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At Wells Fargo, we want to satisfy our customers' financial needs and help them succeed financially. We're looking for talented people who will put our customers at the center of everything we do. Join our diverse and inclusive team where you'll feel valued and inspired to contribute your unique skills and experience.

Help us build a better Wells Fargo. It all begins with outstanding talent. It all begins with you.

Wealth and Investment Management (WIM) businesses build enduring client relationships through sound, thoughtful and objective advice. We help our clients by developing individualized plans for everything from retirement goals to business succession planning, to family legacy intentions. Services include comprehensive planning and advice, investment management, brokerage, private banking, estate planning strategies, trust, and both individual and institutional retirement.

Wells Fargo Asset Management, a division of Wells Fargo Wealth and Investment Management, strives to help clients achieve their financial goals through top-tier investment options managed by specialized investment teams that are supported by independent risk management and backed by superior, collaborative service. With more than $504 billion in assets under management as of January 12, 2018, Wells Fargo Asset Management has 29 autonomous investment teams with specialized expertise and proven processes, more than 500 investment professionals, and a global reach with offices and clients around the world.

Responsibilities for this role, with limited supervision, are as follows:

• Independently performs daily assessment of escalated and exception scenarios. The majority of routine items are performed by our external service provider as a result of our outsourced business model.  The team member is empowered to make decisions to resolve a wide range of items relating to policies, procedures, varying account type requirements and intermediary partners.  In resolving items, based on assessment of the situation and whether further escalation is required, team member may present findings to appropriate management and influence the outcome of the situation.  Team member balances financial and reputational risk with the client expectation finding an amenable solution to all parties.  Team members have developed strong relationships with business partners as they explain the rationale behind recommendations.  Team member ensures all items are appropriately documented to memorialize the action taken and create an audit trail.
• Develops and maintains effective relationships with a dedicated list of contacts at transfer agent back office in order to facilitate problem solving, issue resolution, communication of Fund policies and partnering on corporate initiatives.  The team member is the primary point of contact for this relationship and has the responsibility for ensuring alignment to Wells Fargo strategic goals as well as Fund policies and procedures. Team member must be available after hours and as a result maintains corporate issued Blackberry/phone and laptop.  After hours support is not frequent, but when it occurs, it involves escalated or extremely time sensitive items.  Team member must assess situation and develop sound resolution demonstrating in-depth understanding of transfer agent regulations, back office processes, and our internal policies and procedures. 
• Develops impact analysis of initiative on transfer agent related policies, procedures, workflows, and system set-up
• Facilitates consultative discussions with internal business partners and external service providers to identify operational impacts of initiative
• May independently lead and direct activities of external service providers ensuring timely completion of project deliverables
• Conducts analysis and develops meaningful reporting of transfer agent data as appropriate for internal business partners
• Assesses risk, develops mitigation plan, presents to management, and executes as appropriate
• May independently represent Transfer Agent Services in leadership role on corporate led projects and initiatives
• Leads the development and implementation of process improvements and efficiencies
• May direct other team members in completion of deliverables
• Interacts with internal customers in a team-oriented environment
• Ensures deliverable are met across team assigned work, including work delegated to other team members
• Identifies opportunities to enhance the internal and external customer experience and build and present proposal
• Cross-train within the team to perform other duties

Other responsibilities include but are not limited to focusing on initiatives impacting the transfer agent including:

• Medium to large scale corporate initiatives with moderate to complex transfer agent impact
• Product launches, closings, and liquidations
• Fund mergers, acquisitions and data conversions

• 7+ years of operations analysis experience

• Ability to research, compile, and perform complex analysis on critical operational data
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of operations policies and procedures
• Ability to independently develop strategic recommendations on operational data
• Ability to partner with, and lead other functions on operations-related projects
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Outstanding technical and critical thinking skills
• Leadership skills
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills
• 10+ years of mutual fund industry experience

• Minimum 5 years of related transfer agent industry experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Must be familiar with aspects of an operating transfer agent or back office operations
• 7 years of mutual fund industry experience, some Luxembourg experience preferred
• Minimum 5 years of related transfer agent industry experience or equivalent combination of education and experience; Luxembourg experience preferred

• Ability to travel up to 5% of the time

The salary range displayed below is based on a Full-time 40 hour a week schedule.

MA-Boston: Min: $75,000 Mid: $105,600

MA-Boston: 125 High Street - Boston, MA

All offers for employment with Wells Fargo are contingent upon the candidate having successfully completed a criminal background check. Wells Fargo will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable local, state and Federal law, including Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.



Relevant military experience is considered for veterans and transitioning service men and women.

Wells Fargo is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation.