Job Description

Equity Funding & Collateral Optimization Trader

Wells Fargo is seeking an Equity Funding & Collateral Optimization Trader. The Corporate & Investment Bank (CIB) delivers a comprehensive suite of banking, capital markets and advisory solutions, including a full complement of sales, trading and research capabilities, to corporate, government and institutional clients. We focus on our clients' overall financial needs, with consideration and respect for their total relationship with Wells Fargo.

In this role, you will be a highly skilled and strategic professional on our Equity Finance team, focusing on secured funding, liquidity risk, and collateral optimization. This role is central to managing the firm's equity and fixed income funding book, driving cost efficiency, and enhancing revenue opportunities through innovative funding strategies and risk management frameworks.

Key responsibilities include:

• Implementing a comprehensive liquidity risk, collateral management, and secured funding framework across the Equity division.
• Identifying and implementing improvements to clearing workflows, automation, and collateral/liquidity reporting.
• Collaborating with technology teams to enhance system capabilities and reduce financial resource risk.
• Managing a multi-currency, multi-asset external funding book with a focus on reducing secured financing costs and balance sheet usage while generating incremental revenues.
• Designing and executing optimized funding strategies leveraging repo and securities lending, asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP), derivatives, and margin to efficiently allocate and finance collateral.
• Collaborating and building new relationships with a broad range of financing counterparties, tri-party agents, and central clearing parties (CCPs) to align collateral management practices with strategic funding objectives.
• Developing and maintaining both short-term and long-term cash and collateral projections, incorporating FX hedging and cheapest-to-deliver strategies to support liquidity planning and revenue enhancement.
• Leading the negotiation, review, and ongoing management of legal documentation related to secured financing and collateral arrangements (e.g., MRA/MSLA, ISDA, CSA), working closely with legal, compliance, and counterparty teams to ensure enforceability and operational readiness.
• Monitoring regulatory developments and ensuring documentation and funding practices remain compliant with evolving standards.
• Monitoring real-time flows and forecasting funding requirements based on activity.
• Working with Treasury and Risk teams to ensure sufficient funding and collateral coverage based on client flows.

Required qualifications:

• 7+ years of Securities Trading experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.

Desired qualifications:

• A BS/BA or higher.
• 10+ years of experience in equity finance, secured funding, or treasury-related roles within a global financial institution.
• Deep understanding of liquidity risk, collateral optimization, and funding markets.
• Strong analytical and modeling skills with the ability to translate complex data into actionable funding strategies.
• Proven ability to manage large-scale funding books and work cross-functionally with trading, treasury, and risk teams.
• Excellent communication and relationship management skills with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and across all organizational levels, where flexibility, collaboration, and adaptability are important.
• Ability to work effectively, as well as independently, in a team environment.
• Strong, clear and concise written and oral communication skills.

Job expectations:

• Up to 10% travel.
• Registration for FINRA Series 7 must be completed within 180 days of hire date if it is not available for transfer upon hire. FINRA recognized equivalents will be accepted.
• Registration for FINRA Series 63 (or 66) must be completed within 180 days of hire date if it is not available for transfer upon hire. FINRA recognized equivalents will be accepted.
• Registration for FINRA Series 55 must be completed within 180 days of hire date if it is not available for transfer upon hire. FINRA recognized equivalents will be accepted.
• This position is subject to FINRA Background Screening Requirements, including successful completion and clearing of a background check. Internal transfers are subject to compliance with 17 CFR 240.17f-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and FINRA Bylaws, Article III, Section 3, which states that Associated Persons should not be subject to statutory disqualification. Successful candidates must also meet ongoing regulatory requirements including additional screening and are required to report certain incidents.
• Specific compliance policies may apply regarding outside activities or personal investing; affected employees will be expected to provide information to the Wells Fargo Personal Account Dealing Team and abide by applicable policy requirements if hired. Information will be shared about expectations during the recruitment process.

Posting location: 30 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001.

Pay Range: $215,000.00 - $355,000.00. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to achievements, skills, experience, or work location. The range listed is just one component of the compensation package offered to candidates.

Wells Fargo provides eligible employees with a comprehensive set of benefits, many of which are listed below. Visit Benefits - Wells Fargo Jobs for an overview of the following benefit plans and programs offered to employees.

• 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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