Senior Market Risk Specialist - Trade Product Stress Team (TPST)

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Market Risk Specialist for the Trade Product Stress Team (TPST) within Market & Counterparty Risk Management. TPST oversees regulatory and business-as-usual stress testing initiatives, partnering across lines of business to strengthen risk measurement, regulatory reporting, CCAR execution, scenario design, risk identification, and strategic infrastructure development.

This is a key contributor role for the FR Y-14Q Schedule F execution team, with responsibility for quarterly counterparty regulatory reporting and related annual CCAR deliverables. The selected candidate will maintain project plans, coordinate execution across key stakeholders, and support clear, well-documented regulatory submissions.

This role offers the opportunity to shape critical risk management processes, influence strategic decision-making, and engage directly with senior executives, regulatory stakeholders, and key business partners. The successful candidate will be responsible for the execution and governance of complex regulatory reporting and stress testing programs, while driving continuous enhancement of risk identification, reporting controls, and analytical frameworks.

The role requires strong attention to detail, project execution, and stakeholder management skills, along with the ability to navigate highly regulated environments and translate complex risk concepts into actionable insights for senior management.

In this role, you will:

Apply Technical Expertise: Demonstrate strong command of market risk metrics, exposure modeling, and regulatory frameworks, including FR Y-14Q and CCAR.

Translate Analysis into Insight: Use advanced SQL techniques, including multi-table joins, common table expressions, window functions, aggregations, conditional logic, and data-quality checks, to identify trends, exceptions, and key drivers within complex datasets and synthesize findings into clear, actionable business and risk insights.

Partner Across Functions: Collaborate effectively with business, risk, finance, and technology partners to drive execution.

Drive Execution: Prioritize work, meet deadlines, and perform effectively in a dynamic, high-pressure environment.

Exercise Sound Judgment: Manage multiple priorities, take initiative, and apply strong judgment in complex situations.

Additional responsibilities will include:

Execution, governance, and continuous enhancement of critical regulatory CCAR reporting (FR Y-14Q Schedule F) and stress testing processes for market risk.

Provide insights for risk identification and materiality assessment programs used to evaluate emerging and evolving market and counterparty risks.

Serve as a liaison with regulatory, governance, audit, compliance, and risk oversight partners.

Drive the execution of quarterly and annual regulatory deliverables, ensuring accuracy, completeness, timeliness, and compliance with applicable requirements.

Develop and maintain robust control frameworks, operating procedures, and governance documentation supporting regulatory reporting and stress testing activities.

Partner closely with business leaders, risk managers, finance, and technology teams to identify opportunities for process simplification, automation, and strategic infrastructure enhancements.

Analyze risk exposures, reporting trends, and emerging risk developments to provide actionable insights to senior leadership.

Prepare and deliver executive-level presentations, regulatory materials, governance updates, and management reporting.

Participate in cross-functional initiatives involving risk data, reporting architecture, controls, and technology modernization efforts.

Establish and maintain strong relationships across multiple stakeholder groups to drive alignment, accountability, and successful execution of enterprise priorities.

Support regulatory examinations, internal audits, governance reviews, and ongoing supervisory engagements.

Required Qualifications:

• •4+ years of experience in one or a combination of the following: trading, desk analyst, Capital Markets, market risk, interest rate risk or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• •Advanced, hands-on SQL proficiency with proven experience independently writing, troubleshooting, and optimizing complex SQL queries.

Desired Qualifications:

Proficiency in SQL and Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint).

Experience in market risk, counterparty risk, stress testing, regulatory reporting, capital planning, or related risk management disciplines.

Strong understanding of financial markets, trading products, risk measurement methodologies, and regulatory expectations within large financial institutions.

Proven ability to execute complex regulatory, governance, or strategic transformation initiatives across multiple business functions.

Demonstrated success partnering with senior executives, technology organizations, risk specialists, auditors, and regulatory stakeholders.

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business insights.

Experience driving process improvements, control enhancements, and strategic technology solutions.

Exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Job Expectations:

This position currently offers a hybrid work schedule.

This position is not eligible for VISA sponsorship.

This position is subject to FINRA background screening requirements. Candidates must successfully complete and pass a background check prior to hire. In accordance with FINRA rules, individuals who are subject to statutory disqualification are not eligible to be associated with a FINRA-registered broker-dealer. Successful candidates must also meet and comply with ongoing regulatory obligations, which include periodic screening and mandatory reporting of certain incidents.

Specific compliance policies may apply regarding outside activities and/or personal investing; affected employees will be expected to provide information to the Wells Fargo Personal Account Dealing Team and abide by applicable policy requirements if hired. Information will be shared about expectations during the recruitment process.

Posting Location:

550 S. Tryon Street - Charlotte, North Carolina

Posting End Date:

9 Nov 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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