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American Express · 1 day ago

Manager Financial Crimes Risk Controls Transformation

New York, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid Level

$89K/yr - $150K/yr

American Express is a company with a long history of innovation and commitment to its customers. The Manager, Financial Crimes Risk & Controls Transformation will support workstreams that enhance the Enterprise’s ability to prevent, detect, and respond to financial crime through various improvements in processes, technology, and governance.

Credit CardsFinanceFinancial ServicesPaymentsTravel

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Responsibilities

Support the 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 maintenance of 1LOD financial crimes governance structures and control mapping 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

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

This role is critical for AXP to remain compliant with evolving regulations and emerging threats and internal GFCC policy and building best-in-class financial crime controls and frameworks

Qualification

Transformation managementProgram managementGovernance frameworksStrategic visionChange managementCross-functional collaborationCommunication skillsInterpersonal skills

Required

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

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

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

History of high performance with demonstrated adaptability to excel in a fast-paced environment and adjust to shifting priorities

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

Bachelors Degree or equivalent years of experience required