Business Execution Associate

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Business Execution Associate

In this role, you will:

• Participate in planning and executing a variety of programs, services, and initiatives, and monitor key indicators to ensure effective performance and control management of assigned operations or business groups
• Review basic initiatives including policy or process changes, process improvements, technology enhancements, and conduct regular reviews to identify efficiencies and cost savings opportunities
• Receive direction from leaders and exercise independent judgement while developing an understanding of policies and procedures, best practices, and initiatives
• Collaborate and consult with mid-level managers or cross-functional business partners
• Provide work direction to less experienced Strategy and Execution staff

Required Qualifications:

• 6+ months of Business Execution, Implementation, or Strategic Planning experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications

• 4+ year of experience in one or a combination of the following: Financial Crimes area, business support, Operational Risk Management, implementation, business operations or strategic planning in financial services demonstrated through work or military experience
• Bachelor's degree in business, finance or economics.
• Preferred Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) certification or equivalent
• Experience in creating, executing, and documenting QA/Compliance/Audit/post transactional testing
• Strong QA/QC/testing/Audit background
• Strong Microsoft Office skills (Excel, PowerPoint etc)
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to work effectively, as well as independently, in a team environment
• Critical thinking skills
• Experience in executing Quality Assurance Activities and supplementing existing practices through the execution of business monitoring, surveillance, and/or Quality Assurance/Quality Control activities
• Experience evaluating the adequacy and effectiveness of policies, procedures, processes, systems, and internal controls; analyzing business and/or system changes to determine impact, identify and assess operational risk issues
• Exposure and proven track records in reporting and MIS
• Creating and maintaining QA test scripts and procedure documentation
• Recording and maintaining a centralized inventory of QA activities
• Facilitate an efficient and valued review process
• Ability to thoroughly document and succinctly write final reports of the applicable QA Activities
• Executing reporting, escalation, root cause analysis, and resolution of identified issues.

Job Expectations:

• Provide Financial Crimes groups Quality Assurance support through execution of testing scripts, identification, and reporting of issues
• Executing self-assurance activities and supplementing existing practices through the execution of business monitoring, surveillance, and/or Quality Assurance/Quality Control activities
• Ensuring business process controls are working effectively in order to promote and enable proactive identification, root cause analysis, reporting, escalation, and corrective action of process and control deficiencies and adverse customer impacts
• Implementing the Ops Utilities Quality Assurance Activities methodology through the following requirements:
• Collaborate with and report findings and recommendations to management concerning Quality Assurance issues
• Informing risk measures, where appropriate
• Working with the business groups with the newly identified controls within the Risk and Control Self-Assessment tool to map controls to the future state of QA testing
• Provide maintenance and implementation support for Quality assurance program for Financial Crimes Groups. Participates in special projects as assigned that could involve very large volumes, high profile clients, and accelerated service level agreements to complete the request quickly
• Provide feedback and present ideas for improving or implementing processes and tools within QA group
• Identify and recommend opportunities for process improvement and risk control development
• Support production environment as per business requirement and set objectives

Posting End Date:
22 Aug 2025
*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.

Candidates applying to job openings posted in Canada: Applications for employment are encouraged from all qualified candidates, including women, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples and visible minorities. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process.

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Drug and Alcohol Policy

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