Senior Trade Services Specialist

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Trade Services Specialist to manage complex Letter of Credit transactions, mitigate risk, and support a strong customer experience. This role applies trade expertise to ensure effective controls, operational excellence, and efficient service delivery.

In this role, you will:

• Process letters of credit while mitigating risk and supporting customer satisfaction.
• Review and perform moderately complex drafting, advising, and amendments of standby letters of credit.
• Evaluate letter of credit structures, documentation, governing rules, internal policies, and credit risk implications.
• Apply working knowledge of rules and regulations governing letter of credit products.
• Recommend improvements to existing policies, practices, and procedures within a defined scope.
• Exercise independent judgment to resolve moderately complex issues and escalate when appropriate.
• Collaborate with peers, colleagues, and managers to resolve issues and achieve business goals.

Required Qualifications:

• 4+ years of Trade Services experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.
• Experience in letters of credit (LC) and SWIFT operations.
• 4+ years in a role with exposure to BSA/AML, Sanctions and Anti-boycott policies and procedures, and demonstrates an ability to understand and consistently adhere to procedures related to these subjects
• Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) or ACAMS Trade Based Money Laundering Certificate

Desired Qualifications:

• Demonstrates the inter-personal skills to identify and appropriately act upon scenarios requiring escalation or further due diligence
• Possess the written and verbal communication skills to provide clear and concise risk escalations

Job Expectations:

• Hybrid work mode with 3 days work from office.
• Flexible shift timings.

Posting End Date:

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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