Institutional Investment Operations Specialist

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Institutional Investment Operations Specialist

In this role, you will:

• Participate in lifecycle support tasks for institutional trade initiatives and identify opportunity for process improvements
• Assist leadership in bringing individual or teams together in order to resolve complex issues
• Assist in client account onboarding, input and monitoring of cash payments, customer service, project support, funding operations, custodial operations, securities settlement services, structured loan operations, general ledger reconciliation, as well as, work to resolve confirmation and ISDA related issue
• Provide subject matter expertise on projects along with internal and industry related initiatives
• Review and analyze functional operational tasks that require research, evaluation, and exercise independent judgment to guide the deliverable
• Present recommendations for resolving complex situations and exercise independent judgement while developing expertise on functions, projects, internal and industry related initiatives
• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals

Required Qualifications:

• 2+ years of Institutional Investment Operations experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience in one or a combination of the following: Regulatory Reporting, Collateral, Documentation, project management, business operations or strategic planning in financial services.
• Bachelor's degree, or a business-related field is strongly preferred.
• Excellent verbal, written (including drafting), and interpersonal communication skills. Microsoft Excel spreadsheets experience importing, exporting, formulas, and manipulating data.
• Ability to research, compile, and perform complex analysis on critical operational data. Ability to interact with all levels of an organization.
• Accurately review and remediate breaks, which includes, but is not limited to Dodd Frank, QFC Record keeping, QFC Resolution Stay and MiFID II and various legal notices covering swaps and trades.
• Working on daily BAU along with remediation process
• Contribute to large scale planning related to process, procedures and efficiencies dealing with internal and industry related initiatives and deliverables.
• Identify and recommend opportunities for process improvement and risk control development.
• Review and analyze complex functional and operational tasks that require in-depth evaluation for scalability.

• 2+ years of experience in one or a combination of the following: middle office, collateral, documentation, project management, business operations or strategic planning in financial services 3+ years of management experience.
• Excellent verbal, written (including drafting), and interpersonal communication skills. Microsoft Excel spreadsheets experience importing, exporting, formulas, and manipulating data.
• Ability to research, compile, and perform complex analysis on critical operational data. Ability to interact with all levels of an organization.
• Experience working with changing priorities and deadlines. Highly motivated with ability to drive results.
• Highly organized with very strong attention to detail. Excellent presentation skills. Ability to work with impacted areas to understand complex problems.
• Ability to multi-task, perform under pressure and meet tight deadlines.

Job Expectations:

• Collaborate with U.S. based QFC RK Data Team to implement tactical and strategic solutions to establish and administer Data Control Reports, which includes identifying data breaks, perform root cause analysis entailing deep dive, complex data analysis,and remediate and/or escalate breaks.
• Develop procedures and workflows to support BAU processes around Data Controls and analysis and remediate and/or escalate breaks as well as help develop controls required to prevent future breaks.
• Proactively identify and raise data break issues to technology, business, compliance, upstream system owners and recommend clear options and recommendations that drive decision making toward resolution.
• Prioritize critical issues and coordinate communicating among senior leadership. Follow, and assist in developing, complex processes and procedural issues in a fast paced environment within firm deadlines
• Coordinate efforts to consult and coordinate with technology, business, areas and development teams to gather requirements, drive design, and delivery of enhancements to data control reports and ensure deadlines are met.
• Team Lead in support functions that includes providing guidance and direction to junior staff, oversight of administrative and operational efforts to identify, analyze, and remediate exceptions, compliance issues, risks and gaps in processes.
• Consult with Legal, Compliance, Ops Risk, Technology, Business areas to establish and support strategic controls and ensure all adequate controls and processes are in place.
• Assist QFC RK U.S. based Data Team to drive systems/change initiatives, business continuity plans, and to identify development required to ensure legal and regulatory adherence.

• Collaborate with U.S. based QFC RK Data Team to implement tactical and strategic solutions to establish and administer Data Control Reports, which includes identifying data breaks, perform root cause analysis entailing deep dive, complex data analysis, and remediate and/or escalate breaks.
• Develop procedures and workflows to support BAU processes around Data Controls and analysis and remediate and/or escalate breaks as well as help develop controls required to prevent future breaks.
• Proactively identify and raise data break issues to technology, business, compliance, upstream system owners and recommend clear options and recommendations that drive decision making toward resolution.
• Prioritize critical issues and coordinate communicating among senior leadership. Follow, and assist in developing, complex processes and procedural issues in a fast paced environment within firm deadlines
• Coordinate efforts to consult and coordinate with technology, business, areas and development teams to gather requirements, drive design, and delivery of enhancements to data control reports and ensure deadlines are met.
• Team Lead in support functions that includes providing guidance and direction to junior staff, oversight of administrative and operational efforts to identify, analyze, and remediate exceptions, compliance issues, risks and gaps in processes.
• Consult with Legal, Compliance, Ops Risk, Technology, Business areas to establish and support strategic controls and ensure all adequate controls and processes are in place.
• Assist QFC RK U.S. based Data Team to drive systems/change initiatives, business continuity plans, and to identify development required to ensure legal and regulatory adherence.