Independent Testing Senior Manager

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Independent Testing Senior Manager

In this role, you will:

• Manage a team of managers to accomplish department goals and priorities
• Develop and design methodologies and standards for review activities across the Enterprise in alignment with the Risk Management Framework
• Ensure effective and appropriate testing, validation, and documentation of review activities for risk programs, risks, and controls according to standards and other applicable policies
• Provide credible challenge to lines of business, across risk programs and the enterprise
• Develop, maintain and execute the Annual Plan
• Perform high risk quality reviews
• Identify repeat issues and ensure documented appropriately
• Triage critical or high risk issues and determine next steps
• Establish benchmarks for timely tracking and completion
• Lead initiatives that cross multiple lines of business in scope with significant impact or risk
• Identify and provide oversight and escalation of existing and emerging risk issues and common themes across business groups
• Lead high priority, high risk, or high complexity review activity engagements
• Provide transparency and accuracy to regulators, Audit, other internal risk and line of business stakeholders
• Build relationships with corporate, business heads, Legal, Audit, regulators and industry partners on risk related topics
• Provide status updates to key stakeholders on programs and specific reviews where warranted
• Manage allocation of people and financial resources for Independent Testing
• Develop and guide a culture of talent development to meet business objectives and strategy

Required Qualifications:

• 6+ years of Independent Testing, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• 3+ years of management or leadership experience

Desired Qualifications:

• Proficient at considering a broad range of issues in making decisions and holds oneself accountable for delivering on commitments and renegotiating when needed.
• Proficiently builds constructive and effective relationships.
• Proficiently leads and challenges others to improve the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to manage conflict and provide quick and well-thought through decisions.
• Demonstrated ability to establish strong working relationship with key partners and senior management.
• Ability to effectively communicate, verbal and written, with various levels of management, including senior leaders and executives.
• Strong ability to retrieve data from various information systems.
• Ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines, achieve goals, and work under pressure in a dynamic and complex environment.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to take on a high level of responsibility, initiative, and accountability.
• Ability to summarize and recommend new strategies/solutions.
• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong ability to research, trend, and analyze data.
• Experience in Audit, Compliance, Risk and Testing.
• Critical Thinking and Analytical skills.

Job Expectations:

• Lead Mangers & IC's in cross-functional teams in accomplishing goals and priorities
• Develop and design methodologies and standards for review activities across the Enterprise in alignment with the Risk Management Framework
• Ensure effective and appropriate testing, validation, and documentation of review activities for risk programs, risks, and controls according to standards and other applicable policies
• Develop, maintain, and execute the Annual Plan
• Assess, document, and communicate emerging risks, themes and identified issues to leadership and risk partners in a timely manner
• Ensure issues are identified and documented?
• Identify potential corrective actions, and follows through on reporting, escalation, and resolution
• Perform moderate to high risk quality reviews
• Lead implementation of complex and strategic initiatives with moderate risk and complexity
• Ensure plan includes targeted reviews based on risk and meets internal past due benchmarks
• Lead moderate to high risk or complexity review activity engagements
• Escalate any critical or high risk issues to appropriate leadership
• Manage communication and collaboration with business heads, Legal, Audit, and regulators on risk related topics
• Provide status updates to key stakeholders on programs and specific reviews where warranted
• Manage allocation of people and financial resources for Independent Testing
• Mentor and guide talent development of direct reports and assist in hiring talent