Wells Fargo is seeking a senior-level, highly-experienced attorney to provide legal and integrated business advice to senior executives based in India and globally. The Assistant General Counsel-Executive Director will support all aspects of the Company\'s operations in India and must work closely with Legal Department colleagues based in the US and around the world. Broad responsibilities include partnering with and advising business executives on general corporate and contracting law. Superior legal technical, collaborative and communication skills are a must for this trusted advisor role, which will report to the Head of India Legal.

In this role, you will:

• Advise more experienced leadership to develop or influence objectives, plans, specifications, resources, and long-term goals for highly complex business and needs
• Handle matters that have a significant impact on the Company\'s operations, strategies, or profitability
• Provide legal advice on matters for management of the Corporation and its subsidiaries
• Serve as a legal advisor to the businesses within Wells Fargo
• Lead the strategy and resolution of highly complex and unique challenges across multiple areas or the enterprise, delivering solutions that are long-term, large-scale and require vision, creativity, innovation, advanced analytical and inductive thinking, and coordination of highly complex activities and guidance to others
• Review and analyze complex large scale or long-term challenges that require in-depth evaluation of multiple factors including intangibles or unprecedented factors
• Represent the Company in highly complex litigation, negotiations, settlement discussions, legal process and claims related legal issues
• Manage highly complex claims and litigation
• Provide vision, direction, and expertise to more experienced leadership on implementing innovative and significant business solutions that are large in scale or companywide strategies
• Develop and lead implementation of strategic business initiatives, and lead work team to meet deliverables and drive new initiatives
• Provide substantive legal advice on matters for more experienced management of the Corporation
• Educate, train, and supervise less experienced attorneys within the Legal department
• Collaborate with and influence all levels of professionals, including more experienced managers
• Oversee and take an active role in the education and training of a team of attorneys
• Engage and influence stakeholders, internal partners, and peers associated with the function or affected by its outcomes
• Maintain the highest standards of professional conduct and ethics
• Perform other tasks that may be assigned and directed by his/her direct Line Manager

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of Law experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• Active State Bar membership or the equivalent in a country outside the United States

Required Qualifications for Europe, Middle East & Africa only:

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

Desired Qualifications:

• 15+ years of legal experience, including litigation, contracts, and regulatory
• Experience working for US-based organization, preferably in financial services industry
• Familiarity with special economic tax and customs laws, rules, and regulations

• Ability to lead and mentor more junior team members by example and through influence, coaching and development
• Ability to work collaboratively with many different key constituencies and functions to deliver the positive outcomes
• Ability to work under pressure and across multiple time zones
• Ability to lead projects and initiatives to successful outcomes
• Ensure compliance with corporate governance, legal and statutory obligations.
• Experience with regulatory enquiries and sound understanding of public and regulatory law, and the ability to effectively manage and maintain relationships with regulators
• Excellent oral and written communications skills in English
• Must be technologically adept and have excellent computer skills

Job Expectations:

• Provide advice and counsel to key internal stakeholders on a wide range of legal, business, risk, and governance issues
• Provide legal services for local operations, including counselling, contract review, drafting and negotiation, structuring of transactions, legal risk assessment and dispute avoidance
• Interface regularly with senior business leaders in India and globally; develop positive relationships with clients
• Represent the company before key regulators or law enforcement agencies

Posting End Date:
13 Apr 2024
*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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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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