Financial Crimes Associate Manager

About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking a Financial Crimes Associate Manager
In this role, you will:

• Supervise entry to mid-level roles in transactional or tactical less complex tasks and processes to ensure timely completion, quality and compliance
• Manage the implementation of procedures, controls, analytics and trend analysis to ensure identification, prevention execution, detection, investigation, recovery, government and internal reporting of financial crime activity
• Maintain awareness of financial crimes activity companywide and ensure all issues are proactively addressed, and escalated where necessary
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements such as Bank Secrecy Act, USA PATRIOT Act, and FACTA
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and risk control development in less complex functions
• Manage a risk based financial crimes program or functional area with low to moderate risk and complexity
• Lead implementation of multiple complex initiatives with low to moderate risk
• Make supervisory and tactical decisions and resolve issues related to team supervision, work allocation and daily operations under direction of functional area management
• Leverage interpretation of policies, procedures, and compliance requirements
• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues and managers
• Ensure coordination with team, line of business, other business units, Audit, and regulators on risk related topics
• Manage allocation of people and financial resources for Financial Crimes
• Mentor and guide talent development of direct reports and assist in hiring talent

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
• 1+ years of Leadership experience

Desired Qualifications:
Education, Experience and Domain knowledge:

• 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.
• 1 year and above experience in People Management.
• 8 years and above 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 expertise in global sanctions regimes (OFAC, UN, EU, HMT, etc.) and their practical application to diverse financial products and transactions.
• Comprehensive understanding of ISO 20022 SWIFT messaging, payment systems, and international payment flows.

Job Expectations:

• Performance Management: Proficient in handling Performance and KPI for the entire team along with handling conflicts/issues.
• Governance: Expert in preparing metrics for the consumption of Senior Management as well as be Audit ready.
• Quality Checks and Training: Expert in performing Quality control checks and Training for the overall process.
• 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 comprehensive disposition narratives
• Mandatory Requirements:
• 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:
2 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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