| Location | Des Moines, IA |
| Industry | Financial Services |
| Salary | $153,000–$239,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1852 |
About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Quantitative Analytics Specialist to join our team. This role supports the development, implementation, and enhancement of advanced analytical models and methodologies used to evaluate and manage credit risk. The successful candidate will leverage statistical, econometric, and machine learning techniques to deliver insights that support credit decisioning, portfolio management, and business strategy. This position offers an opportunity to collaborate with business partners, model developers, risk professionals and auditors while working with large-scale data and innovative analytical solutions.
In this role, you will:
Perform highly complex activities related to creation, implementation, and documentation
Use highly complex statistical theory to quantify, analyze and manage credit risk.
Participate in the discussion related to analytical strategies, modeling and forecasting methods
Collaborate and consult with regulators, auditors and individuals that are technically oriented and have excellent communication skills
Required Qualifications:
4+ years of Quantitative Analytics experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
Masters degree or higher in a quantitative discipline such as mathematics, statistics, engineering, physics, economics, or computer science
Desired Qualifications:
Data analysis, modeling, and programming experience using SAS and Python or R
Experience contributing to and maintaining code within a collaborative team environment.
Significant analytic experience in statistical, econometric, and machine learning approaches to data analysis and modeling
Experience working with relational databases and S3 or Iceberg data file systems and distributed data processing tools such as Spark
Theoretical and applied knowledge pertinent to build Credit Decisioning models using advanced statistical techniques/machine learning for credit decisioning and account management
Experience with linear model and Machine Learning techniques including time-series, OLS, logistic regression, hazard models, panel regression, gradient boosted decision trees
Job Expectations
Job Locations
Additional Information:
Minneapolis, Minnesota Pay Range: $153,000 - $239,000 USD Annual (this range may not be applicable to other locations)
Pay Range
Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to demonstrated examples of prior performance, skills, experience, or work location. Employees may also be eligible for incentive opportunities.
$139,000.00 - $239,000.00
Benefits
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.
Posting End Date:
4 Aug 2026
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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