Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a leading financial services company that has approximately $1.9 trillion in assets and proudly serves one in three U.S. households and more than 10% of all middle market companies in the U.S. 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, Corporate and Investment Banking, Commercial Banking and Wealth and Investment Management. In the communities we serve, the company focuses its social impact on building a sustainable, inclusive future for all by supporting housing affordability, small business growth, financial health, and a low carbon economy.
About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Executive Recruiter (LER) to support Executive level hiring 1-3 levels below the CEO in our revenue generating lines of business. The Wells Fargo Executive Recruiting team sits within the broader Talent Acquisition organization and provides top of the house consulting and recruiting advisory services. Our team manages complex and sometimes highly confidential hiring, including market mapping, research, succession planning, talent pipelining, and sourcing. The Lead Executive Recruiter works in partnership with key HR stakeholders and has direct interaction with the senior executive leadership at Wells Fargo.
In this role, you will:
- Lead complex hiring initiatives including those that are cross-functional with broad impact and act as key advisor for Executive Recruiting functional area
- Review and analyze complex, multi-faceted, large-scale, and long-term business, operational business needs that require in-depth evaluation of multiple factors, including those that are intangible or unprecedented
- Manage recruitment strategy for multiple critical openings, including candidate identification, assessment, development, hiring recommendations, and executive referrals
- Serve as the primary relationship manager in hiring for more complex, higher level executive positions, managing candidate communications including negotiating terms, and conducting reference checks to encouraging offer acceptance
- Develop executive recruitment strategies and processes by identifying and addressing more experienced level talent acquisition needs
- Source and cultivate candidate pools
- Provide expertise and insight to develop, design, and execute best practice internal and external executive search strategies for more complex, higher level executive positions
- Make decisions in complex situations requiring a skilled understanding of Executive Recruiting functional area, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements that influence and lead a broader work team to meet deliverables and drive new initiatives within Executive Recruiting functional area
- Collaborate and consult with Executive Recruiting peers, colleagues, and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals
- Lead Executive Recruiting projects, teams, or serve as a mentor
- Manage relationships with third party search firms and other executive candidate referral services
Required Qualifications:
- 5+ years of Executive Recruiting experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
Desired Qualifications:
- Experience working for a large, highly matrixed organization. Preferred Banking or Financial Services experience.
- Preferred experience supporting Capital Markets or Investment Banking.
- Demonstrated experience supporting 1-2 deep from CEO of a major Fortune 100 company.
- Prior search firm experience
- Demonstrated market mapping and succession planning experience.
- Strong communication skills, written and verbal.
- Savvy with technology and complex process.
- Highly motivated, self-starter.
- Strong ability to confidently consult on recruiting practices and process with partners and line of business leaders.
- Experience managing search firm partnerships.
Job Expectations:
- This position offers a hybrid work schedule
- This position does not offer Visa sponsorship
Locations:
- 401 S Tryon St, Charlotte, NC
- 550 S 4th St, Minneapolis, MN
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Posting End Date:
13 Mar 2025
*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
We Value Diversity
At Wells Fargo, we believe in diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace; accordingly, we welcome applications for employment from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, individuals with disabilities, pregnancy, marital status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.
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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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.
Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:
a. Third-Party recordings are prohibited unless authorized by Wells Fargo.
b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.
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What We Do
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a diversified, community-based financial services company with approximately $1.9 trillion in assets. Wells Fargo’s vision is to satisfy our customers’ financial needs and help them succeed financially. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, investment and mortgage products and services, as well as consumer and commercial finance, through more than 7,300 locations, 12,000 ATMs, the internet (wellsfargo.com) and mobile banking, and has offices in over 40 countries and territories to support customers who conduct business in the global economy. With approximately 250,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the United States. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 41 on Fortune’s 2022 rankings of America’s largest corporations. News, insights and perspectives from Wells Fargo are also available at Wells Fargo Stories.
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