Lead Control Management Officer

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Control Management Officer

In this role, you will:

• Lead complex initiatives designed to mitigate current and emerging risks with broad impact
• Act as key participant in monitoring, evaluating, and measuring the impact of decisions practiced in Control Management functional area
• Monitor moderately complex business specific programs, and provide risk management consulting to support the business in designing and implementing risk-mitigation strategies
• Monitor, measure, evaluate, and report on the impact of decisions and controls to the relevant business group or functional area
• Develop and implement risk monitoring and risk reporting processes and controls
• Collaborate with relevant business group to identify current and emerging risks associated with business activities and operations, and provide guidance in developing and implementing risk-mitigating strategies
• Lead Control Management project or virtual teams

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of Risk Management or Control Management experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• Advanced degree (MBA, MS, or similar).
• Experience working with automation, and AI pipelines.
• Familiarity with Technology governance frameworks, and AI risk guidelines.
  Certifications such as FRM, PRM, CAMS, CISA, or equivalent

Domain knowledge:

• Model Risk Management and/or Technology Risk Management and/or Cyber Security Risk Management
• Data management

Technical skillset:

• AI/machine learning, including prompt engineering.
• Data analysis (Tableau, PowerBI, SAS)

Job Expectations:

• Business Control & Risk Leadership - Model Risk OR Technology Risk (AI & Emerging Technologies)
• Provide end‑to‑end risk and control leadership across Corporate Risk, Generative AI, and emerging technologies by designing, implementing, and continuously enhancing enterprise risk and control frameworks supporting Model Risk OR Technology Risk domains.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate risks associated with AI/ML models OR technology platforms, including automation, digital decisioning, and analytics solutions, ensuring alignment with enterprise risk standards, Responsible AI principles, and applicable governance frameworks (e.g., MRM OR Technology Risk).
• Act as the primary control leader for regulatory exams, internal audits, and independent testing activities involving Model Risk OR Technology Risk, including AI‑enabled and automated capabilities.
• Define and drive enterprise‑level control standards for Generative AI and emerging technology use cases across the full lifecycle-from design and development through deployment and ongoing operations.
• Partner with Technology, Model Risk OR Technology Risk, Compliance, AI Governance, Data Governance, and business stakeholders to promote a strong control culture and ensure consistent adoption of risk and control standards across the enterprise.
• Coordinate identification, escalation, and remediation of lifecycle risks associated with models OR technology solutions, ensuring adherence to change management, performance monitoring, resiliency, and control effectiveness expectations.
• Maintain complete, accurate, and audit‑ready governance documentation, including risk assessments, control inventories, model OR technology inventories, and issue remediation artifacts.
• Advise senior leadership on emerging AI, technology, and regulatory risk themes, translating supervisory and industry expectations into actionable governance and control requirements.
• Design, refine, and optimize AI prompts to support automation, analytics, and Generative AI‑enabled risk and control use cases.

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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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