Corporate Governance Lead

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Job description

About Wells FargoWells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a leading global financial services company headquartered in San Francisco (United States). Wells Fargo has offices in over 20 countries and territories. Our business outside of the U.S. mostly focuses on providing banking services for large corporate, government and financial institution clients. We have worldwide expertise and services to help our customers improve earnings, manage risk, and develop opportunities in the global marketplace. Our global reach offers many opportunities for you to develop a career with Wells Fargo. Join our diverse and inclusive team where you will feel valued and inspired to contribute your unique skills and experience. We are looking for talented people who will put our customers at the center of everything we do. Help us build a better Wells Fargo. It all begins with outstanding talent. It all begins with you.Market Job DescriptionMain function of the job:Legal Entity Population ManagementUndertaking routine reviews, justification and rationalisation of the legal entity population in EMEA and revisions of the EMEA Legal Entity Structure Chart and provide regular updates to Legal Entity Governance Office (LEGO).Implementing the operational and control frame work associated with the administration of legal entity lifecycle which include activities such as initiation, acquisition, change, disposition and dissolution.Completing the LEGO periodic justification and resolvability assessments activities.Managing the quarterly legal entity governance forums meetings to facilitate the LEGO quarterly attestation process.Legal Entity Data Governance and OversightEstablishing appropriate governance processes for approving, changing and dispositioning of Legal Entities and analysing the necessary ongoing reporting (trends, impacts, etc.) of risks associated with managing Legal Entities.Implementing processes and controls to ensure on-going compliance with the requirements of the Legal Entity Policy and any related applicable policy requirements within their respective compliance programs, including performing required testing against major policy requirements.Legal Entity Management Information and ReportingIdentifying and addressing the potential risk and reporting impacts of initiating and acquiring; modifying; or dispositioning, dissolving, or deactivating legal entities.Ensuring the accuracy, integrity, completeness, and reliability of data and information provided to the Legal Entity Office.Produce management information, metrics and analysis to provide assurance for legal entity governance stakeholder management.Committee Secretary to the Regional New Initiatives Committee (NIC)Coordinating the activities of the Regional NIC, documenting and facilitating the decision making process, and circulating meeting documentation to members of the Regional NIC ahead of the meeting.Reviewing all submissions to the Regional NIC for completeness and raising appropriate challenge where required around the suitability of the contents of the materials and preparing committee packs.Responsible for the drafting and maintenance of the Regional NIC Terms of Reference, procedures and other relevant documentation.Disclaimers Review and ManagementMaintaining the regional procedural document for disclaimer management and disclaimer repositories.Creating accessible documentation that are ADA-compliant prior to publication.Notary and Affiant Activities OversightOverseeing the processes, risks and controls for affiant activities in region.Ensuring training and guidance to assigned affiants is provided in accordance with the corporate policy.Market Skills and CertificationsSkills/Experience Required:Degree level education preferred.Extensive knowledge and practical experience of Company Law and Corporate Governance reporting requirements, particularly around the formation and dissolution of companies.Ideally you will be a qualified lawyer, paralegal or legal executive. CiLEX qualification would be preferable.Previous experience in a risk and control environment.Excellent Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel skills and proficiency in data mining and summarizing and presenting themes and results in a meaningful format.Self-starter and ability to take responsibility for own tasks and proactively looks for opportunities to increase responsibility.Problem solving and good judgement.Demonstrates the ability to identify and analyse situations through gathering relevant information to understand root cause.Building and maintaining stakeholder relationships.Ensures tasks are always completed accurately.Demonstrated organizational, time and project management skills.Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.Good interpersonal skills, with an ability to communicate effectively with both the Legal Entities and technical Team Members.Commitment to work independently in a fast changing environment with demanding timelines.Unquestionable ethics and integrity.We Value DiversityAt Wells Fargo, we believe in diversity and inclusion in the workplace; accordingly, we welcome applications for employment from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, color, gender, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other status protected by applicable law. We comply with all applicable laws in every jurisdiction in which we operate.Team members 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. 68368