About the Role
Wells Fargo is seeking an experienced Senior Securities Operations Specialist for the International Securities Settlement Team. This role focuses on overseeing fixed income prematching and ensuring the accurate settlement of international fixed income and equity trades. The team collaborates with global custodians and business partners to manage exceptions like fail management, reconciliations, and corporate actions.
Responsibilities
- Assist in lifecycle support for institutional trade flow.
- Oversee daily business as usual (BAU) activities, including reviewing and approving trades and asset segregation, and releasing wires.
- Review and reconcile global cash and security movements and daily balancing with Global Custodians, including CSDR fees.
- Review daily breaks reason and report to the CASS team.
- Lead or participate in moderately complex lifecycle initiatives and support tasks, focusing on upcoming market changes like UK & EU T+1 and Repo Triparty.
- Identify opportunities for process improvements within Securities Operations and enhance operational efficiency using automation tools.
- Review and analyze moderately complex operational tasks or challenges requiring in-depth evaluation.
- Independently resolve moderately complex issues within a trade environment, leveraging a solid understanding of function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements.
- Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues, and mid-level managers to resolve issues and achieve goals.
- Manage expertise in securities settlement services, cash payments, customer service, funding operations, claims management, and general ledger reconciliation.
- Resolve moderately complex escalated issues within the scope of responsibility in Security Operations.
- Exercise independent judgment in understanding trade settlement workflow controls to minimize operational breakdowns.
- Lead or contribute to the implementation of projects and new or revised processes and procedures.
- Perform analysis for initiatives supporting business strategies, making decisions with financial impact and risk.
- Mentor and assist associates and juniors.
- Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues, and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals.
Requirements
- Experience in CIB Operations, securities settlement, or equivalent demonstrated through work experience, training, military experience, or education.
- Solid understanding of securities operations, settlement processes, and global market infrastructure.
- Knowledge and expertise on Broadridge Systems - GLOSS/GPTM, IMPACT and BPS.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy skills.
- Solid problem-solving skills.
- Experience in team management.
- Ability to work independently, proactively, and innovatively, and creatively while exercising sound judgment.
- Customer service focus with the ability to capture business needs and recommend solutions.
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Effective organization, multitasking, and prioritizing skills.
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills.
Skills
- Securities settlement
- Fixed income prematching
- International fixed income and equity trading
- Fail management
- Reconciliations
- Buy-ins
- Repo settlements
- DCM primary activities
- Stock loan support
- Prime brokerage support
- Re-alignment services
- Corporate actions
- 144A/RegS exchanges
- ADR conversions
- Security and cash position breaks
- Asset segregation processing
- Lifecycle support
- Process improvement
- Operational efficiency
- Automation tools
- Trade settlement workflow controls
- Team management
- Customer service
- Microsoft Office
Location
- International
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
- Experienced
About the Company
- Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a leading financial services company with approximately $2.1 trillion in assets.
- We provide a diversified set of banking, investment and mortgage products and services, as well as consumer and commercial finance, through our four reportable operating segments: Consumer Banking and Lending, Commercial Banking, Corporate and Investment Banking, and Wealth & Investment Management.
- Wells Fargo ranked No. 33 on Fortune’s 2025 rankings of America’s largest corporations.
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- Additional information may be found at: wellsfargo.com wellsfargojobs.com
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.
- Candidates applying to job openings posted in Canada: Applications for employment are encouraged from all qualified candidates, including women, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples and visible minorities.
- Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process.
- Applicants with Disabilities To request a medical accommodation during the application or interview process, visit Disability Inclusion at Wells Fargo.
- Drug and Alcohol Policy Wells Fargo maintains a drug free workplace. Please see our Drug and Alcohol Policy to learn more.
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