About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Risk Analytics Consultant
In this role, you will:
Lead or participate in moderately complex initiatives, and delivering insight and decision strategies within analytics and reporting, and contribute to large-scale planning related to Risk Analytics
Review and analyze moderately complex data aggregation, forecasting, reporting, and programming models
Be responsible for process production, data reconciliation, and model documentation in alignment with policy governance
Resolve data, production, business modeling, and lead team to meet Risk Analytics deliverables while leveraging solid understanding of risk reporting policies, modeling strategies, procedures, regulatory requests, and compliance requirements
Collaborate and consult with peers, experienced managers, compliance, and technology to resolve modeling, forecasting, and production issues, and achieve analytic and reporting goals
Lead projects, teams, and mentor less experienced staff
Partner with cross enterprise risk analysts in development of common modeling strategies
Required Qualifications:
4+ years of Risk Analytics experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
Desired Qualifications:
· Minimum 5+ years of experience in Second Line of Defence, Risk Management, Operational Risk, Compliance roles, Internal Audit, or related fields.
· Demonstrated experience in Risk Analytics to drive actionable insights from complex datasets to support operational risk management and strategic decision-making.
· Advanced proficiency in BI and coding tools (e.g., Alteryx, Tableau, SQL, Xceptor, Python, R, JavaScript).
· Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy.
· Ability to interact effectively across all levels of the organization.
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
· Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
· Experience in risk management-related automation and efficiency initiatives.
· Familiarity with operational risk management programs such as RCSA (Risk and Control Self-Assessment), IM (Issue Management), ORE (Operational Risk Events), RM (Risk Monitoring), and Risk Assessments.
· Exposure to shared services models, including working in centralized risk monitoring or support environments, and demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams such as business units, risk management, compliance, and technology.
· Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams such as business units, risk management, compliance, and technology.
· Ability to identify and implement process improvements and automation opportunities using analytics.
· Ability to identify and implement process improvements and automation opportunities.
· Flexible to work across different time zones as per business requirements.
· Demonstrated ability to work effectively with virtual and/or geographically dispersed teams.
Job Expectations:
· Deliver 100% quality and SLA compliance on executions.
· Support monthly metric tracking and efficiency agenda for RM SSC.
· Drive discussions with stakeholders and contribute to streamlining efforts.
· Ability to work in a dynamic environment and adjust to changing priorities.
· Ability to work at the approved locations in the job posting.
· This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship.
· Execute assigned monitoring activities across operational risk programs in ORP, ensuring adherence to quality and SLA standards.
· Document findings with sufficient detail and engage stakeholders for review and finalization.
· Analyse large and complex datasets and underlying data elements using advanced statistical, machine learning, and data mining techniques to identify trends, red flags, emerging risks, and systemic issues.
· Support RM SSC in creation and enhancement of monitoring activities, including simplification and automation opportunities.
· Collaborate with ORBOs, RTTs, and senior stakeholders to refine monitoring activities, support deployment of new activities and drive innovation in analytics and automation.
· Demonstrate understanding of banking Lines of Businesses (LOBs) --such as Retail Banking (deposits, loans, credit cards), Commercial Banking (SME lending, cash management), and Wealth Management (investment products, portfolio services) -- to ensure effective risk monitoring and oversight.
· Participate in management routines to align on expectations and manage escalations.
· Present complex analytical findings and recommendations to senior leadership and program stakeholders in a clear, actionable manner.
· Stay abreast of industry trends in risk analytics, data science, and regulatory expectations, and proactively recommend enhancements to RM SSC's analytics capabilities.
· Develop, automate, and optimize monitoring routines and dashboards using BI tools (Alteryx, Tableau, SQL, Xceptor) and coding languages (Python, R, JavaScript).
· Contribute to development of data quality checks and validation procedures.
· Provide insights and recommendations to improve operational risk oversight.
Posting End Date:
21 Dec 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.
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