Commercial Real Estate COO Associate

Wells Fargo Corporate & Investment Banking delivers a comprehensive suite of capital markets, banking, and financial products and services. A trusted partner to our clients, we provide corporate and transactional banking, commercial real estate lending and servicing, investment banking, equity and fixed income solutions including sales, trading, and research capabilities to corporate, commercial real estate, government, and institutional clients across the globe.

Commercial Real Estate (CRE)

Delivers a comprehensive platform of financing and banking products for experienced commercial real estate clients, including balance sheet lending, CMBS origination and distribution, loan warehousing, agency financing for multifamily properties, and debt and equity capital for affordable housing.

About the Role

The Commercial Real Estate (CRE) COO team supports the strategic, operational, financial, and regulatory management of the EMEA CRE business. This role provides an opportunity to work closely with senior business leaders, helping deliver management information, financial analyses, presentations, strategic initiatives, and business management activities that support decision-making across the platform.

The successful candidate will be highly analytical, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment requiring coordination across multiple stakeholders and functions. The role offers broad exposure to senior leadership, business strategy, financial performance, risk management, and operational execution. This aligns with the types of activities performed within your team, including management reporting, financial analysis, strategic support, process improvement, and coordination across business partners

In this role you will:

• Support the preparation of presentations, management reporting, and materials for senior leadership meetings, business reviews, and strategic discussions.
• Produce and maintain management information (MI), dashboards, and reporting used to track business performance, financial results, client activity, and strategic objectives.
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, expense management, and financial analyses.
• Conduct research and prepare analyses to support business strategy, market opportunities, and management decision-making.
• Coordinate with partners across Finance, Risk, Compliance, Operations, Technology, Human Resources, and other business teams.
• Support execution of business initiatives, change management activities, and process improvement efforts.
• Assist with regulatory, governance, audit, and control-related activities.
• Help identify opportunities to improve processes, reporting, and operational efficiency through automation and technology.
• Monitor action items arising from leadership meetings and assist with project tracking and follow-up.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience in business management, finance, consulting, strategy, operations, accounting, or a related field.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills.
• Ability to synthesize data and present findings clearly and concisely.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• High level of attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience in financial services, investment banking, or commercial real estate.
• Experience creating management presentations and executive-level reporting.
• Familiarity with data visualization tools such as Power BI.
• Experience supporting projects or business initiatives involving multiple stakeholders.
• Interest in business strategy, financial analysis, and organizational effectiveness.

Key Attributes:

• Strong analytical judgment with attention to detail

• Produce high-quality presentations and reporting materials.
• Build strong relationships across business and support functions.
• Demonstrate intellectual curiosity and a willingness to continuously improve processes.
• Develop a strong understanding of the CRE business and broader Corporate & Investment Banking environment.

Posting End Date: 

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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