Job Description

About this role:

Wells Fargo is looking for a highly skilled Trade Surveillance Model Governance and Analytics Lead with a background in quantitative models. The role involves analysing data to understand alert triggers and trading behaviour, conducting in-depth data analysis, and identifying patterns associated with market abuse.



Key attributes for this position include a strong sense of urgency, a drive for results, and a commitment to personal accountability. Successful candidates will possess a quantitative background, in-depth knowledge of financial products, and familiarity with Market Abuse Regulations.



The role also requires the ability to effectively communicate complex ideas to senior leadership, testing functions, and regulators. This includes translating technical jargon into clear business language and converting business needs into technological projects.



This position offers the chance to work with a state-of-the-art risk-based trade surveillance system and serve as the subject matter expert for the EMEA region.

In this role, you will:

Be responsible for engagement with MRM function and lead regular recertification and Target Scope Validation processes to support ongoing development of Surveillance models, performing regular performance testing in line Model Risk Management policy, report on model's performance and material changes to model's design. Support the model threshold calibration exercise. Manage vendor relationship and participate in discussions to enhance existing Surveillance capabilities in line with regulatory and industry standards. Partner with Control team, Business Heads, Technology, Compliance and relevant Support teams to build out robust surveillance scenarios. Interrogate a database system for investigation, analysis, and preparation of statistical reports to understand alert triggers and trading behavior. Perform deep dives into data sets, understand how patterns of data may be associated with market abuse. Identify opportunities for process improvement and risk control development by participating in different Trade Surveillance activities.

Required Qualifications:

Experience in Risk Management, Control Management, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.

Desired Qualifications:

Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy. Experience working on quantitative models. Demonstrated direct or indirect experience with Trade Surveillance in either First Line or Second Line roles. Experience with Market Conduct, Market abuse controls and Supervisory review processes. Prior experience at Market Oversight including any regulatory or government agencies. Prior experience in process improvement, automation of control processes. Understanding of Corporate and Investment Banking business operations, processes, products and customer interactions and associated risk manifestation. Working knowledge of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) concepts and policies across risk types (regulatory, financial crimes, credit, operational, etc.). Excellent communication skills (verbal, written and interpersonal); ability to concisely articulate complex concepts in a clear manner to senior leadership, testing functions and regulators. Professionalism, adaptability and strong collaboration skills. Ability to translate technical language into plain business language, and to translate business requirements into technology initiatives. Demonstrated capability to confidently raise issues, escalate early, and engage in constructive credible challenge independently. Demonstrated capacity to pro-actively and independently analyze and solve problems and address risks.

Posting End Date:

29 May 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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