Executive Director, eFX Algorithmic Trading Strategist

About the role

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. Markets provides solutions to clients with the means to manage their exposure through various derivatives, lending and cash products across Structured Products Group, Rates, Equities, Foreign Exchange, Municipal Products Group, Credit Sales & Trading. About This Role Wells Fargo is seeking a Vice President-level eFX Algorithmic Trading Strategist to help drive the continued evolution of the firm's electronic Foreign Exchange trading business. This role sits at the intersection of quantitative research, algorithmic trading, and software engineering, with responsibility for developing and enhancing the models, algorithms, and analytical frameworks that support pricing, execution, hedging, and risk management across the eFX franchise. The successful candidate will work closely with traders, model governance partners, and technology teams to design, implement, and optimize pricing models, hedging strategies, execution algorithms, and market-making frameworks. This individual will help drive both strategic innovation and day-to-day trading performance through the application of quantitative methods and robust engineering practices. Learn more about the career areas and lines of business at www.wellsfargojobs.com .

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance quantitative models for electronic FX pricing, skewing, execution, and risk management.
• Design and optimize hedging, inventory management, and market-making strategies across a range of market conditions.
• Research and implement alpha signals, predictive models, and systematic trading strategies.
• Design, backtest, and deploy execution algorithms and trading models in production environments.
• Partner directly with traders to evaluate model performance and translate market insights into trading logic.
• Build simulation, backtesting, and performance attribution frameworks to support strategy development.
• Design, develop, test, and maintain production-quality software supporting pricing, trading, and risk management functions.
• Collaborate with technology teams to deliver scalable, resilient, and maintainable trading systems.
• Partner with Model Risk Management and model review teams throughout the model lifecycle, including development, validation, documentation, monitoring, and remediation.
• Support internal governance, model reviews, and regulatory examinations related to production trading models.
• Drive initiatives from concept through implementation, deployment, and ongoing support.

Requirements

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

Job Expectations: This position is subject to