Senior Lead Analytics Consultant

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Wells Fargo is seeking an independent and self-starting analytics professional who will focus on data engineering, modeling, and AI deployment to enable identification and mitigation of current and emerging risks, including employee misconduct, employee-enabled fraud, regulatory, and reputational risks. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the transformation of our analytics team as we move into an AI-assisted analytics environment. In this hands-on individual contributor role, you will acquire, model and prepare data used to operationalize data-driven detection strategies and will take AI/machine learning solutions from prototype to production. This position within Consumer Banking and Lending (CBL) will be required to partner across risk functions to provide operational support that helps deliver products and services to customers. Successful candidates bring strong data engineering, programming and analytical skills, paired with excellent communication, to translate complex real-world problems into practical, scalable solutions. Are you looking for more? Find it here. At Wells Fargo, we believe that a meaningful career is much more than just a job. It’s about finding all the elements that help you thrive, in one place. #LivingTheWellLife means you’re supported in life, not just work. It means having a competitive salary, a robust benefits package, and programs to support your work-life balance and well-being. It means being rewarded for investing in your community, celebrated for being your authentic self, and empowered to grow. And we’re recognized for it! Wells Fargo ranked in the top three on the 2024 LinkedIn Top Companies List of best workplaces “to grow your career” in the U.S. Learn more about the career areas and business divisions at wellsfargojobs.com.

Responsibilities

  • Act as an advisor to senior leadership to develop or influence analytical strategies for highly complex business and technical needs
  • Lead the strategy and resolution of highly complex and unique challenges requiring analytical application of industry techniques and advanced data from multiple sources across the enterprise
  • Deliver solutions that are long-term, large-scale, and require vision, innovation, and coordination of highly complex activities
  • Provide vision, direction, and expertise to senior leadership on implementing innovative and significant business solutions that align to the enterprise
  • Ensure adherence to compliance and legal regulations and policies on all projects managed
  • Strategically engage with all levels of professionals and managers across the enterprise and serve as an expert advisor to leadership

Requirements

  • 7+ years of Analytics, Reporting, Financial Modeling or Statistics experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Nice-to-haves

  • Proficiency in Python for data analysis, machine learning, and production-grade development.
  • Experience taking AI/ML systems from prototype to production, including monitoring and lifecycle management
  • Practical experience applying GenAI and AI assisted or agentic tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot) for analytics or automation and to establish scalable, repeatable monitoring solutions.
  • Experience with data acquisition, modeling, and preparation for analytics and machine learning workflows.
  • Familiarity with data quality practices, schema design, metadata management, and documentation standards.
  • Ability to guide teams on data cleaning, validation, and exploratory analysis.
  • Practical experience with model selection, training, evaluation, and iteration.
  • Familiarity with model evaluation techniques, including designing custom evaluation approaches when standard metrics are insufficient.
  • Experience analyzing unstructured and large-scale datasets with complex processing requirements.
  • Demonstrated risk detection or anomaly and pattern identification experience in analytics or monitoring use cases.
  • Familiarity with modern development practices (e.g., reusable patterns, configuration driven or cloud native approaches).
  • Experience building, testing, and automating production ready analytics pipelines.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex analytics into clear, actionable insights.
  • Comfortable working in fast-paced, exploratory environments typical of proof of concept and innovation work.

Benefits

  • Health benefits
  • 401(k) Plan
  • Paid time off
  • Disability benefits
  • Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance
  • Parental leave
  • Critical caregiving leave
  • Discounts and savings
  • Commuter benefits
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Scholarships for dependent children
  • Adoption reimbursement
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