Securities Operations Specialist-Account Opening & Maintenance

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Securities Operations Specialist to join our Securities Operations team supporting Account Opening & Maintenance, Cash Operations, and Cash Management functions. This role is responsible for processing and reviewing operational activities, resolving account and transaction-related exceptions, and helping ensure accurate and timely service delivery. You will work closely with internal partners, apply sound judgment to day-to-day operational decisions, and contribute to a strong risk and control environment.

In this role, you will:

• Perform and support moderately complex Account Opening & Maintenance, Cash Operations, Cash Management, and Securities Operations activities while meeting quality, accuracy, compliance, and service expectations.
• Serve as a point of contact for assigned operational activities, research operational issues, and coordinate the resolution of exceptions and escalations with appropriate partners.
• Monitor work against service-level agreements, regulatory requirements, operational procedures, and internal quality standards.
• Apply established operational controls and risk-management practices to identify, assess, and mitigate transaction-level risks.
• Conduct risk and process reviews within an assigned area and recommend opportunities to improve efficiency, accuracy, productivity, and the control environment.
• Support the onboarding and transition of new operational activities, including process documentation, knowledge transfer, readiness activities, and role migrations.
• Collaborate with clients, counterparties, audit teams, and internal partners to research and address operational inquiries, documentation requests, and escalations.
• Support the administration of alternative investments, including third-party distribution activities and operational due diligence involving external investment managers.
• Coordinate and participate in system and product testing, including user acceptance testing, validation, and parallel testing during system enhancements or process migrations.
• Analyze and report operational performance metrics, including transaction volumes, turnaround times, service levels, quality, and accuracy.
• Develop and maintain accurate operational procedures and supporting documentation in accordance with quality, compliance, and information-security standards.
• Collaborate and consult with cross-functional stakeholders to communicate operational requirements, resolve moderately complex issues, and support informed decision-making.
• Provide guidance and share operational knowledge with less-experienced team members, without formal people-management responsibility.

Required Qualifications:

• 2+ years of Securities Operations experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following:  work experience, training, military experience, education
• 6+ months of experience in Account Opening and Account Maintenance.
• 6+ months of experience in Client Onboarding, KYC, or Due Diligence activities.

• 6+ months of experience in Cash Operations, Cash Management, or Payment Processing.

Desired Qualifications:

• Knowledge of Wealth Management, Advisory Services, and Securities Operations
• Understanding of investment products, account servicing, and client onboarding processes
• Knowledge of operational risk management and control practices
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Process improvement and operational excellence mindset
• Experience with system testing, UAT, and change implementation activities
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Experience coaching or mentoring team members
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Experience using data analytics and reporting tools such as Power BI or Tableau
• Exposure to automation and digital transformation initiatives, including Cloud technologies, Robotics (RPA), Machine Learning, or Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Ability to leverage technology and data insights to improve operational efficiency and service delivery

Job Expectations:

• Ability to work a shift schedule of 6:30 PM to 3:30 AM IST.  
• This position is based in Hyderabad, Telangana, and candidates must be willing to work from the Hyderabad location

Posting End Date:

12 Oct 2026

*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 unit’s risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

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