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American Express · 1 day ago

Director, Financial Crimes Risk & Controls Transformation & Governance

New York, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$123K/yr - $215K/yr

8+ years exp

American Express is a company with a long history of innovation and commitment to its customers and employees. They are seeking a Director to lead the Financial Crimes Risk & Controls Transformation & Governance team, which will focus on enhancing the enterprise's ability to prevent, detect, and respond to financial crime through governance and process improvements.

Credit CardsFinanceFinancial ServicesPaymentsTravel

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Responsibilities

Support the creation and management of a multi-year roadmap across multiple workstreams to drive Financial Crimes transformation for individuals (e.g. Card members, supps, corporate card members etc.) with initial focus on USCS and US-GCS

Partner closely with GFCC, 1st Line Business Unit Teams, and other 2LOD Global Risk and Compliance groups to implement financial crime risk management frameworks for Individuals across all lines of business and products

Support the creation and maintenance of 1LOD financial crimes governance structures, control mapping, and facilitate the completion of relevant testing and training while partnering with business unit teams

Support the execution of the Guardian plan for financial crimes risk with focus on Governance, Standard operationalization with focus on individuals

Develop reporting to measure overall program health and proactive issue management; proactively drive recurring communications and executive materials creation to ensure transparency and collective understanding

Partner with 1st line of defense product & capabilities and data governance team to support building the future state financial tools and capabilities

Ensure robust change management around managing compliance with financial crime regulations by reviewing and challenging controls across the organization and building external perspective

Qualification

Financial Crimes Risk ManagementGovernance FrameworksProgram ManagementStrategic InitiativesChange ManagementDomain KnowledgeCommunication SkillsInterpersonal SkillsAdaptabilityProblem SolvingLeadership

Required

Prior experience in transformation and program management with strong understanding of governance, target operating models, and control frameworks

Experience in leading multi-year strategic programs that cut across multiple cross-functional/Business Unit teams to accelerate strategic alignment and drive business, customer, and regulatory outcomes

Proven ability to analyze complex processes to find and drive innovative solutions

Demonstrated ability to self-start, carve opportunities out of white space, define a strategic vision, and drive results with a high degree of independence

Proven ability to think strategically and lead and oversee large-scale, cross functional strategic initiatives

History of high performance with demonstrated adaptability to excel in a fast-paced environment, adjust to shifting priorities, and manage others through change

Excellent communication, and interpersonal skills, with an ability to interact and obtain buy-in from senior BU/tech counterparts

Ability to maintain a positive attitude in the face of challenges

8+ years of relevant work experience