Senior Financial Crimes Specialist, Financial Crimes Intelligence Team

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a for the Financial Crimes Intelligence (FC Intel) within Financial Crimes Risk Management (FCRM).  FC Intel provides Financial Crimes Risk Management (FCRM), business groups, and enterprise functions with industry-leading intelligence on financial crimes threats, typologies, and their impact to Wells Fargo. FC Intel supports FCRM programs, teams and business groups through reviews utilizing company data, external event information and the delivery of intelligence assessments.

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In this role, you will:

• Utilize internal and external data to provide insights, develop analytical strategies, and provide analytical support regarding a wide array of business initiatives in the Financial Crimes space.
• Partner with business and technical groups to design and implement analytic solutions; provide influence and leadership in the identification of new tools and methods to analyze data.
• Perform detailed analysis to detect transactional and relationship risk insights, trends, anomalies and schemes across multiple businesses or products.
• Lead exploratory transactional reviews to scope target populations, managing and coordinating partner feedback and reviewing risk presentations that require visibility from senior management and governance.
• Lead and support interactions with internal and external partners to advance intelligence initiatives and information sharing involving AML, CFT, and Fraud typologies and relevant industry risks and trends.
• Maintain awareness of and accountability to global financial crimes risks and trends and geopolitical events impacting Wells Fargo business operations.
• Perform investigative research, root cause assessment and consulting regarding highly complex financial crimes transactions, policy violations and suspicious situations with moderate to high risk.
• Partners with key stakeholders to develop strategies to identify and mitigate financial crimes risk at an enterprise level through innovative analysis.
• Leads projects, teams or functions as a subject-matter expert to less experienced team members and partners.

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:

• Corporate Risk Experience
• SQL Query Writing, preferably in Teradata or Oracle environments
• Understanding of BSA/AML/OFAC laws and regulations and experience with practical application in a financial crimes risk program
• Experience with PowerBI, Tableau, or other business intelligence and analytics tools.
• Previous intelligence experience in the private, military, or government sectors.
• Experience with empirical research methods in quantitative fields such as statistics, finance, economics, or social sciences.
• Strong understanding of Wells Fargo AML policy/procedures, higher risk customers, and complex business models.
• Active Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) and/or Certified Fraud Examiner
• Experience successfully influencing, leading, and negotiating with executives, senior business leaders and partners to gain commitment to accomplish business goals
• Ability to think strategically, implement, and deliver business objectives
• Ability to execute in a fast paced, high demand environment while balancing multiple priorities
• Advanced MS Excel with the ability to manage extremely large and complex sets of transactional data.
• Strong ability to develop partnerships and collaborate across groups.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.

Job Expectations:

• This position offers a hybrid work schedule.
• This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship

Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants

US Only Pay Range:

• Arizona- Tempe Pay Range: $87,000- 140,000.00 USD Annually
• Iowa- West Des Moines Pay Range: $87,000- 140,000.00 USD Annually
• North Carolina – Charlotte Pay Range: $87,000- 140,000.00 USD Annually
• Minnesota – Minneapolis Pay Range: $96,000.00 – 154,000.00 USD Annually
• Missouri – St Louis Pay Range: $87,000.00-140,000.00 Annually
• Texas-Irving Pay Range: $87,000- 140,000.00 USD Annually
• Virginia- McLean Pay Range: $104,000-168,000 USD Annually

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.

$87,000.00 - $168,000.00

Posting End Date:

26 Apr 2026

*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

 

Wells Fargo maintains a drug free workplace.  Please see our Drug and Alcohol Policy to learn more.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

a. Third-Party recordings are prohibited unless authorized by Wells Fargo.

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.