AVP - Counterparty Credit Risk

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Market Risk Specialist -

In this role, you will:

• Participate in developing, maintaining and providing oversight of market, interest rate and counterparty risk activities across the enterprise

• Identify opportunity to ensure risk remains within established risk appetite in Market Risk

• Perform or evaluate basic risk models such as trading, market, interest rate, delivery and counterparty credit risk exposures

• Ensure that risks within the business are properly identified and consistent with the Risk Management Framework

• Present recommendations for resolving risk issues, limits or capital use and provide reporting while also assessing theory and mathematics behind various models

• Exercise independent judgment while developing expertise to perform activities for evaluating and approving risk models

• Collaborate and consult with management and board of directors to provide periodic or scheduled risk reports that present a companywide view of risk management

Required Qualifications:

• 2+ years of market risk, Capital Markets, desk analyst, trading, interest rate risk or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• 2+ years of capital markets experience, preferably in Risk.
• Experience in Counterparty Credit Risk Analytics Management, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education Financial Industry/Banking background
• Familiarity with Traded Securities and Derivative Products (types, pricing and risks)
• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to independently prioritize and organize workload to meet deadlines
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Experience in Financial Modeling or Stress Testing
• Working knowledge of VBA, Python and/or SQL
• Understanding of Counterparty Credit Risk concepts including Potential Future Exposure (PFE), Credit Support Annex (CSA), Value At Risk (VAR), margining and netting.
• Proven ability to complete large and/or complex projects and/ or initiatives

Job Expectations:

• Develop, enhance and generate counterparty risk reports for traded product portfolios.
• Assist in day-to-day troubleshooting, including investigating counterparty credit risk system or model issues then provide potential improvement.
• Perform ad-hoc analysis (stress testing, scenario analysis) to support risk management decision making and/or management inquiries.
• Work with various credit and risk teams to remediate issues and implement enhancements.
• Assist in the preparation of counterparty credit risk presentations and internal credit documents (policies, procedures, memos).

Posting End Date: 

2 Jul 2026

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

We Value Equal Opportunity

Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Employees 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.

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