Senior European Economist, Executive Director

About this role

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior European Economist/Executive Director to join our Corporate & Investment Banking Economics with a focus on European economies. This role is central to shaping our European macroeconomic research agenda and delivering highquality insights to Wells Fargo clients and internal stakeholders globally.

The successful candidate will bring strong analytical depth clear and engaging communication skills and the ability to form independent differentiated views on the major economies within Europe. You will be comfortable operating in a fastpaced environment responding to client needs with urgency and collaborating closely with colleagues across our global platform.

This role offers the opportunity to influence senior decisionmakers contribute to widely distributed research and represent Wells Fargo at client meetings conferences and media engagements as appropriate.

About the CIB Economics Department

The Economics Department within Wells Fargos Corporate & Investment Banking division provides rigorous datadriven analysis of major global economies. Our team produces economic forecasts thematic research and marketrelevant commentary for institutional investors corporate clients and internal partners.

We collaborate closely across trading sales research and banking teams to ensure our insights support client engagement and business development across the firm.

In this role you will:

• Lead economic coverage of key European economies generating timely and differentiated insights for clients and internal stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain macroeconomic forecasts scenario analysis and thematic research across interest rates inflation fiscal developments and broader macro trends.
• Represent Wells Fargo in client meetings conference presentations and internal discussions with senior business leaders.
• Produce highquality written publications ensuring clarity rigor and accessibility for a broad institutional audience.
• Collaborate with global economists to ensure consistency and alignment across regional and global macro views.
• Support the development of junior team members and contribute to a culture of analytical excellence and continuous learning.

Required Qualifications:

• Significant experience as a professional economist covering European economies (or equivalent experience through relevant roles training military service or education).
• Demonstrated expertise in macroeconomic modelling forecasting and written research.
• Proven ability to communicate complex economic themes clearly to both technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Experience interacting with senior stakeholders and external clients.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience in a financial markets environment such as investment banking asset management central banking or research institutions.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills including familiarity with economic timeseries modelling and tools.
• Proven ability to produce wellcrafted written research under time pressure.
• Confident public speaking skills and experience delivering economic views in highprofile settings.
• Advanced degree (Masters or PhD) in Economics or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within a global team structure.

Job Expectations:

This position is deemed to be a Certified Person function under the FCA and PRA Certification Regime. You must at all times remain fit and proper to perform your role and this will be assessed on at least an annual basis

In addition to the responsibilities summarised in your job description you are also required to comply at all times with the FCA/PRA Conduct Rules:

• You must act with integrity.
• You must act with due skill care and diligence.
• You must be open and cooperative with the FCA the PRA and other regulators.
• You must pay due regard to the interests of customers and treat them fairly.
• You must observe proper standards of market conduct.

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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