Wells Fargo is seeking a Surveillance Engineering manager to drive the end-to-end modernization of trade surveillance technology across equities, fixed income, FX, and derivatives. This role combines strategic technology leadership with deep hands-on engineering ownership, delivering scalable, regulator-ready platforms that underpin Market Conduct and Compliance at enterprise scale.
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Key Responsibilities
- Set and execute the surveillance engineering platform strategy, modernizing legacy platforms into scalable, cloud-ready, and resilient architectures aligned to regulatory and supervisory requirements.
- Partner closely with Compliance, Surveillance, and Front Office stakeholders to translate regulatory obligations into automated, testable, and auditable technical solutions.
- Improve signal-to-noise through advanced data engineering, machine learning-driven analytics, and continuous tuning of surveillance logic.
- Lead cultural transformation, promoting experimentation, learning from failure, and continuous improvement as core engineering behaviors.
- Manage talent and investment, including hiring, mentoring, succession planning, and allocation of engineering capacity against regulatory and strategic priorities.
Required Skills:
- 5+ years of Specialty Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
- 2+ years of Leadership experience
- 5+ years of experience across Surveillance, Compliance Technology, or Front Office Engineering
- 5+ years of strong hands-on background in software engineering, data architecture, and control frameworks within capital markets
- 5+ years of proven ability to operate in complex, matrixed environments, influencing senior stakeholders across Technology, Compliance, and Business
Desired Skills:
- Deep experience building or extending specialized surveillance and market conduct platforms
- Demonstrated ownership of large-scale platform modernization and regulatory transformation programs.
- Track record of building high-performing, growth-oriented engineering teams with strong feedback and learning cultures.
- Undergraduate degree or technical certification required; graduate degree preferred
- Demonstrated expertise in specialty software engineering through work experience, training, or formal education
- Strong awareness of industry trends, emerging technologies, and evolving regulatory expectations impacting trade surveillance
Job Expectations
- Hybrid work model: 3 days per week in office
- Regular engagement with third-party vendors and technology service providers
- Lead resolution of complex, ambiguous engineering and regulatory challenges, requiring innovation, architectural judgment, and cross-functional leadership
Locations:
- 194 Wood Ave S, Iselin, New Jersey 08830
- 150 E 42nd St. New York, NY 10017
Top Skills
Cloud Technologies
Data Architecture
Machine Learning
Software Engineering
Wells Fargo San Francisco, California, USA Office
420 Montgomery St, San Francisco, CA, United States, 94103
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