Wells Fargo
CHARLOTTE, NC
Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Technology Risk Officer to serve as a second line risk professional responsible for providing independent oversight of enterprise data risk. This role will advance how data risk is identified, monitored, and assessed across the enterprise through combining deep data risk management expertise with advanced analytical capabilities, including knowledge graph technologies, automated and AI-enabled monitoring, and risk signal integration.
The Lead Officer will develop and apply innovative approaches to risk identification by leveraging graph-based analytics, automation, and artificial intelligence to identify emerging risk patterns, interconnected risk exposures, and potential failure scenarios across complex data ecosystems. The role requires expertise in data management, analytics, and emerging technologies, along with the ability to translate complex technical findings into actionable risk insights for business leaders, executive leadership, and governance forums.
Experience supporting second line risk management, audit, compliance, or governance functions.
Strong knowledge of data management principles including data quality, lineage, metadata, governance, controls, data sourcing, and data requirements.
Experience leveraging knowledge graph technologies, graph analytics, or semantic technologies to identify relationships, dependencies, and emerging risk patterns across large and complex data sets.
Experience with data analytics platforms, SQL, Python, graph query languages (Cypher, SPARQL, Gremlin, or equivalent), data visualization tools, workflow automation solutions, and AI-enabled analytical platforms.
Experience implementing AI-enabled monitoring, intelligent automation, workflow automation, anomaly detection, or continuous monitoring capabilities.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into actionable business insights and influence decision-making across business, technology, and risk functions.
Posting End Date:
27 Sep 2026
*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
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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