Assistant General Counsel, Vice President – Auto Lending, Consumer Banking & Lending Legal

Role Overview

• Lead complex initiatives with broad impact and act as a key participant in large scale planning
• Handle matters that have a significant impact on the Company's operations, strategies, or profitability
• Provide legal advice on matters for management of the Corporation and its subsidiaries
• Serve as a legal advisor to the businesses within Wells Fargo
• Review and analyze complex large scale or long-term challenges that require in-depth evaluation of multiple factors including intangibles or unprecedented factors
• Represent of the Company in highly complex litigation, negotiations, settlement discussions, and claims related legal issues
• Manage highly complex claims and litigation
• Draft complex legal documents, review and negotiate documents prepared by outside counsel
• Identify and analyze complex legal issues, develop conclusions, and make recommendations for issue resolution
• Provide substantive legal advice on matters for more experienced management of the Corporation
• Develop and lead implementation of strategic business initiatives, and lead work team to meet deliverables and drive new initiatives
• Educate, train, and supervise less experienced attorneys within the Legal department
• Collaborate strategically with peers, colleagues, and mid-level to more experienced managers to resolve issues and achieve goals
• Lead projects, teams or serve as a peer mentor
• Develop relationships with and provide guidance to more experienced leadership, including executive officers, on issues that may present legal, regulatory, compliance, or reputational risk to the Company
• Partner with business leaders and management of other corporate departments to develop and implement risk management programs

Requirements

• 5+ years of Law experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• Active State Bar membership or the equivalent in a country outside the United States
• Experience with consumer auto lending or servicing, including with respect to one or more of the following topics: credit policy, underwriting, funding, payments, collections, repossession, after-market products and related topics
• Expertise on consumer protection laws, including ECOA, TILA, FCRA, and state corollaries
• Experience with direct or indirect, purchase financing or leasing, motorcycle finance, captive finance relationships, and/or strategic partnerships also helpful

Benefits

• Health benefits
• 401(k) Plan
• Paid time off
• Disability benefits
• Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance
• Parental leave
• Critical caregiving leave
• Discounts and savings
• Commuter benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• Scholarships for dependent children
• Adoption reimbursement