Job Details

Manager & Counsel, Global Financial Crimes

New York, NY, United States

Washington, DC, United States

(Hybrid)

Job Description

Our Global Financial Crimes team is excited to announce an opportunity for a Manager & Counsel within the General Counsel’s Organization (GCO) at American Express. The Manager & Counsel will report to a Director & Counsel in the Global Financial Crimes Team based in the United States.

Global Financial Crimes is a team of subject matter experts, plugged into industry developments and emerging issues in financial crimes risk management. This team advises all American Express business units across the global enterprise. The U.S. team supports our U.S. business and our lawyers form collaborative relationships with our partners in the GCO, Compliance, Risk, Audit, Government Affairs, and Regulatory Relations, among others. We support industry engagement on key points of financial crimes policy and regulation development. From time to time, the team also supports teams in GCO who manage investigations and enforcement matters to supply subject matter expertise. This is a dynamic unit of experts who collaborate across teams to support the American Express enterprise and U.S. business.

The Manager & Counsel is responsible for providing practical, timely, strategic, and high-quality legal advice on U.S. financial crimes laws, with a focus on anti-money laundering regulations and anti-corruption laws, across a broad range of matters that impact our U.S. business. You will be the primary point of contact for several of our key clients, especially in Global Financial Crimes Compliance. You will work across the organization to assist diverse teams to understand financial crimes legal requirements and regulatory expectations as announced through enforcement, guidance, and industry interactions.

Responsibilities

How will you make an impact in this role?

• Advise financial crimes compliance teams on AML legal requirements and regulatory expectations.

• Support new product launches and assessments for money laundering and financial crimes legal risk.

• Draft and negotiate financial crimes terms, representations, and undertakings in commercial agreements.

• Monitor regulatory releases and enforcement actions to identify trends that can impact the financial services industry and/or American Express business.

• Participate in industry meetings and support advocacy efforts on the development of financial crime regulations and industry best practices.

• Provide legal support for regulatory change management projects.

• Support financial crimes training and awareness and briefings across the organization.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Qualified to practice law in the U.S.

• Minimum of 4 years of relevant financial crimes or investigative experience at a law firm, in-house, and/or government agency.

• Excellent knowledge of U.S. financial crimes laws including anti-money laundering regulations applicable to banks, money services businesses, and other financial institutions.

• Strong drafting, analytical, and negotiation skills and the ability to provide clear, precise, and pragmatic advice.

• A team player with great stakeholder management skills who can effectively collaborate and build relationships with lawyers and business clients throughout the organization.

• Ability to work with a high degree of autotomy and re-prioritize workload as new projects and matters arise.

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

• Strong commercial acumen and solutions-oriented mindset.

• Willingness and flexibility to take on new responsibilities as American Express and its businesses continue to evolve.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience advising financial institutions, fintechs, and/or payment services institutions.

• Experience advising U.S. headquartered, multinational institutions, balancing U.S. laws and enterprise frameworks that can apply across multiple jurisdictions.

• Familiarity with business and products across the banking/financial services industry and relevant legal issues affecting them.

At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values (https://www.americanexpress.com/en-us/company/who-we-are/) and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. From delivering differentiated products to providing world-class customer service, we operate with a strong risk mindset, ensuring we continue to uphold our brand promise of trust, security, and service.

As part of Team Amex, you’ll experience our 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.

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

For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit out Colleague Benefits Site (https://www.americanexpress.com/en-us/colleagues/benefits) .

American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law. American Express will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. For positions covered by federal and/or state banking regulations, American Express will comply with such regulations as it relates to the consideration of applicants with criminal convictions.

We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.

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Job Info

• Job Identification 26005417

• Job Category Legal

• Posting Date 04/21/2026, 08:17 PM

• Apply Before 05/05/2026, 04:00 AM

• Job Schedule Full time

• Job Shift Day

• Locations AMEX World Financial Center, New York, NY, 10285, US(Hybrid)

• Salary Range $123000 - $215250 annually + bonus + equity (if applicable) + benefits

• Career Area Corporate Functions