About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking for a Senior Due Diligence Consultant for Governance across the APAC region. This role will provide strategic oversight and leadership, ensuring alignment with global standards and regulatory requirements. The role is critical in maintaining robust governance frameworks, managing regulatory change, and supporting risk management initiatives across multiple jurisdictions.

In this role, you will:

• Develop, implement, and maintain governance structures that support compliance and risk management objectives across APAC.
• Monitor regulatory developments in APAC and EMEA (e.g., MAS, HKMA, FCA, ESMA) and ensure timely implementation of changes into policies and procedures.
• Lead the review and approval process for compliance policies and standards, ensuring consistency with global frameworks.
• Perform independent challenge and oversight of KYC/AML processes, and other compliance activities.
• Chair or support governance committees and forums, ensuring effective escalation and decision-making.
• Coordinate responses to regulatory inquiries, audits, and inspections, ensuring transparency and timely delivery.
• Drive enhancements in governance processes, leveraging technology and data analytics for better oversight.

Required Qualifications:

• 4+ years of Due Diligence experience, or equivalent (including risk management, client service, operations support, or business process management) demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• 8–10 years in compliance, governance, or risk management roles within financial services.
• Solid AML experience, with good understanding of KYC & AML requirements for various client types would be advantageous
• Strong understanding of APAC and EMEA regulatory frameworks, including MAS, HKMA, FCA, ESMA, and global standards (FATF, Basel).
• Demonstrated experience working in a high-pressure environment, working to tight deadlines displaying efficiency and effectiveness on a daily basis
• Expertise in policy development and governance oversight.

Job Expectations:

• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong analytical, communication, and presentation skills.
• Strong stakeholder management skills to work with FCO Team globally

Posting End Date: 

*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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