Lead Credit Risk Officer - Wholesale Credit Policy

Credit Risk:
As a part of Wells Fargo's second line of defense, Independent Risk Management team covers jobs which lead the design and management of a highly targeted independent credit review (oversight) capability to assess the quality of lending and ongoing management of credit risk within the Bank, including adherence to risk appetite, credit policy and regulation. May include jobs which approve and provide challenges to line of business credit products, programs, transactions, and policies, and participate in acquisition due diligence.

About This Role:

We are seeking highly motivated credit professionals to enable the rationalization and maintenance of wholesale credit policies, while:

Supporting line of business credit risk governance

Complying with the Policy Management Policy Ensuring a consistent credit risk profile

Ensuring credit professionals can easily understand and follow the requirements

Ensuring proper Line of Business implementation of, and adherence to, the wholesale credit policies

Rationalization:

Lead Round tables, and serve as a subject matter expert, on specific lending topics

Understand, and clearly communicate, complex wholesale credit concepts

Build consensus for final approach on the topic

Write credit policies, with minimal oversight, so that it:aligns with regulatory expectationsappropriately represents the bank’s risk appetite,is clearly understood by all stakeholders (Credit Professionals and third-parties) adheres to the Policy Management Policy.

Present policy topics to Group Senior Credit Officers (GSCOs) and Business-Aligned Chief Risk Officers to build consensus for WHSL Credit Policies.

Identify legacy content for appropriate disposition, and coordinate with legacy content owners so implement new framework.

Ensure proper Line of Business implementation of, and adherence to, wholesale credit policies.

Business As Usual:

Ensure proactive management of existing credit policies, procedures, and supporting documents

Address needed Risk Governance edits within policies

Adherence to the Policy Management Policy standards

Identify improvement opportunities within policy, procedure, and surveillance.

Provide accurate and timely answers to credit policy inquiries, from Credit Professionals and other stakeholders

Effective communication and partnership skills to influence senior stakeholders and build consensus through clear, disciplined credit risk communication

Participate in content creation of quarterly WHSL Credit Policy Publications Provide perspective and feedback on various surveillance programs, such as the Credit Policy Exception (CPE) Program Lead resolution of Issues and related corrective actions.

Deliver solutions that are long-term, large-scale and require vision, creativity, innovation, advanced analytical and inductive thinking, and coordination of highly complex activities and guidance to others

Monitor, assess and report on asset quality, portfolio trends and credit policy exception trends

Approve and provide credible challenge of line of business credit products, programs, and policies

Provide vision, direction and expertise to senior leadership on implementing innovative and significant business solutions

Collaborate with peers, colleagues and managers for oversight of risk management

Interact with Audit, Legal, external agencies, and regulatory bodies on risk related topics

Required Qualifications:

5+ years of Credit Risk experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired

Qualifications:

Asset-based lending credit experience within a large, regulated financial institution.

Current or prior delegated credit approval authority, including approval of complex credit transactions and provision of effective independent challenge.

Experience in credit policy development and governance.

Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and build consensus through clear, disciplined credit risk communication.

Prior management or senior leadership experience, including leading teams or enterprise‑wide, cross‑functional initiatives.

Job Expectations:

Willingness to work on-site at stated…