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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.

Business Unit/Role Specific Information

Business Continuity Management (BCM) exists to oversee and implement resilience, continuity, and response capabilities that ensure American Express is prepared, and able, to respond effectively to disruptions. The BCM program is a key component of the Business Disruption Risk team within Enterprise Shared Services (ESS) at American Express.

The BCM Program encompasses Strategy and Program Design, Governance and Reporting, and Quality Assurance. The team partners across the enterprise to strengthen resilience, and to ensure consistent, scalable, continuity practices- ultimately shaping the evolution of BCM through actionable recommendations and thought leadership.

How will you make an impact in this role?

As a Business Continuity Management (BCM) Intern, you will gain hands-on experience to help strengthen the program to meet elevated regulatory requirements. You’ll work cross functionally across teams such as Operational Resilience, Technology Resilience, Third-Party Risk Management, and Control Management. You will support initiatives to build resilience and ensure compliance, while keeping our customers and colleagues safe.

Additionally, this intern will have the opportunity to tackle a high-impact project aligned such as but not limited to:

• Support the design, coordination, and implementation of American Express’s enterprise BCM program, with a focus on policy development, regulatory compliance, third party risk management, training, exercising, and quality assurance.

• Lead and support governance and reporting efforts, helping to identify and implement improvements that strengthen risk management and increase program efficiency.

• Provide project management leadership for key program enhancement initiatives, ensuring timely delivery and cross-functional alignment.

• Act as a strategic liaison with Business Continuity partners across the company to drive consistent execution of business objectives.

• Guide business unit partners in fulfilling their first-line responsibilities within the BCM framework, driving engagement, accountability, and adherence to standards.

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a full-time Bachelor’s degree program

• Bachelor’s degree candidates with an expected graduation date between December 2026 and June 2027

• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.

• Interest in enterprise risk, business continuity, cybersecurity, or regulatory compliance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in any of the following: Risk Management, Engineering, Mathematics, Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Administration

• Robust problem-solving skills; ability to see the big picture with attention given to critical details.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and basic data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau or Power BI).

• Demonstrated ability to work independently and within cross-functional teams.

• Familiarity with financial regulatory requirements around Business Continuity and Resilience (e.g., FFIEC)

This position will be based in New York, New York.

Qualifications

Salary Range: $24.05 to $63.00 hourly sign-on bonus

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.

Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.

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

• Flexible work arrangements and schedules with hybrid and virtual options with Amex Flex

• Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)

• Free and confidential counselling support through our Healthy Minds program

• Career development and training opportunities

For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site .

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, but not limited to, 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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Primary Location: US-New York-New York

Schedule Full-time

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Req ID: 25015710