Manager-Risk Management

At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience this powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career.

Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.

The Global Risk & Compliance Organization (“GRC”) is an independent risk management function, led by the Chief Risk Officer, with the objective of ensuring that American Express operates in a safe, sound, and fully compliant manner within all applicable regulatory expectations. GRC creates and maintains the overall risk management framework, performs independent risk management assessments, and monitors applicable risks.

Colleagues at GRC are passionate about our commitment to drive the Company’s goals of growth and progress by creating a culture of risk awareness and proactivity around regulatory matters. By partnering closely with business units across the enterprise, we help deliver maximum value to our shareholders and our customers through effective risk management and oversight activities.

How will you make an impact in this role?

GRC’s Enterprise Risk Management & Risk Oversight organization (ERM&RO) is hiring a Manager who will join a recently created team to provide governance and oversight for Projects across American Express. This new team has recently developed a governance framework to manage the risks associated with Projects across the company and owns and maintains that framework. This includes creating and implementing graduated risk management requirements for Projects based on the risk of the Project; and designing and executing regular reporting on American Express Projects to senior leaders and risk committees.

 Responsibilities:

•       Support the development, implementation, and enforcement of an enterprise Project governance framework, with graduated governance requirements based on Project classifications
•       Identify, track, prioritize, address or challenge the effective remediation of risk-related gaps (including those identified by regulators), to reduce risks in a timely manner to acceptable levels and prevent reoccurrence
•        Communicate risk data, trends, and analysis through structured reports, to key stakeholders, including the board of directors and senior leadership, receive timely, aggregate, accurate, complete and relevant information
•        Review and provide guidance to first line stakeholders as they develop/maintain procedures to implement the governance framework
•       Understand relevant general laws, regulations, and standards (e.g., Heightened Standards, FFIEC, PMBOK) affecting risk management of large banks, so risk practices comply with overall regulatory frameworks and expectations
•       Contribute to the design, delivery, or completion of appropriate training to relevant first- and second-line professionals and senior management and board members.

Qualifications:

Experience:

•        Minimum of 2 years of experience in risk, compliance, legal, or regulatory roles in a Global Systemically Important Bank (GSIB)
•      Experience with project management and governance required; Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a plus
•      Bachelor’s degree required, advanced degree a plus
•       Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) certification is a plus

 Skills:

•       Strong communication skills is a must, particularly written communication
•       Discretion when exposed to restricted/secret company information
•       Self-starter who works well independently in white space
•       Able to effectively manage multiple and often conflicting priorities under tight timeframes and adapt to frequent change
•       Able to lead without authority derived from band level
•       Highly organized with attention to detail, sense of follow-through, and accountability

Salary Range: $80,000.00 to $155,000.00 annually + bonus + benefits

The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.

We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:

• Competitive base salaries 
• Bonus incentives 
• 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan 
• Free financial coaching and financial well-being support 
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits 
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need 
• 20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy 
• Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location) 
• Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program 
• Career development and training opportunities