Senior Securities Operations Specialist

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Securities Operations Specialist

In this role, you will:

• Lead or participate in moderately complex lifecycle initiatives and support tasks and act as a participant in large-scale planning and deliverables; identify opportunity for process improvements within Securities Operations
• Review and analyze moderately complex operational tasks or challenges that require an in-depth evaluation of variable factors
• Independently resolve moderately complex issues on a full process within a trade environment while leveraging solid understanding of the function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements; may lead team to meet deliverables
• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues and mid-level managers to resolve issues and achieve goals; may lead projects, teams or serve as a mentor for lower level staff
• Manage expertise in the following operational processes including client account onboarding, cash payments, customer service, funding operations, custodial operations, securities settlement services, structured loan operations, and general ledger reconciliation
• Resolve moderately complex escalated issues within the scope of responsibility in Security Operations
• Research moderately complex business risks, influence policies, enhance customer satisfaction, and review time sensitive documents and transaction requests
• Exercise independent judgment in understanding trade settlement workflow controls to minimalize the effects of operational breakdowns
• Contribute to overall effectiveness of the team according to plans; monitor daily securities and cash related production work
• Lead or contribute to implementation of projects and new or revised processes and procedures that require coordination among operation teams and perform analysis for initiatives that support business strategies making decisions on matters with financial impact and risk

Required Qualifications:

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

Skills/Experience Required:

• 4+ years of overall experience in banking industry required.
• Bachelor's degree in commerce or master's in business administration with finance stream.
• Prior trade surveillance experience with minimum 4+ years of overall experience
• Experience with SMARTS, Actimize or similar Trade surveillance systems is a plus
• Experience with navigation and sourcing of information in Bloomberg/public sources
• Product experience with exchange traded products (including equities, futures and Fixed income) and/or information barriers / Asset management
• An understanding of markets and potential market manipulative behavior and a demonstrated ability to conduct reviews relating to regional rules and regulations
• Experience with reviewing trading activity for Compliance and familiarity with securities laws and regulations for identifying potential trading violations
• Ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines, achieve goals and work under pressure in a dynamic and complex environment.
• Detail oriented, results driven, and has the ability to navigate in a quickly changing and high demand environment while balancing multiple priorities.
• Ability to research and report on a variety of issues using problem solving skills.
• Proven ability/proficiency with the use of various types of automation.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Open to any shifts (as applicable for APAC, EMEA, USA & Canada).