the regulatory framework. This role requires critical decision-making, collaboration, development of others, and the ability to enable high performance while building an effective risk and control environment. By joining Wells Fargo, you will be part of a global bank known for its award-winning culture and commitment to growth.
In this role, you will:

• Manage 2 direct reports whilst deepening the skill base of the team to raise its profile.
• Operate as a senior leader in the EMEA Compliance department.
• Be a subject matter expert (SME) of the relevant regulations applicable to the business lines under your coverage.
• Be a subject matter expert (SME) of the relevant services and activities of the FIC business line(s).
• Provide and oversee the proactive provision of accurate technical regulatory compliance advice, to the business lines within your coverage.
• Proactively challenge business lines to ensure compliance risk is identified and appropriately managed.
• Support the business in the management of Compliance issues and risks by providing pragmatic solutions.
• Represent Compliance at relevant governance committees and other forums as necessary by providing challenge and technical regulatory compliance advice.
• Be involved in and oversee the team's involvement in business led projects, including new business initiatives.
• Engage regularly with the legal department and other second line risk functions on current and emerging compliance risks and interact routinely with Internal Audit on regulatory compliance matters.
• Engage effectively with Global and International Compliance teams, providing SME advisory input including: Regulatory change management, Risk Assessments (First and Second Line), Policy and Training, Monitoring & Reporting

Required Qualifications:

• Experience in Compliance, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.
• Management experience
• Strong educational background with a university degree
• Experience in the compliance and regulatory field within financial services and extensive knowledge of Global Markets at a leading global financial services firm(s).
• Strong understanding of the market and regulatory environment in which Wells Fargo operates.
• Seasoned Compliance professional with matured leadership capabilities, including but not limited to: ability to make critical decisions, work collaboratively, ability to develop others, enabling high performance, building self-insight and effective risk and control environment.
• Strong intellectual capability and flexibility, able to consider issues from multiple angles and lead debates and discussions with multiple stakeholders.
• Able to exercise independent thought, and influence/challenge senior stakeholders, including an ability to confront conflict and difficult issues in a professional, assertive and proactive manger while remaining sensitive to business needs.
• Good sense of judgement and absolute commitment to Wells Fargo transformation journey
• Ability to lead projects with a focus on pace of execution and stakeholder collaboration.
• Ability to forge relationships across multiple functions to enhance the Compliance brand.
• Ability to deal with change and exhibit a service led mindset to support our stakeholders.
• Ability to challenge independently and constructively.
• Communicate effectively and confidently, orally and in writing at all levels of the organization.

Posting End Date:
29 Jul 2024
*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
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