2025 Fall Veteran Experienced Talent (VET) Program: Securities Operations Associate

The Veteran Experienced Talent (VET) Program is a 6-week direct hire program dedicated to hiring military talent. Veterans are hired as full-time employees and will receive support and coaching aimed at supporting transition into Wells Fargo. The program includes a two-day Military Orientation led by the Military Talent Strategic Sourcing (MTSS) Team or Learning and Development Facilitators. Weekly professional development sessions are held to ease transition network and build camaraderie within the addition VET Program Alumni are available to mentor and support hires.

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Securities Operations Associate as part of the Account Data and Maintenance team within Wealth and Investment Management Operations. The Account Data and Maintenance team is responsible for supporting Financial Advisors and their staff with account maintenance. Learn more about our career areas and lines of business at .

The Associate will be responding to high volume inquiries involving research to resolving complex client issues and reviewing account documentation for good order.

In this role you will:

• Participate in low complexity lifecycle support tasks and help identify opportunities for process improvements within Securities Operations

• Review basic or tactical issues policies or procedures for which answers can be quickly obtained related to low risk tasks and deliverables with narrower impact

• Receive direction from manager and exercise judgment within defined parameters related to resolving situations on a full process within a trade environment while developing understanding of various functions policies and procedures

• Provide information to collaborate and consult with peers colleagues and managers including internal and external customers to resolve issues and achieve goals

• Build expertise in operational processes including client account onboarding cash payments customer service funding operations custodial operations securities settlement services structured loan operations and general ledger reconciliation

• Assist in gathering data to support resolution of issues; review and analyze functional operational tasks that require research and evaluation

• Resolve low complexity escalated issues within the scope of responsibility in Security Operations

• Research low complexity business risks provide input into policies enhance customer satisfaction and review time sensitive documents and transaction requests

• Support overall effectiveness of the team according to plans; monitor daily securities and cash related production work

• Contribute to implementation of projects new or revised processes and procedures that require coordination among operation teams and may perform analysis for initiatives that support business strategies

Required Qualifications:

• 6 months of Securities Operations experience or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience training military experience education

Required Qualifications for Europe Middle East & Africa only:

• Experience in Securities Operations or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience training military experience education

Desired Qualifications:

• Service in any branch of the United States military

• 6 months of Project Management experience

• Financial data management experience

• Ability to navigate multiple computer systems applications and utilize search tools to find information

• Ability to work independently proactively innovatively and creatively while exercising sound judgment

• Ability to process complex transactions and perform extensive research to resolve complex customer issues

• Excellent verbal written and interpersonal communication skills

• Effective organizational multi-tasking and prioritizing skills

• Ability to read analyze and interpret documents/reports

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy skills

• Solid problem-solving skills

• Proficient with Microsoft office including importing exporting and manipulating data within Excel

Job Expectations:

• Ability to work a hybrid schedule

• Must be able to work at location listed on posting

• This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship
  

Posting Locations:

• Salt Lake City Utah

Posting End Date:

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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 units risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

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