Wells Fargo India | Securities Operations Manager

Responsibilities

• Manage team of alternative investment operations managers and analysts.
• Provide accountability for the development of operational strategy and may serve on line of business project teams.
• Develop the operational infrastructure on financial accounting, tax reporting and client services.
• Perform specific duties including accurate financial reporting of funds, sourcing of proprietary fund vendors, and ensuring operational due diligence of external investment managers.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and risk control development.
• Ensure effective operational due diligence of external investment managers.
• Manage administration of third party distribution of alternative investments through wealth and brokerage divisions.
• Develop policies and procedures for functions with low to moderate complexity within scope of responsibility.
• Collaborate and influence all levels of professionals including managers.
• Manage allocation of people and financial resources for securities operations.
• Mentor and guide talent development of direct reports and assist in hiring talent.
• Make decisions and resolve issues regarding company wide tasks that steer the company's operational direction
• Lead team to achieve objectives

Requirements

• 5+ years of Securities Operations experience, or equivalent experience demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.
• Hands-on experience with automation, workflow, and data-processing tools, such as Alteryx, Microsoft Copilot, Xceptor or similar platforms.
• Experience in high-level QC, validation, and analysis of large datasets, with strong attention to accuracy and data integrity.
• Familiarity with automation interfaces, exception management, output validation, and associated controls.
• Strong understanding of process automation and digital transformation, with the ability to identify and drive automation opportunities.
• Ability to translate business requirements into automation or process-improvement solutions in partnership with technology teams.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and root-cause analysis skills, particularly for complex operational or data-related issues.
• Experience in establishing and maintaining operational controls, governance, risk mitigation, and quality standards.
• Ability to interpret data, trends, exceptions, and operational metrics to support informed decision-making.
• Demonstrated experience in process improvement, simplification, standardization, and efficiency enhancement.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, deliver within timelines, and demonstrate consistent ownership and accountability.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, including partnership with Operations, Technology, Risk, and Control functions.
• Ability to lead change initiatives, drive adoption of new tools/processes, and support teams through transformation.
• Strong focus on detail, accuracy, control discipline, and proactive risk identification.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and develop teams, including building functional and digital capabilities.
• 2+ years of leadership experience

Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo & Company is one of the largest banks in the United States, offering consumer and commercial banking, corporate and investment banking, and wealth and investment management. Its India arm, Wells Fargo International Solutions, supports these global businesses from Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Chennai.

Wells Fargo's India centres hire finance professionals across financial reporting, accounting, tax, treasury, audit, risk, compliance, lending operations and investment operations. Many of these roles suit CA, CFA, MBA (Finance), ACCA, CPA holders and commerce graduates.

• Industry: Banking and financial services
• Headquarters: San Francisco, USA
• In India: Large international services centres in Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Chennai (Wells Fargo International Solutions)