About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Financial Crimes Specialist.

In this role, you will:

Participate in complex initiatives and identify opportunity for process improvements within scope of responsibilities
Perform risk assessment 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 fraud prevention strategies
Review and assess business, operational, or technical assignments or challenges that require research, evaluation, and selection of alternatives, and exercise independent judgment to guide medium risk deliverables
Perform investigative research, root cause evaluation and consulting regarding 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
Present recommendations for resolving more complex situations and exercise independent judgment while developing full knowledge proficiency in the function, policies, procedures and compliance requirements
Take action on control failures in bank processes and procedures
Represent organization in handling court appearances, depositions, mediations, and arbitrations
Collaborate and consult with associates on all levels
Lead, participate in and provide support for projects and initiatives
Provide input to development and delivery of a wide range of individual education for financial crimes awareness
Prepare documentation and refer cases for Suspicious Activity, Identity Theft Operations and Suspected Financial Abuse, reports to government agencies and makes recommendations to management

Required Qualifications:

2+ 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
Experience in Financial Crimes, Operational Risk, Fraud, Sanctions, Anti-Bribery, Corruption, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, education

Desired Qualifications:

At a minimum Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration, Law, Criminal Justice, or a related field. Professional certifications such as ACAMS (Anti-Money Laundering Specialist) or Certified Global Sanctions Specialist (CGSS) or CAMS-FCI (Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist - Financial Crime Investigator) are highly desirable.
experience in payment / transaction sanctions screening within a financial institution or fintech company. (this is different from the KYC / Name Screening for Sanctions)
Proficiency in using sanctions screening software and tools (e.g., Fircosoft, Actimize etc.,).
Strong research skills for investigating potential/true match scenarios via public domain and tool-based searches (Lexis Nexis).
In-depth knowledge of global sanctions regimes (OFAC, UN, EU, HMT, etc.) and their application to financial transactions.
Understanding of ISO 20022 SWIFT messages and payment systems.

Job Expectations:

Flexibility & adaptability: Ability to work in a dynamic fast paced environment
Eye for detail: Focus on quality & error-free delivery through a keen eye for detail
Excellent communication (written and verbal) and with an ability to write

In office & night shift work arrangement: Open to work in Night Shift (9:30 PM IST to 6:30 AM IST) and from office all 5 days of the week.

Posting End Date:

11 May 2026

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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